Archive for October 2012

And Now, For Something Completely Different:

Posted on October 18, 2012, 2:35 pm, by William Timberman, under Benedictions, Dismal Science, Politics.

Brad DeLong at his finest. Proof positive that the talent’s out there:

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La Faccia Ben Infarinata

Posted on October 18, 2012, 12:15 pm, by William Timberman, under Lunacy, Politics.

I took my completed mail-in ballot to the drop-off bin this morning. So stop robo-calling me already.

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Explaining Myself (To Myself, If To No One Else)

Posted on October 18, 2012, 9:48 am, by William Timberman, under Apologias.

In this crazy season just prior to the U.S. elections, I’ve found myself strangely unable to pay adequate attention to my own business. There are just too many people around me who’ve given themselves over to the din and the compulsion, and want me to join them in their last ditch defense against the unthinkable. […]

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The First Debate

Posted on October 4, 2012, 8:26 am, by William Timberman, under Belaboring the Obvious, Déjà vu, Politics.

President Obama: Trapped in his own ever-so-judiciously-created paradoxes. Mitt Romney: Lie, cheat, steal, and grin: it’s all he knows. The American People: Once again, getting what we deserve. Jesus: Wept.

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