As long as we’re knee-deep in economic theory today, I thought I’d touch on something else that’s been bouncing around the Blue Hog Hollowed-Out Volcano Lair: the deficit. After all, you can’t turn on national news these days without hearing…
Tag: Bailouts
Adventures In Idiocy: The Worst Letter To The Editor, November 11, 2010
The dumb letters to the editor in yesterday’s Democrat-Gazette were just your run-of-the-mill, garden-variety type, and none really warranted a post. You knew THAT couldn’t last, however. Now when men like Clyde Holloway of Searcy were out there to opine…
AR-04: A New Rankin Ad, Now With 100% More Canine Humor!
Bullet-point reactions because this does not warrant full paragraphs: “The problem is, this ‘blue dog’ won’t bark.” I’m guessing someone in Rankin’s camp made that joke, and someone else said “OH, SNAP! NO HE DIDN’T!” There might even have been…
Econ 101: How Dare You Give Away Lemonade, You Fiscally Irresponsible Small Children?!?
If you’ve ever read her column, you know that Terry Savage was just DYING to tell this anecdote about needlessly browbeating some young girls about their lemonade stand. The three young girls — under the watchful eye of a nanny,…
AL-02: Nuttier Than Squirrel Turds
We interrupt your regularly-scheduled Arkansas-centric political blogging for this ad from Alabama’s second congressional district. In the crazy-cake-taking contest, the ominous “SLAVERY” from ol’ Abe takes the cake, but that ad was nuts on a number of levels. Though, really,…
AR-Sen: Halter's Final Ad
My apologies. We got so embroiled in the Land Commissioner email story that I forgot to post Bill Halter and Blanche Lincoln’s final pre-runoff ads. First, Halter: I mentioned after Halter’s previous ad that I was impressed with the work…
AR-Sen: It's the truth, It's actual … Everything is satisfactual!
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AR-Sen: Lincoln's Proposed Reforms Seriously Flawed
With just one week to go until the May 18, 2010 preferential primary, I think it’s fair to say that the Bailout Blanche Experience versus Dollar Bill and The Outsourcers has been a conflict not seen since Wyld Stallyns bested…
AR-Sen [Follow-Up]: President Obama's Pro-Lincoln Ad
(h/t Blake’s Think Tank) Here is the copy of the aforementioned radio ad that President Obama cut in support of Senator Lincoln. This is President Barack Obama and I want to tell you why I support Senator Blanche Lincoln for…
AR-Sen: Oh, so you're one of them freaks, get geeked at the sight of an ATM receipt
I’m trying to figure something out, and I hope you can help me. Let’s put it in timeline form, just so we can see the big picture. 10/28/08 — Goldman Sachs, Inc., receives $10 billion in TARP funds in exchange…