1. Ben Bernanke be Back - Well, if you don’t switch horses in the middle of a stream… you sure as hell don’t switch horses in the middle of the Mississippi at flood stage… surrounded by crocodiles? (From the Wall Street Journal). On a side note, good to see that ties are banned at Martha’s vineyard.
2. 2004 CIA Report: “Hey, our interrogators are stepping over the line.” Bush Administration: “Well why the Hell isn’t it working?” – The CIA continues to get it from both ends. (From The Washington Post)
3. To all the Bailout Haters: Perhaps they worked - Remember when Hank Paulson was telling us that maybe, just MAYBE the taxpayer would reap a solid profit from the bailouts? Right. We sort of are. (From Salon.com)
4. Swine Flu could get extremely ugly – “A report by a panel of scientific advisers to President Barack Obama on Monday presented a “plausible scenario” in which 60 million to 120 million Americans — or 20% to 40% of the U.S. population — contract H1N1 swine flu this fall and winter, and 30,000 to 90,000 people die of the disease.” Oh my God. (From the Wall Street Journal)
5. Does Congress have the power to force you to buy health insurance? - No… but someone has the power to force you to buy car insurance if you have a car. The problem is, you can choose to NOT have a car. Kinda hard to choose not to have, uh… health? (From Hot Air)
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Ben Bernanke Reappointed
1. Ben Bernanke be Back - Well, if you don’t switch horses in the middle of a stream… you sure as hell don’t switch horses in the middle of the Mississippi at flood stage… surrounded by crocodiles? (From the Wall Street Journal). On a side note, good to see that ties are banned at Martha’s vineyard.
2. 2004 CIA Report: “Hey, our interrogators are stepping over the line.” Bush Administration: “Well why the Hell isn’t it working?” – The CIA continues to get it from both ends. (From The Washington Post)
3. To all the Bailout Haters: Perhaps they worked - Remember when Hank Paulson was telling us that maybe, just MAYBE the taxpayer would reap a solid profit from the bailouts? Right. We sort of are. (From Salon.com)
4. Swine Flu could get extremely ugly – “A report by a panel of scientific advisers to President Barack Obama on Monday presented a “plausible scenario” in which 60 million to 120 million Americans — or 20% to 40% of the U.S. population — contract H1N1 swine flu this fall and winter, and 30,000 to 90,000 people die of the disease.” Oh my God. (From the Wall Street Journal)
5. Does Congress have the power to force you to buy health insurance? - No… but someone has the power to force you to buy car insurance if you have a car. The problem is, you can choose to NOT have a car. Kinda hard to choose not to have, uh… health? (From Hot Air)