http://tomburka.com/ Copyright 2009 Sat, 09 May 2009 10:31:55 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I was in Washington, D.C. chasing down a contribution to Bill Scher's great LiberalOasis Radio Show. He's gone to a new format where he combines his usual great political commentary and interviews with segments from contributors. It's like This American Life on steroids (or participating in Major League baseball). http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/05/the-liberaloasi.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/05/the-liberaloasi.php Links Sat, 09 May 2009 10:31:55 -0500 Aside from the billions it lost, Citigroup made millions of dollars in profit, wowing battered investors and sending the stock market skyrocketing all the way back up to to last week's horrific low. "It's a miracle!" said one trader, "We're back on track!" http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/03/not-counting-lo.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/03/not-counting-lo.php News Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:09:34 -0500 Democrats repealed the tax code entirely today, citing the need to swiftly fill positions in the Obama White House. "The fact is, it's just impossible to find someone with the appropriate level of government experience who hasn't cheated on their taxes," said Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/02/in-effort-to-sp.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/02/in-effort-to-sp.php News Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:38:01 -0500 Wall street execs responded today to President Obama's angry denunciation of their recent round of bonuses, saying that they were ready to knuckle down and make some real bonuses, endure true bonuses, and even brave possible bonuses in order to help their companies and the country find its way out a crippling economic downturn. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/in-times-of-def.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/in-times-of-def.php News Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:21:33 -0500 Dear Barack, As you know, it has become a tradition for the old President to leave the new President a confidential letter, telling the new President whatever the old President thinks is important to pass on. It was pretty tough figuring out what to write here because there's some things my legal guys say I should never put on paper, if you know what I mean. Hey, you could take that as a first piece of advice -- try not to write anything down. . . . http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/bushs-secret-le.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/bushs-secret-le.php News Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:45:26 -0500 Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts admitted that so-called "strict constructionists" -- who base their interpretations of the Nation's laws based on the exact words in the Constitution -- are unable to read. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/strict-construc.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/strict-construc.php News Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:40:36 -0500 Some sample headlines from the past six years: Bush makes Last Ditch Attempt to Avoid Diplomatic Solution U.S. Marines Discover Hidden Trove of Extra Hussein Sons Marines Encounter More Than Just Pockets of Resistance in Baghdad, Try to Fend Off Complete Pants http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/the-bush-years.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/the-bush-years.php Year in Review Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:25:06 -0500 August, 2004, from the 2004 election cycle, when Bush beat us like a drum with his "everything I'm doing I'm doing for the sake of national security" lie, telling us Kerry was soft on terrorism. A particularly prescient OYSH story, just one year before Katrina: Bush Says Kerry Soft On Weather -- Electing Kerry Is Just What Terrible Weather Wants, Says GOP. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/the-long-goodby.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/01/the-long-goodby.php Fundamental Observations Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:31:08 -0500 The State of Missouri has decided to remain the sole white state among the fifty otherwise red or blue states that have pledged electoral votes towards candidates for the office of U.S. President after deciding to "bank" its electoral votes in advance of the next election. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/moussiri-determ.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/moussiri-determ.php News Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:37:14 -0500 OYSH has received copies of today's daily briefing for the President and the President-elect. Here are some excerpts. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/presidential-da.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/presidential-da.php News Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:27:16 -0500 Voting Essentials: Lawn chair. Twelve kinds of ID. Proof of Residence at Recently Foreclosed Home. . . . http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/two-years-57-de.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/two-years-57-de.php News Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:44:19 -0500 The small town of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire today decided a very close election when its twenty inhabitants resoundingly chose Barack Obama by a three to one margin, breaking a tie throughout the rest of the nation. Polls had indicated... http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/dixville-notch.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/11/dixville-notch.php News Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:28:39 -0500 In a dramatic move, John McCain announced today that he was going to suspend his campaign in a last ditch effort to save his campaign.McCain called upon Barack Obama to honor his "state of emergency" and also suspend campaigning, but doubted that Obama would do so because Obama failed to put "country first," -- and also, McCain said, because Obama is an Arab terrorist. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/10/mccain-to-suspe.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/10/mccain-to-suspe.php News Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:42:09 -0500 I've taken to twittering the debates, although I usually keep it a secret and tweet quietly in the corner. (If you don't know Twitter, check it out, there are some fun feeds there.) So come on in and subscribe to... http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/10/twittering-the.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/10/twittering-the.php Notices Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:54:22 -0500 Anonymous tipsters claimed to have spotted Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson earlier today on a secluded tropical island. The FBI confirmed today that Paulson left the country early yesterday afternoon with what JetBlue Airlines called "countless heavy, fully stuffed duffel bags." There were so many duffel bags that Paulson paid thousands of dollars in excess luggage charges "without batting an eyelash," a JetBlue Airline official said. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/10/paulson-takes-3.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2008/10/paulson-takes-3.php News Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:47:10 -0500