A Feather In His (Dunce) Cap

If true, gotta give credit where credit is due.

I can't disagree with Mr. Bush's characterization of the pardon process, esp. in light of how the fellow who preceded him wielded that constitutional wand.

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Men Much Smarter Than I

I've been trying for months to condense my thoughts and feelings about the socio-political effects of the economic meltdown so I could post about it, but a man's got to know his limitations.

So, taking Mr. Callahan's advice, I highly recommend reading the following email exchanges between a former Goldman Sachs investment banker/author whose books "predicted the housing market crash, the financial crisis and the election of Barack Obama when Obama was still a little-known underdog" and a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

You can read their two follow-up exchanges here and here.

Now, I'm no economist or investment banker, and my post would have been full of "motherfuckers", "bullshit", and "until blood flows like wine", but I think they mostly get my point across.

OK, time to get back to googling "how to build a guillotine". While doing so, I'll be listening to this:
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4.5 Hours Logged

If anybody ever puts a gun to your head and asks you what's the best music montage in movie history, here's your answer:



Now, if you knew the answer before you clicked through, well, you're either Bart Rachmil, me, or Wes Anderson.

Anyway, enjoy.

And say a prayer for Surf Boy, wherever he is.
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