The Perfect Storm

Whenever I think I’m too doom and gloom on the economy, I see a story like this one that reminds me we’re in for a long haul here. When the Yuppies have stopped buying, it’s time to be scared. In fact, could this be the end of Yuppies as we know them.
As a cultural historian, [...]

The DC Hero Bailout for the Auto Industry

What the hell is all this nonsense about using part of the $700B bailout to send to the auto industry? The US Government shouldn’t be bailing out GM, Chrysler, or Ford. The bailout should come from the people who need these companies to succeed more than anybody else.
In other words, shouldn’t every OPEC country be [...]

Beard for Barack

 
 
 
Many of you know that Barack likes to fashion himself, to an extent, after Abraham Lincoln who was famous for his no-moustache beard. Many of you might not know that Lincoln didn’t grow a beard until after he was elected in 1860. He grew it in the 4 months between the election and inaguration (which [...]

Proposition 8: Misplaced Hate

You’ve heard by now that Proposition 8, to renew the ban on Gay marriage in California, passed with 52.5% of the vote. Given the national unpopularity of Gay marriage I was pretty unsurprised, especially given the large Latino and Black populations in California, that it passed. It was likely to pass as soon as it [...]

BREAKING: Barack Obama Wins 2008 Presidential Election

Hopefully I beat MSNBC with my projection (by a hair I’m sure), but DC Hero is now prepared to project Barack Obama as the winner of the 2008 Presidential Election!
I’m not a pawn, so I won’t classify myself as ‘Democrat’ or ‘Republican’, but I certainly lean conservative… in a good economy. Thank God it’s over. [...]