Monthly Archives: October 2008

All the noose that’s fits…

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 31, 2008

I see there’s an ongoing kerfuffle regarding a blogger’s breakdown and the compulsion some feel to sort the whole thing out. I could help untie the knots, but, well… I think my point of view would be construed as less than neutral.

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UNCERTAINTY HITS THE JAPANESE BANK SECTOR

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 30, 2008

(From a source best left unnamed…) In the last 7 days Origami Bank has folded. Sumo Bank has gone belly up. Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches. Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while, today, shares in Kamikaze Bank [...]

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Dump Stevens Now!

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 30, 2008

The Senate must act now to eject Ted Stevens immediately. The odds that Begich will win the Senate race in Alaska have improved enormously since Stevens was convicted of multiple felonies related to corruption and abuse of power; however, Stevens won’t step down voluntarily no matter how foul the stench of corruption he brings to [...]

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Palin on Fire…

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 29, 2008

TOLEDO, Ohio – Facing the unhappy prospect of defeat, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin indicated Wednesday that she will not disappear from the national political scene if the GOP ticket loses on Tuesday. “Absolutely not. I think that, if I were to give up and wave a white flag of surrender against some of [...]

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Agenda for Change

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 28, 2008

I’ve been so hung up following the election, agitating for my team, and generally freaked that the bad guys could do another Tehran two-step, blow a pandemic flu our way and declare martial law, or some other “surprise” that would contravene the will of the people — so hung up on that stuff that I [...]

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PALIN dromes

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 27, 2008

WASILLA’S ALL I SAW PEEVE VEEP HARASS SARAH Thanks to whoever-it-was for sharing these on twitter…

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Two more newspapers reject McCain, endorse Obama

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 26, 2008

The Hartford Courant, the oldest continuously published newspaper in the nation, broke a 244 year tradition and endorsed Obama today. This is only their second endorsement of a Democrat in their history. The first was Bill Clinton. The Courant says, The times cry out for a leader of Mr. Obama’s mettle. Americans have suffered through [...]

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Why Andrew Sullivan Blogs

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 25, 2008

A ship’s log owes its name to a small wooden board, often weighted with lead, that was for centuries attached to a line and thrown over the stern. The weight of the log would keep it in the same place in the water, like a provisional anchor, while the ship moved away. By measuring the [...]

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