I usually feel good when I find that a certified smart person thinks the same way I do about politics. But in the case of Noam Chomsky's recent 7,700-word take on the election of Barack Obama in Znet, not so much. I've been watching a lot of my left-leaning friends take serious satisfaction in Obama's victory … Continue reading Sometimes I hate it when I’m right
Is it Thanksgiving already?
Laughing over the latest e-mail newsletter from Hawaii Lt. Governor James "Duke" Aiona. He's a busy man, you know, traveling to Asia, opposing teen smoking in all its forms and doing photo-ops with Disney officials building a big resort in West Oahu. Scanning the newsletter, it's painfully obvious that Duke–one of the few elected Republicans … Continue reading Is it Thanksgiving already?
‘People’ vs. ‘Bad Guys’
Watching a rerun of the HBO miniseries Generation Kill right now. Though vivid and compelling in its portrayal of an elite U.S. Marine Corps unit that fought in the 2003 invasion of Iraq as well as surprisingly loyal to its source material–in this case, an outstanding 2004 book of the same name by Rolling Stone … Continue reading ‘People’ vs. ‘Bad Guys’
$8 Trillion!
U.S. taxpayers are now officially on the hook for an astonishing, mind-numbing, ludicrously intolerable $8 trillion in financial sector bailouts. Woohoo! Eight trillion bucks! That's gotta be some kind of record! USA! USA! USA! And now on a more serious note, we're screwed. It's all but impossible to describe that number in a way that's … Continue reading $8 Trillion!
Gates Stays Open
Just read a shocking story broken by the Associated Press. Seems that President-elect Barack Obama has asked current Defense Secretary (and former Central Intelligence Agency Director) Dr. Robert M. Gates to stay on at least another year. And like you, my first thought was simple and obvious: Why not me? I mean, it's like I haven't … Continue reading Gates Stays Open
Let’s start with some good news…
And by "good," I unfortunately mean "lousy." CNN Money is reporting that housing prices are still plummeting at a record rate. "The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price national index recorded a 16.6% decline in the third quarter compared with the same period a year ago," CNN Money reported today. "That eclipsed the previous record of 15.1% … Continue reading Let’s start with some good news…
Anthony Pignataro 