June 2009
2 posts
WatchDave Matthews GPS — Jimmy Fallon
WatchIt’s going to SPACE!!
May 2009
1 post
Commentary: Jack Kemp, quarterback of GOP ideas -... →
February 2009
4 posts
Fewer Withholdings do not a Tax Cut Make
Obama Talks Tax Cuts, Cutting $1.3 Trillion Deficit in Half - Gothamist: New York City News, Food, Arts & Events
“In his weekly address, President Obama discussed the economy (of course) and made two points: First, that 95% of Americans will get a tax cut, because employers will withhold less taxes …”
WahooTide’s take: As a tax lawyer, I have to go on a geek rant for...
“A dollar doled out in jobless benefits may well be spent by the worker who...”
– Barack Obama’s Stimulus Plan Will Get Little Value for Money - WSJ.com
“After calling out Meyer, Kiffin declared the real genius behind Alabama’s...”
– Scarbinsky: UT’s Kiffin needs to grow up, keep his mouth shut - Scarblog - al.com
Do you spend more on Starbucks than music? | The... →
January 2009
3 posts
Law Blog - WSJ.com : Reading of the Presidential... →
Still in awe that two Constituional Law experts (our Chief Justice & a former Con Law professor) managed to mangle this oath so badly. The constitution plainly on its face requires exact recitation of the words in the Constituion. Why Roberts didn’t have it in front of him or memorized down pat is beyond me. While clearly Roberts was the first to misplace a word in the oath (he moved...
December 2008
3 posts
Real Clear Politics - The Problem with Taxing... →
November 2008
14 posts
The Way We Live Now - The Screening of America -... →
“…there’s something slightly antisocial — “narrow-minded” — about...”
– The Screens Issue - If You Liked This, Sure to Love That - Winning the Netflix Prize - NYTimes.com
“Cinematch has, in fact, become a video-store roboclerk: its suggestions now...”
– The Screens Issue - If You Liked This, Sure to Love That - Winning the Netflix Prize - NYTimes.com
Say Goodbye to BlackBerry? If Obama Has to, Yes He... →
Don't fault Nick Saban; he only did what coaches... →
Obama Ran a Capitalist Campaign →
Guess there’s money in those index funds →
“I have a lot of trouble with things that don’t seem true to me,”...”
– It’s so interesting — as a scientist this was Michael Crichton’s overriding philosophy, & it no doubt shaped his wordview & approach to life, but yet he was able to strech the boundaries of real science & weave them into incredible, sweeping, boldly visual narratives in...
“Ultimately, I believe that every president, and the staff he hires, feels the...”
– RealClearPolitics - Articles - Hail to the Chief
Jurrasic Park Author Michael Crichton Dies | /Film →
President-Elect Obama - WSJ.com →
Good summary of what everyone (Obama, Dems, McCain, Republicans, Bush, you-name-it) did right & wrong this election season, and where we go from here
October 2008
23 posts
“Bill Clinton and Alan Greenspan added their efforts to strengthen what had begun...”
– The Age of Prosperity Is Over - WSJ.com
“But the government isn’t finished. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate...”
– The Age of Prosperity Is Over - WSJ.com
“Every $100 billion in bailout requires at least $130 billion in taxes, where the...”
– The Age of Prosperity Is Over - WSJ.com
“More important, all but the clean car credit would be “refundable,”...”
– The Europeanization of America - WSJ.com
“The only organization with a worse rating than the Republican president is the...”
– The Europeanization of America - WSJ.com
“Politics is a team game”
– Vote for the Party, Not the Person - WSJ.com
BIDEN'S BUNGLES: A BLATANT BIAS - New York Post →
Just calculated my Tax Savings on Obama-Biden's...
…and what a shock, it estimates that at my starting salary next year, given that I’m single with no dependents, I’ll receive exactly $0 in tax savings versus McCain.
http://taxcut.barackobama.com/
Debtor Nation - Real Clear Politics - Elections... →
Obama's 95% Illusion - WSJ.com →
Good article on Obama’s careless use of the term “tax cut” when he really means “tax credit” — a term which few outside of daily tax pracitioners actually know the meaning.
Considering the fact that the recent financial bailouts have pushed the country to the brink of socialism already, and given this tax plan’s welfare state leanings, I worry that lower...
“I have no idea how to explain what is happening in markets around the world or...”
– Conglomerate Blog: Business, Law, Economics & Society
“The market rout in the U.S. is rapidly wiping out vast amounts of wealth,...”
– Market’s 7-Day Rout Leaves U.S. Reeling - WSJ.com
“Thursday’s decline — the 11th largest in percentage terms in the...”
– Market’s 7-Day Rout Leaves U.S. Reeling - WSJ.com
Should the Fed be filing 8-K's? →
“Vanderbilt is 5-0 for the first time since World War II”
– ESPN - Vanderbilt rallies past Auburn to go to 5-0 - SEC
SEC launches probe into phony Jobs heart-attack... →
WatchOld Christine steals Tina Fey’s new Emmy - VIDEO - TV Squad
Loyalty Pays a Bitter Dividend - WSJ.com →
This hits painfully close to home for those who invested over generations in what used to be stable, sensible, no-nonsence financial institutions who merged or were acquired by larger national banks.