Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Best Sentence You’ll Read For At Least Six Days

Imperial is like Robert Caro’s The Power Broker with the attitude of Mike Davis’s City of Quartz, if Robert Caro had been raised in an abandoned grain silo by a band of feral raccoons, and if Mike Davis were the communications director of a heavily armed libertarian survivalist cult, and if the two of them …

July 31, 2009 – 8:01 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Comments (1)

We’re In The Very Best Hands

After solving all the nation’s really hard problems this morning, Democratic Senators lead by Chuck Schumer had plenty of time on their hands and decided to save the world from people who text while they drive. Thank God the economy, health care and world peace all got knocked out in that work session this morning.

July 29, 2009 – 11:51 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Politics | Comments (0)

Inflation and the Fed

During the current economic crisis, the Federal Reserve has increased its balance sheet significantly in order to increase the monetary liquidity in the economy. Many people assume they have done this by “printing money” which in theory increases the money supply held by the public and over the long term is inflationary. However, because the …

July 22, 2009 – 10:00 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Insider Trading Suit Against Mark Cuban Dismissed

A judge threw out the SEC’s case against Mark Cuban today related to his sale of stock in Mamma.com. I initially wrote about it here pointing out the possibility that this case was political payback. You have to think it might have been since I’d imagine the SEC doesn’t normally bring a case against someone …

July 17, 2009 – 10:09 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Economics | Comments (0)

Priorities

Required background here. Then compare this to this and you start to see why some days I wake up and have trouble finding any hope for our country. Maybe that’s hyperbole but we seem to have lost our way with regards to our heroes. God, I must be getting old. Hey you kids, get the …

July 16, 2009 – 12:09 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Comments (3)

Suing People To Solve Your Problems

The story: A private swim club kicks out a day care group possibly because of overcrowding, possibly because of racism. Media fire storm brews. Said private swim club reinvites day care group. Day care group refuses saying “children are scarred” and “The children’s best interests are not being served.” Day care intends to sue within …

July 14, 2009 – 10:27 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Culture, National Issues | Comments (18)

Further Proof The Nobel Peace Prize Is A Joke

The creators of Twitter have been suggested as its next recipient. I am and will remain speechless on this event.

July 13, 2009 – 7:52 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Comments (0)

The Natives Are Definitely Getting Restless

When avowed liberal talk show host Jon Stewart starts doing segments called “That’s Great, Now Fix The Economy”, I think it’s a pretty good sign that the honeymoon period is over. Hope and Change and all that jazz. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c That’s Great Now Fix the …

July 9, 2009 – 7:35 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Politics | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Pedro

EDITORIAL NOTE: As noted here, I’m taking a Fiction Writing class. I plan to post completed and semi-completed works on my blog. This post and any subsequent posts filed in the “Fiction” category are exactly that and should be read as such. END EDITORIAL NOTE “How are you?” I was paying attention to my hand-washing, …

July 7, 2009 – 6:37 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Fiction | Comments (1)

From The Law Of Unintended Consequence Department

Back in May, Congress passed a bill that prevented credit card companies from raising interest rates for cardholders unless the cardholder’s payments were 60 days overdue. They did this under the guise of protecting the consumer against the capricious and evil credit card companies, apparently forgetting in the process that credit card companies and consumers …

July 6, 2009 – 7:49 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Politics | Comments (0)