http://tomburka.com/ Copyright 2010 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:45:56 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Central, I am continuing my series of communications heavy with intelligence on American policy. As a deep cover operative in Montclair, NJ, I have gained access to the innermost thoughts and feelings of high level operatives in American government and industry. For instance, the Dickinsons next door have close ties to the Obama White House: they have an invitation to the Inaugural itself, signed by Biden and Obama , framed on their wall, and I therefore believe that they are very important financial contributors to the Democratic Party. They also have three SUV's. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/07/montclair-spy-j.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/07/montclair-spy-j.php News Thu, 01 Jul 2010 06:45:56 -0500 Computer trading programs concluded Thursday that human-owned industries were poor investments and that Man himself was "much too high risk," starting a sell-off that sank the Dow by 6% in barely more than fifty minutes. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/05/computers-decid.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/05/computers-decid.php News Fri, 07 May 2010 10:22:57 -0500 Americans were thrilled today to embrace a period of renewed austerity, jettisoning credit in favor of savings, rejecting needless extravagance in exchange for thrifty practicality, and they started with the American sandwich. Early this morning Americans threw away their buns and took up the KFC "Double Down" sandwich in signs that those who were making less bread were going to simply do without. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/04/kfc-double-down.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/04/kfc-double-down.php News Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:52:55 -0500 The entire Republican Congress called in sick yesterday as Democrats passed a historic health care reform bill designed to guarantee affordable health care for every American. "I was feeling a bit woozy," said Republican Congressman Joe WIlson. "I just didn't have the energy to come in to work today and call President Obama a liar." http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/03/entire-republic.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2010/03/entire-republic.php Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:27:54 -0500 In an amazing show of political leverage and power, the Democratic party managed to pursuade a Democrat to vote for the Democrats' Health Care Reform Bill this past week. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/12/democrats-to-ac.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/12/democrats-to-ac.php News Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:38:41 -0500 Kanye West disrupted a last minute agreement between warring factions over the health care bill today, after he burst into a Senate Finance Committee meeting and declared that "Beyonce's music video was absolutely the best.." http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/09/kanye-west-inte.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/09/kanye-west-inte.php News Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:51:05 -0500 President Sarah Palin shocked the country today after she announced that she would resign her position as President because, among other things, she did not wish to become a lame duck. President Palin, who was elevated to the post shortly after nine Inaugural balls proved too much for the elderly President John McCain -- "It was one dance too many," said a tearful Cindy McCain -- has only been President for two years, but she said that she could better lead America if she was not hampered by her current position as the leader of America. http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/07/palin-resigns-p.php http://tomburka.com/archives2/2009/07/palin-resigns-p.php News Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:59:00 -0500 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