This pretty much sums up Goldman Sachs attitude towards business

Filed at 6:40 pm, Tuesday April 27th 2010
by Arlen Parsa

108 seconds from today’s hearings in the Senate.

Military commanders learn PowerPoint is good for something after all

Filed at 6:45 am, Tuesday April 27th 2010
by Arlen Parsa

So, the New York Times yesterday had an interesting article about how Microsoft PowerPoint, the slideshow program, is now ingrained into the military’s day to day activities.
According to a bunch of people cited in the article there’s been a substantial backlash against this, because commanders are realizing that a snappy PowerPoint presentation can lull the […]

From the Spam Comments Hall of Fame, Part 3

Filed at 7:02 pm, Tuesday April 13th 2010
by Arlen Parsa

… Why thank you, very-legitimate sounding reader who happens to be named “clear acrylic picture frames.” As an aside, that seems like an awfully specific thing to be spamming about. This one was left on my always-popular 15 most embarrassing photos of George W. Bush post, which has by itself attracted a few hundred thousand […]

Breaking: Qatari diplomat tries to activate shoe-bomb on Denver flight

Filed at 8:52 pm, Wednesday April 07th 2010
by Arlen Parsa

Sorry, ABC News, I’m quoting in full because nobody has more than your three sentences on this breaking story:

Federal air marshals subdued a man who authorities say attempted to “light his shoes on fire” on a United flight from Washington Reagan to Denver Wednesday night, federal law enforcement officials told ABC News.
Authorities say an […]



Asides


 # Every progressive blogger ought to read Chris Bowers post on building a bigger carrot.

 # Obama formally announces Tim Kaine as the new DNC Chair.

 # Eugene Robinson eviscerates McCain on the economy

 # McCain & Palin are lying about their crowd sizes