Apple is, arguably, the most valuable company in the history of business. Sales, profits, PR; by whatever means one would measure a business, Apple is the king of the proverbial hill. However, in the midst of all that happy fun time, members of the tech industry and media are asking, “Has Apple jumped the shark?” Continue reading
Biz Monkie
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The Mittstorm Hereth, the NFL Referee Lockout, clearing the underbrush, and stop. Obama Time. Continue reading
Roger Goodell and the War on Pensions, hating on Ben Bernanke, Back to the Future (Economic-style), the Grand Old Straight White Men’s Party, the Year They Stopped Trying, Frank Rich steals my idea, hidden causes of the Muslim protests, and the design of US Embassies. Continue reading
Ponzi didn’t think big enough, Michele Bachmann speaks the truth, House GOP actually ends welfare reform work requirements, what’s the matter with Kansas, #romneylies, #romneystrength, Obama the Fiscal Conservative, the vast liberal-Islamist-Wall Street-Media-Hollywood conspiracy according to Rush, Rand Paul singlehandedly shuts down the government, the Gini index, Eric Cantor: Closet Keynesian, and #romneyshambles. Continue reading
Conspiracies of convenience, Mitt’s meltdown, the path of least resistance, Sibelius and the Hatch Act, trickle-down doesn’t work, Florida voter purge restarted, Hobby Lobby Misogyny, Rand Paul swings and misses, and the CTU’s plan to fix Chicago’s schools. Continue reading
For today’s Daily Sausage, I’m venturing into the dark heart of conservatism itself: the right-wing blogosphere. Continue reading
“Decades from now, Americans will visit the memorials to those who were lost on 9/11. They will run their fingers over the places where the names of those we loved are carved into marble and stone and wonder at the lives they led. Standing before the white headstones in Arlington and in peaceful cemeteries and small-town squares in every corner of our country, they will pay respects to those lost in Afghanistan and Iraq. They will see the names of the fallen on bridges and statues; at gardens and schools.
And they will know that nothing can break the will of a truly United States of America. They will remember that we have overcome slavery and Civil War; bread lines and fascism; recession and riots; Communism and, yes, terrorism. They will be reminded that we are not perfect, but our democracy is durable and that democracy – reflecting, as it does, the imperfections of man – also gives us the opportunity to perfect our union. That is what we honor on days of national commemoration – those aspects of the American experience that are enduring and the determination to move forward as one people.” – President Barack Obama – Continue reading
Chicago Teachers on strike, Crazy Uncle Joe, Krugstradamus, Rand Paul learns something, the beatings will continue until morale improves, Waiting for Godot in Texas, Joe Walsh: Terrible Person, and Wells Fargo: Terrible Person. Continue reading
A wrap-up of the Democratic National Convention. Continue reading
The devil is always busy, Rosie Ruiz Republicans, the question that exposes incompetent reporters, The Sprawl, the Democratic Party Platform, missing George W. Bush, auditing America, Obama-steinowitz, a Union in decline, Management Day, Convention bust, a brief discussion on NGDP, Millennial careers and Millennials in the workplace. Continue reading