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Water Cooler Economics

By Wahl, on August 22, 2010, at 10:48 pm | 2 comments

While trying to recover from yesterday’s House Boat party, I came across a number of interesting economic articles that probably will make good water cooler talk with your coworkers this week.

1. Fashion designers don’t want Snooki, of Jersey Shore fame, to be associated with their brands. So, they are sending their competitor’s bags [...]

One Of These Is Not Like The Other

By Wahl, on April 9, 2010, at 1:04 pm | Comments are closed

Jobs, please.

Sarah Palin at Work

By Wahl, on April 6, 2010, at 4:00 pm | One comment - (Comments are closed)

It’s been too long since I’ve harassed Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and their conservative nutjob friends. Today is the day I make up for that:

I have nothing against women in politics. Just Palin. I think she knows nothing and couldn’t be more unfit to lead anything, especially the most powerful country in [...]

When You Dip, I Dip, We Dip

By Wahl, on March 15, 2010, at 9:22 am | Comments are closed

By most accounts, the trillion dollars worth of stimulus money is running out. And yet, our economy really isn’t coming back. That is why a number of economists warn of a double dip recession. Because if organic growth isn’t there, and the free money from Bush and Obama runs out, then the economy will [...]

First World Country?

By Wahl, on February 3, 2010, at 8:34 am | Comments are closed

Citizens of the leading country of the free world shouldn’t be having issues like this:

Thank you for taking a few moments out of your day to view my story. My name is Terri Carlson. I am 45 and was born with a genetic immune disorder C-4 complement deficiency. I am currently on cobra [...]

Not Super

By Wahl, on January 27, 2010, at 9:59 am | Comments are closed

Now that football season is almost over, The Great Wahl is going to be struggling for regular content. I guess that means I will have to revert back to my pre-NFL blogging about politics, economics, and random nonsense (like a hamster on a guitar eating popcorn).

But for now, I’ll start in the [...]

Modern Day Teabaggers

By Wahl, on December 15, 2009, at 8:40 am | Comments are closed

Lots of crazy political stories in the news today:

As the Senate gets into its second week of debate on health care, the protesters plan to turn the chamber’s offices and hallways into “government waiting rooms,” pretending to be sick patients waiting for treatment. As the day wears on, their “untreated illnesses” will get [...]

120% Monkey F-ck Ridiculous

By Wahl, on December 9, 2009, at 5:17 pm | Comments are closed

Jon Stewart’s comedic genius vs. Fox News — always a good time.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Gretchen Carlson Dumbs Down www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care [...]

The Crazy Tree

By Wahl, on December 8, 2009, at 9:56 am | Comments are closed

I don’t know who put this little ad together, but I imagine it’s probably someone not that far from Sarah Palin’s branch on the Republican Crazy Tree.

WTF? At first I thought this one some sort of SNL skit, but it’s not. [...]

The Jobs Imperative

By Wahl, on November 30, 2009, at 3:49 pm | Comments are closed

From Paul Krugman at the New York Times: The Jobs Imperative

If you’re looking for a job right now, your prospects are terrible. There are six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings, and the average duration of unemployment — the time the average job-seeker has spent looking for work [...]