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Cowboys and Aliens and Obama

I give this better odds than "quantitative easing!" Cowboys and Aliens had me at the title! Throwing Indiana Jones, James Bond and House's 13,  (Olivia Wilde - the thinking man's smoking hot babe), into the mix merely turned a ridiculous premise into a cosmically absurd proposition. How could I resist? There's no point issuing spoiler … Continue reading Cowboys and Aliens and Obama →

Bakerjd Movies July 31, 2011August 24, 2020

Debt Dolts Diddle and Drone!

Government Fiscal Policy Well well it turns out that when John Boehner isn't crying like a little girl he can deliver a speech. Tonight he smoked Obama like a fine cigar. I tried to flip around Obama's debt limit rant but ended up watching like a gawker at a hospital fire. Any dolt with a fifth graders … Continue reading Debt Dolts Diddle and Drone! →

Bakerjd Politics, Rants July 25, 2011August 24, 2020

I did not have sex with that Oil Spill!

I would like to thank BP for accidently creating a teachable moment for our political class.  Prior to the gulf cluster-fuck the most ethical congress in history did not know that fluid dynamics is one of the hardest of the hard sciences.  But, after two months of heroic attempts to contain the spill with blame games, … Continue reading I did not have sex with that Oil Spill! →

Bakerjd Politics, Rants 1 Comment June 16, 2010August 25, 2020

Nobel Peace Prize Idol

My doubts about the Nobel Peace Prize started when Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho won during the Vietnam war.  In my naive youth I thought a peace prize might have something to do with peace!  I was so cute and unsophisticated in those days.  As I aged I developed a robust sense of irony … Continue reading Nobel Peace Prize Idol →

Bakerjd Politics, Rants 1 Comment October 9, 2009August 25, 2020

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