Nugland

Me (and Paul Krugman, based on my reading of Krugman’s position) agree with Mike freakin’ Huckabee on economic stimulus. The Huckster complained about the Bush stimulus package at the debate last night, saying (I’m paraphrasing here) “OK, so we borrow $150 Billion from the Chinese so that a bunch of Americans can buy stuff made in China; how does that help?”

He then said something to the effect of “let’s build some highways. Let’s spend that money here.”

That’s been my point almost exactly (I referenced bridges and New Orleans, but we’re on the same wavelength.)

I ain’t switching, but that’s some ballsy shit from a Republican.

Again, stop with the music cues. One violin stab,TOPS. Just turn off the sound for one TV ad, and then watch said ad. You will learn about the damage music cues can do to narrative.

…I just want to point out that Mr. Woods calmly left the field well behind him today in the “Fed-Ex” cup and, oh yeah, also won the tournament.

He seemed — perhaps for the first time in his professional career — relaxed. I wish him more such tournaments. Maybe, when he’s my age, he’ll have to struggle to win, but he’s got at least a dozen years until then. In the mean time, I hope to watch him smile more often.

Bush will nominate one yahoo after another, then stand back and claim that the Democrats aren’t playing fair when they shoot down one after another.

There will be plenty of Washington “insider” pundits that will echo Bush’s claims.

Bush won’t care that his Justice Department has no leader ’cause he doesn’t want the J.D. to do a thing right now.

Just sayin’.

From Talking Points Memo | Reax to Gonzo Resignation
My favorite as well:

And my favorite, from Rep. Rahm Emmanuel (D-IL): “Alberto Gonzales is the first Attorney General who thought the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth were three different things.”

Indeed.

I watched “Dead Man’s Shoes” last night, and (this is only a spoiler if you aren’t familiar with how everyone seems to end their ‘tragic’ movies) was annoyed by the death of the protagonist at the end.

I don’t need a ‘happy’ ending, I just hate endings that seem cheap. I wish people who make films would get over the whole Shakespeare thing and come up with something more original, or at least more honest. Why go to all the trouble of getting your ‘tragic’ character all the way to the end of the movie and then leave the viewer saying “I didn’t see that one coming — NOT!”