Monthly Archives: March 2008

Bad News In Bunches

Posted on Thu, Mar 27, 2008 by paul

Time for another dose of bad news. Let’s see if we can find some way to be optimistic about this stuff. Social Security and Medicaid are in trouble, and nobody’s offering any good solutions. Glenn Beck calls it a $53 … Continue reading →

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Public Enemy Number One

Posted on Wed, Mar 26, 2008 by paul

It’s the economy, stupid. That’s a phrase out of Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign against George H.W. Bush. It turned out the economy was already recovering in the closing months of the campaign, but Clinton was able to use a recent … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Shrinking Big Picture

Posted on Tue, Mar 25, 2008 by paul

Pragmatic Programmer tip #6 is: Remember the Big Picture. For Democrats, the primary process continues with two candidates (Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama). Then, one of them will face the Republican John McCain. Ralph Nader is running too, and who … Continue reading →

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