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{ Monthly Archives } December 2008

Swedish poetry

For development
of methods to cool and trap
atoms with laser light
One extra syllable. So close, Nobel committee.
Known science sympathizer Steven Chu: the next Secretary of Energy, according to MSNBC.

2008 12 10 Aerion Politics Comments (0)

Take that, Canada

Rod Blagojevich’s (probable) failure to finish his term is not a huge surprise. But the hammer falling as swiftly and Fitzily as it did this morning was a surprise. It was like, *whooosh*THWACK* and then there was blood everywhere, and yet all the blogs just couldn’t look away.
In one swift motion, we’ve suddenly retaken the [...]

2008 12 10 Aerion Politics Comments (1)

Bailing Aerion out…

I heard of this governor Rod
Who today was indicted for fraud
Fitz planted a bug
Inside of his rug
While the blogosphere loudly guffawed

2008 12 10 harveyj The Day in 17 Syllables Comments (2)

Question

Has Fitzgerald been able to uncover anything re: Blagojevich’s hair yet?

2008 12 09 harveyj Politics Comments (0)

Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL) predictably arrested

Lots of people probably saw this one coming eventually, considering how huge of a scumbag Blago is. But it’s still a surprise to wake up to the news on the radio.
A piece of information that might become suddenly relevant: the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is named Pat Quinn. And no, it’s not time for androgyny—he [...]

2008 12 09 Aerion Politics Comments (1)

Bailouts and Global Warming

The global warming debate and the various financial bailouts before Congress actually have a lot in common in terms of legislative strategy. In both cases, you have Serious People, experts in their fields, issuing warnings that seem amazingly dire to those of us that are fat, happy, and accustomed to the past two decades of [...]

2008 12 09 harveyj Economics
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08 December: The Day in 17 Syllables

Tribune is bankrupt
Bail out Main Street media?
Sorry… lousy pun.

2008 12 09 Aerion The Day in 17 Syllables Comments (0)

Deep Thought

Wouldn’t it have saved a lot of legal expenses to have just tossed a coin in Minnesota and been done with it?

2008 12 08 Aerion Politics Comments (0)

Dogs Can’t Fly

But you can throw them pretty high up there, if you really try. That’s what we’re seeing today in the stock market. If you were watching last week, which I’m sure you weren’t, bad new kept coming out but the market just kept going up. The bulls out there want to take [...]

2008 12 08 nepharis Economics Comments (0)

07 December: The Day in 17 Syllables

Mary Jo Kilroy!
Franklin County Ohio
Sucks at counting votes
David Gregory
Hardly the new Tim Russert
… Poor whiteboard technique
Senator Specter
Won’t need to buy new earplugs
Chris Matthews is out

2008 12 08 Aerion Politics
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