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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Spamalot

Monday, July 9, 2012

  So today I opened up my email and wasn’t I surprised and honored to find that Maricel Anderson thought so highly of my blog that she (he?) wanted to submit a post of earth shaking importance for exclusive appearance here: Hi John, I’m a writer for an online resource about healthcare management and am […]

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And furthermore…

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Paul Krugman points out, with the aid of this handy spreadsheet: that: Tax rates for the super-elite, the top .01%, have fallen in half since Mitt Romney’s father ran for president; or to put it differently, after tax income for this group has doubled due to policy alone. And bear in mind that the US […]

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What a cheapskate!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

My wife has somehow found herself on right wing Republican mailing lists. Today she got a mailing from the Mittster himself. Now, we've taken a sort of infantile pleasure in stuffing the stamped reply envelopes full of as much weight as possible and sending them back from whence they came, doing our infinitesimal bit to […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, July 6, 2012

A bit hurried tonight. I got a new computer today, and have been busy migrating my data and applications from the old one. Anyway, I don’t think I’ve done Carole King before. A great songwriter.

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Republicans and Democrats

Friday, July 6, 2012

So true   Posted with Blogsy

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Don’t mention climate change

Thursday, July 5, 2012

  Something missing here: Across a wide stretch of Midwestern farms, sweltering temperatures and a dearth of rain are threatening what was expected to be the nation’s largest corn crop in generations. Already, some farmers in Illinois and Missouri have given up on parched and stunted fields, mowing them over. National specialists say parts of […]

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Why I won’t be giving to the DCCC

Thursday, July 5, 2012

  The phone calls come on a regular basis. So regular in fact, that my wife and I have thought about ditching our land line, on which the bulk of incoming calls are solicitations. When the DCCC calls I tell them I pick and choose my candidates, and I’m not interested in giving to DINOs. […]

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Quote of the Day

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

  A Barclays manager: “I would sort of express us maybe as not clean clean, but clean in principle.” (via The New York Times)   Posted with Blogsy

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True Crime Stories

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

  There's no police log in the New York Times, or if there is I never noticed, but there is a crime section, which for reasons all too apparent is called the “Business” section. It's chock-a-block with crime news, though the odd thing is that the crimes are being committed in plain sight, the perpetrators […]

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Chris Murphy coming to Drinking Liberally

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

I’m told that Chris Murphy will be coming to our next Drinking Liberally get together. If you’re a regular or semi-regular, don’t miss it. As always, newcomers, provided they’re liberal (or actually, merely not-Republican). are always welcome. Time and Place: Dev’s on Bank, 345 Bank Street, New London, at 6:30 PM.

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