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Treat First, Diagnose Later

September 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Obama told the “CBS Evening News” he was not sure what went wrong. Well, that should help him solve this problem and bring Democrats and Republicans together.  If you don’t know “what went wrong,” how do you expect to make it right?!?

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Tags: Campaign '08 · Economy · John McCain · Obama

An Excellent Take on the Bailout

September 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on An Excellent Take on the Bailout

From Professor Richard Epstein, a libertarian prof at the University of Chicago.  (I’ve met Prof. Epstein a couple of times, but if he remembers me it will be only because I helped host a debate in which a Marxist prof at our law school called him the Beelzebub….) Anyway, I love his breakdown:

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“Taco Bell Named an Unindicted Co-Conspirator”

September 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments

So a guy farts on a police officer, and gets charged with battery.  Awesome. When police were trying to get fingerprints, police say Cruz moved closer to the officer and passed gas on him. The investigating officer remarked in the criminal complaint that the odor was very strong. Cruz is now charged with battery on […]

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Tags: Crime · Silliness