Month: June 2009

Goldman Sachs Making Big Profits Again

Out of work? Underemployed? Revenues dried up? I know how you feel. But, some people don’t: Staff at Goldman Sachs staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm’s 140-year history after a...

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Wanker of the Day: Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper, ABC’s senior White House Correspondent, has a question. Q: Any ppl who voted for POTUS unhappy w/image of him getting frozen custard as today’s events unfolded in Iran? Or bogus right wing meme?...

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RIP Neda

. Solidarity (QUOTE) “I have one vote. I gave it to Mousavi. I have one life. I will give it for freedom.” May her death not be in vain… “Her name was Neda…. I find it rather fitting that...

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Our Strategy Towards Iran

With events spiraling out of control in Iran, it is probably a good time to ask ourselves what our country’s strategic interests are there and how different outcomes might impact them. Iran is the prototypical crossroads,...

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Obama Responds

There are at least 19 confirmed fatalities in Iran and as many as 150 unconfirmed (per CNN). Here is Obama’s response: The White House said the president had been monitoring the situation during the day, meeting repeatedly...

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