Posted by
the hairpin on Saturday, November 21, 2009 10:21:29 AM
Does anyone find it funny that Universal is having their "Green Week" right as a tree has been cut down, festooned with a not-exactly-energy-efficient amount of lighting, and placed outside their headquarters? Maybe they can make up for it by only broadcasting to energy-efficient TVs. They wouldn't lose any of the California market and, really, does anyone watch NBC anyways?
GOP Absurdity
Bob Taft's run as Ohio governor was mainly a stain on the Grand Old Party's reputation, but one of the highlights of his administration was the Third Frontier program to develop a technology industry in Ohio. Its been one of the few government programs to actually have a positive economic impact on the state. Now the Republicans in the statehouse want to delay renewing its funding so that Gov. Strickland can't claim it as a victory in his re-election campaign in the fall. First, the Republicans have always supported the Third Frontier far more than the Democrats, so any GOP cnadidate for governor would have far more credibility than Strickland in running on the issue. Second, the Strickland administration has been such a disaster that, short of curing cancer or AIDS, I don't think there is an accomplishment that could keep him in office past next January.
Quick Hits - Memos to the White House
Memo to President Barack Obama - Propping up our unmanageable debt requires kissing Hu Jintao's butt, not Emperor Akihito's feet.
Memo to Vice President Joe Biden - That golf course is "Members Only," not "Members Only Unless You Are A Long-Winded Bore With The Biggest Do-Nothing Sinecure Position In The History Of American Government."