– Administration Decides Best Option Is To Not Make Waves Because Then Someone Could Get Pissed Off and Start Beating People or Something–
For the past 10 days pretty much every talk show and “special report” has gushed over what a great thing it was that Iran held an election.
Initial reports of fraud and violence associated with the election were couched with disclaimers like “we heard it on Twitter but have no way of confirming if this kind of thing is actually happening” or “those could be screams of joy coming from the opposition voters.”
When videos started surfacing on …read more

Not Sure I Actually Still Have Two Cents… 
The Senate has passed the latest Wall Street bailout costing $700 billion.  That’s a lot of money.  That’s like what Meg Ryan spends on collagen.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily banned short-selling, the practice of making TV commercials featuring Gary Coleman.
You can breathe a sigh of relief now because it looks like the crisis gripping our nation is ending.  No, the stock and credit markets aren’t settling down.  More important: Microsoft is pulling those Bill Gates-Jerry Seinfeld ads.
The U.S. Mint has unveiled new designs for the penny to celebrate the 200th anniversary of …read more