Entries from July 2008

July 31, 2008

X-Fails – I don’t frickin’ believe this

The fine folks at Ballon Juice and The CarpetBagger Report (see the blog roll) keep beating me to the daily beat down of bAdmin, so I’ll take a few minutes to do my fellow X-Files fans a big favor by posting the following Public Service Announcement:
DO NOT GO SEE THIS MOVIE.
Take the money you’d spend [...]

July 28, 2008

Commence Operation Smoke Screen

To quote the great Kinky Friedman, the EPA’s looking a little nervous in the service (via the AssPress):
The Environmental Protection Agency is telling its pollution enforcement officials not to talk with congressional investigators, reporters and even the agency’s own inspector general, according to an internal e-mail provided to The Associated Press [emphasis mine - ed.].
Oookaaay. [...]

July 26, 2008

Don’t Panic!

Now please, there’s no reason to get upset about this. Go back to worrying about all the terrorists who want to rape your dog (via The Washington Post):
The 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank, operating in Nevada, Arizona and California, were closed Friday by federal regulators.
The banks, owned by [...]

July 22, 2008

Mother Mae I borrow $25 billion?

bAdmin does its part to support the free market (via The Washington Post):
The Bush administration’s plan to rescue ailing mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is likely to cost about $25 billion during the next two years, according to congressional budget analysts.
Now I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “Why, that’s a little more [...]

July 21, 2008

Oh, the AGony!

Someone get a mop and shovel, Mukasey’s gone to Code Brown again (via the AssPress):
Congress should explicitly declare a state of armed conflict with al Qaeda to make clear the United States can detain suspected members as long as the war on terrorism lasts, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said on [...]