The Cato Institute is owning President Barack Obama. It's true! The article can be found on the sight of the Cato Institute, a think tank, here: http://cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9931
I was intrigued by the ad they placed in the New York Times (the link is here: http://cato.org/special/stimulus09/cato_stimulus.pdf ) which basically responded to the President's assertion that people agree with his plan, saying that people do not agree with his plan, and that here (note the unecessary bold) is a list of about ten-billion names of people who do not agree.
Though this is an old article (the stimulus plan recently passed) it shows foreshadowing certainly of things to come. According to many sources, the idea of the stimulus plan is less than popular or effective, and if this does turn out to fail, then Cato will have been there first. The thing is a blistering critique of Keynesian ideology (a school of thought that holds that economy will be forced into action by funneling funds into main government avenues) putting it through a rigorous examination, before discarding it completely. I often wonder if Obama thinks of this seriously when it comes out, because he has certainly put his weight behind this stimulus. His job, unforunately, requires him to always be right, so I wonder if this scares him on some level.
Whether it scares him or not, though, it should scare America. The economic future of this country is in serious peril, as we keep sinking further and further into debt and recession. BOOM!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Miss Piggy's Bane
Truly there is no hope for humanity.
We have it, we finally do! The heart-attack-on-a-plate is finally here - two pounds of bacon, two pounds of sausage, slathered in barbecue sauce. You can see the full details of said cataclysm at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?em
Basically, the story relates the tale of two guys out to barbecue using bacon, responding to a challenge put to them on twitter.
The story itself is great, a twist of humor in the prose that lends itself very well to this kind of story. Also, it is easy to read, and catches the attention quickly and well. Moreover, it shows complete impartiality, really only talking about the facts, and not puting a disgusted/delighted spin on it, as I would personally have felt obligated to include.
The humanity of the thing itself is just nauseating.
We have it, we finally do! The heart-attack-on-a-plate is finally here - two pounds of bacon, two pounds of sausage, slathered in barbecue sauce. You can see the full details of said cataclysm at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/dining/28bacon.html?em
Basically, the story relates the tale of two guys out to barbecue using bacon, responding to a challenge put to them on twitter.
The story itself is great, a twist of humor in the prose that lends itself very well to this kind of story. Also, it is easy to read, and catches the attention quickly and well. Moreover, it shows complete impartiality, really only talking about the facts, and not puting a disgusted/delighted spin on it, as I would personally have felt obligated to include.
The humanity of the thing itself is just nauseating.
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