Wall Street teaches causality to Barack Obama.

    It would seem that President Obama seems to have a bit of a problem with the concept of “cause and effect.” This is hardly surprising – the man is essentially a glorified political science major* – but it is, upon reflection, a bit awkward. Seeing as the man will still be president for about seven months, and thus technically responsible for the country in that | Read More »

    Pitchforks, torches now acceptable for political demonstrations.

    Please calibrate accordingly. Admittedly, it looks a little, well, small by right-wing activist standards, but that’s a real, live Lefty protest against a business organization* using actual pitchforks and functional torches.  Feel free to pass that around the next time somebody has the vapors about a Tea Party protest… (Via Instapundit.) Moe Lane *The Connecticut Business and Industry Association; goodness only knows why they in | Read More »

    Obama: standing between bankers and pitchforks? *Really*?

    This Politico story has been making the rounds – see here and here and here and shoot, Memeorandum in general – and it’s mostly because of the passage below, in response over attempts to explain salary bonuses: But President Barack Obama wasn’t in a mood to hear them out. He stopped the conversation and offered a blunt reminder of the public’s reaction to such explanations. | Read More »