Eric Florack on June 26th, 2009

As I predicted here this afternoon, it came down to less than 10 votes… 219 to 212,  Eight Republicans backed the bill, and 44 Democrats voted against it.

Every one of the people who voted for this bill should be

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Eric Florack on June 17th, 2009

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This is the “Bread, MIlk and a Sixpack Edition”

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Eric Florack on June 16th, 2009

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This is the “Have one on Me” Edition.

  • Tea Parties, Iranian Style: Somewhere in my travels last night, I stumbled across a

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Eric Florack on June 15th, 2009

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  • Iran: I’ve not commented much on Iranian election, mostly because the thing was breaking so fast

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Eric Florack on June 11th, 2009

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This is the “Bit’sBar” edition.

Lots going on tonight. Pour yourself a cold one, and let’s get to it.

  • A tale of

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davidl on June 11th, 2009

DavidL's Breakfast Scramble
Breakfast Scramble is now like Microsoft. It is now a feature and not merely a bug.,

Sarah v. Letterman, John Ziegler gets a wee bit snide and testy with MSNBC. View the video on Real Clear Politics.    I

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Eric Florack on June 8th, 2009

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This is the “Proposal” Edition

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Eric Florack on June 2nd, 2009

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This is the BitsBlog Bay Edition

  • Enable Comments? One of the things about having guest bloggers, as Reynolds is about to find out,

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Eric Florack on May 20th, 2009

Glenn Reynolds, today:

AT CNBC, SKEPTICISM ON BIG BANKS:

 

Mega institutions (financial institutions and insurance companies come to mind) that become TOO BIG TO MANAGE are likely to become TOO BIG TO FAIL.

It is impossible for top management

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Eric Florack on May 18th, 2009

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Eric Florack on May 15th, 2009

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Eric Florack on May 8th, 2009

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This is the “No Little Fish” edition.  I mean, I like Anchovies, but on pizza? No thanks.

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Eric Florack on May 8th, 2009

One of the most important, yet most frequently violated, laws of punditry is that your own priorities and preferences aren’t always relevant. I would love it if the GOP dedicated itself to cutting government by two-thirds, leaving only a minimal

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Eric Florack on May 7th, 2009

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Eric Florack on May 7th, 2009

Arthur Brooks, at  The Wall Street Journal suggests that there’s a bit of a culture war going on about the future of capitalism.  The headline suggests that “The Real Culture War Is Over Capitalism “

There is a major cultural

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