It’s a revolt against the “elites,” in the media, Hollywood, government and academia, who are unjustifiably elite only in privilege, not in competence or knowledge or wisdom. In those matters in fact, they are the opposite of elites.
[Monday morning update]
Sorry for the lack of link. I’ve got it now.
It’s not really a new story, but things continue to advance, and it’s a useful reminder, to plan to live a long time. Unfortunately, it’s not something that most pension planners or entitlements reformers are taking into consideration. It implies that Social Security and Medicare are even more broke than we think.
…continues. That graph really demonstrates how economically clueless the Dems were with the “stimulus.”
The company is imploding, and Team Obama is lying about it.
So what else is new?
[Update a couple minutes later]
More thoughts from Mickey Kaus.
…that could send the U.S. over a fiscal cliff.
This is stupid. Do these charlatans really think that minority Senate staffers can’t read?
By the way, on Muller’s “conversion” from “skeptic” to “believer,” Judith Curry is unimpressed.
The darkness of collective punishment.
Leftists are completely tone deaf to this kind of thing, but as I wrote earlier, I think those four words sealed his fate this fall.
Happy one hundredth birthday! It’s a shame he’s not around to see it. Of course, if he were, he’d be pretty appalled by this administration (not to mention many Republicans).
[Update a few minutes later]
More from Thomas Sowell, and Kevin Williamson on the “economics of love.”
Could it die in the House?
I hope so. In fact, I hope there is never another one.
[Update a while later]
Link was broken — should be fixed now.
But GM is on life support.
I think this has the makings of a good Romney campaign ad.
[Update a while later]
Obama touts GM success as its market share declines along with its stock price.