Read a little. Learn a lot. • Tightly-written news, views and stuff • Follow us on Twitter • Be a Facebook Fan • Tumble us!

23 Dec 2009 21:39

tags

Politics: “Barry from D.C.” gives Tim Kaine a cutesy Christmas wish

  • Aww, it’s a love-in! Departing Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine’s closest confidante in D.C., Barack Obama, gave Kaine a call yesterday, referring to himself as “Barry from D.C.” It’s a too-cute-for-words moment that the right is going to try to find a reason to jump all over.
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

23 Dec 2009 19:03

tags

U.S.: Health care now certain to pass final vote in the Senate

  • All it needs for final passage is 51 votes tomorrow morning. It was a long road to get here, boys, but it seems we’re reaching an epic point. The Senate passed its final 60-vote hurdle today, leading the way for a simple up-down vote tomorrow on the bill. If Joe Lieberman wants to defect on this specific vote, he can. The GOP still isn’t happy and – duh – will do everything they can to derail the bill after the vote. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

23 Dec 2009 15:37

tags

Offbeat: Stealing an ambulance sounds more fun than it really is

Some guy walked out of a New Hampshire hospital, stole the ambulance and drove it around. It was all fun and games until some jerk cop pulled out a taser. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

23 Dec 2009 15:26

tags

Biz: Big banks pay back TARP, but small banks are simply screwed

  • 55 banks and other companies missed their TARP interest payments in November
  • 140 banks have closed this year, the most since 1992, which is depressing source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

23 Dec 2009 14:11

tags

Culture: Remake hell: A new “Karate Kid,” starring Will Smith’s kid, Jaden

  • Is Will Smith’s kid the next Ralph Macchio? Based on this trailer, it looks that way. Never mind the fact that Jaden Smith is 11 (Macchio was 23 when the first “Karate Kid” was made) and Jackie Chan is something of a rich man’s Pat Morita. But yeah, here’s one of those remakes that didn’t need to happen. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

23 Dec 2009 13:57

tags

Offbeat: This story about duck mating habits should scar you for life

    • It’s so weird, we’re just gonna tell you to click the link. On an average day, how much do you think of the mating habits of ducks? A lot? Not much at all? Well, prepare to learn more about it than you ever expected, thanks to MSNBC.com’s overly-detailed article on the subject. Thank us later, guys. source
    Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

    23 Dec 2009 13:49

    tags

    Biz: Wells Fargo: We don’t need your stinkin’ bailout money anymore

    • $25 billion goes back to the government ASAP source
    Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
     

    23 Dec 2009 13:41

    tags

    Biz: Spending up, homes down: Our economy likes mixed signals

    • 0.5% increase in consumer spending in November alone
    • -11.3% decrease in new home sales; oh, how you tease source
    Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

    23 Dec 2009 13:33

    tags

    U.S.: With no housing boom, people are leaving Florida and other states

    • What we have is a decade of a roller coaster in terms of migration. If you look at the middle part of this decade, Florida led the country in net domestic migration. Now it’s in the negative part of the ledger.
    • Brookings Institution demographer William H. Frey • Discussing how states experiencing huge growth during the housing boom – specifically Florida, but a few others too – have had people leaving en masse after the financial crisis dried up housing. Despite this, there is some silver lining to be found – the numbers mean that these states will be eligible for more political representation after the 2010 census. source
    Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

    23 Dec 2009 13:16

    tags

    Culture: Twitter’s self-satisfied with itself regarding Balloon Boy

    Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
     
     
    top tags
    older >>