http://theinfamousink.com/blog1 A Resource for all Things Wholesome Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:46:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While surge supporters have been hooting ala 1984 Bears fans about the recent downturn of violence in Iraq, that other war that’s going on has gotten much worse. In case you’ve forgotten, because the media stopped reporting on all but the most heinous attacks once the election season began, we still ... http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/07/15/that-other-war/ As the economy weakens, banks are increasingly squeezing customers who overdraw their bank accounts. read more | digg story http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/07/02/banks-raise-penalty-fees-for-customers-overdrafts/ First, I’d better define exactly who a market populist is, before I get 1800 e-mails accusing me of Marxist sorcery. Mar-ket Pop-u-list: noun One who embraces the economic philosophy of the free market, globalisation, and free trade with a religious furvor. Market populists must show absolute loyalty to the whims of the almighty ... http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/06/27/market-populists-go-to-the-6th-circle-of-hell/ I haven't posted in awhile; primarily because I haven't had time nor anything intelligent to say. However, I lost my ferret, Asriel, and wanted to reproduce a post from sayahda.com. It is a brief description of the symbolism a ferret has and why I am adopting it as ... http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/06/25/to-a-deceased-pet/ It appears that tonight, finally, the Democratic primaries are going to end, with Hillary Clinton admitting that Obama has won enough delegates to secure the nomination, while stopping short of actually conceding the race, whatever in the blue hell that means. Now that the race is over, alot of people (mainly ... http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/06/03/voting-for-mccain-is-not-the-answer/ Readers of the Nation seem to have no concept of urgency. Constitutional crises are important, but nowhere as important as climate change. They seem to disagree, according to this poll: http://www.thenation.com/poll/missing_issue08 Right now climate change ranks dead last among the issues they feel the candidates are not devoting enough time to. Get your ... http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/05/31/what-matters/ I read the New Yorker less frequently than I used to. I had to admit at a certain point that I didn’t understand half of what they write about, and their fiction section is as thrilling as moon pie on a paper plate. Occasionally they still write something that grabs ... http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/05/22/no-one-at-the-new-yorker-has-an-anus/ One of the most important things to understand about the authorized use of torture by agents of the United States government is how closely it is tied to the portrayal of the enemy as utterly irrational. read more | digg story http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/05/20/daniel-larison-on-the-necessity-of-an-irrational-enemy/ While I’m still a little disappointed that the other half of my graduating class gets to have Earth, Wind, and Fire perform at their commencement, I was honored yesterday to hear Dan Rather speak at my graduation ceremony. Rather spoke, as he often does, of courage. He was speaking not only ... http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/05/18/dan-rather-columbia/ DEARBORN, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards has given his long-awaited endorsement to Barack Obama. It's a major boost from a former presidential rival as Obama tries to shrug off Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is determined to press ahead.read more | digg story http://theinfamousink.com/blog1/2008/05/15/edwards-gives-long-awaited-endorsement-to-obama/