Monthly Archives: March 2009

Madely in the morning, March 27

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Prosperity looms

It seems to me that prosperity is just around the corner. Happy times will be here again. Uh, unless that’s just Herbert Hoover with a ghastly forced smile on his face.
Since such smiles are the typical attire of the prognosticator … Continue reading

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If you must stimulate

A little story in today’s Ottawa Citizen says “The Manitoba government is delivering another surplus budget — and one with plenty of stimulus to protect Manitoba from the global recession.” They’re dipping into the reserve fund and reducing their debt … Continue reading

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Eat meat and die

This is definitely a pet peeve, about journalism and numbers. But honestly, today’s Ottawa Citizen reports on a new Canadian Cancer Society study: ”Eating large amounts of red or processed meat increases the risk of dying, new research involving more than … Continue reading

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How many trillion?

While Barack Obama was off schmoozing with Jay Leno and mocking the handicapped instead of governing it seems that popular anger was mounting at sloppily drafted Democratic legislation. Now apparently including the President’s budget, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating … Continue reading

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