Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
On St. Patrick’s Day — gosh, this stuff is just coming at us at hurricane speeds, isn’t it? — I wrote:
I don’t think Obama can have an approval rating of 49%. I think His approval numbers will slide down to 50%, and after that He’ll keep it there for a time, just long enough for His followers to figure what’s going on. And then once the reality sinks in He’ll be down in the twenties, or teens, or low teens. He’ll be just like any last-year’s fashion statement. The point is, there will be a sudden, unrecoverable, drop.
The typical Obama fan doesn’t have what it takes to say “oh sure, only 45% of us are on His side now, but I know a good idea when I see it so I’m sticking to my guns.” This takes courage that they don’t have. Obama’s in fashion, or else Obama’s out of fashion; so once that 50% hash-mark comes & goes, it’s fall-away time.
It’s about to be put to the test.
The honeymoon is over, a national poll will signal today as President Obama’s job approval stumbles to about 50 percent over the lack of improvement with the crippled economy.
The sobering numbers come as the president backpedals from two prime-time gaffes – one comparing his bowling score to a Special Olympian and another awkwardly laughing about the economy, which prompted Steve Kroft of “60 Minutes” to ask “are you punch-drunk?”
Pollster John Zogby said his poll out today will show Americans split on the president’s performance. He said the score factors out to “about 50-50.”
Colleague at work: “He’s trying his best.”
Me: “His best? I’d hate to see his worst.”
This stuff never changes. The charlatan comes to town and says, “Forget about policies, forget about positions, forget about philosophies and principles, forget about history. Just listen to the soothing sound of my dulcet voice. Look how I command a crowd. You might as well follow me, it’s the thing to do.”
In politics, in business, in life. Each and every time, everyone ends up pretending to build things or fix things without really building or fixing anything.
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You colleague has very low expectations. I hate for him to have to have an operation or a need to have the police help him if the standard of the doctor and the cop is only to the level of what he places on Pres. Obama.
“Oh, sorry I took out the wrong organ”, “Sorry, I shot YOU I was aiming for the burglar”.
Geez, “He’s trying he’s best” is for your kid learning to throw a baseball or ride a bike. I’m thinking we should expect and deserve more from our president.
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