Mike the Mad Biologist
Archives for September, 2008
These Are the People a Bailout Should Help
Posted by Mike on September 28, 2008 In the midst of the financial crisis, I think we’ve lost sight of the real victims here–people trapped in a housing debt prison:
Programming Note
Posted by Mike on September 26, 2008 I’ll be away for a couple weeks on a much needed vacation. Don’t worry, blogging will still happen, just not quite as regularly.
Dodd Has a Good Bailout Plan
Posted by Mike on September 25, 2008 It’s not great, and I would like to see more things in it that can be negotiated away, but it still hits most of the points I raised. Outsourced to Ian Welsh:
Rep. Kaptur Doesn’t Want to Play “Wall Street Ballout”
Posted by Mike on September 25, 2008 First, the last name of “Kaptur” is awesome. Also, she has an accent that is nearly as ridiculous as Palin’s, so Kaptur must be a ‘real’ American:
Looking for a Few Good Steves
Posted by Mike on September 24, 2008 Five, actually. This showed up on a listserv I’m a member of:
A Message from Treasury Secretary LOLson
Posted by Mike on September 24, 2008 Cuz I can:
Did the Republican Party Convention Subsidize Police Brutality?
Posted by Mike on September 24, 2008 Ten million dollars buys you a lot of police misconduct:
Palin: She’s Not Only a Young Earth Creationist, She’s a…
Posted by Mike on September 23, 2008 …John Bircher? By way of ScienceBlogling Ed Brayton, I came across this Salon article describing Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin’s claim that she is a young earth creationist (or, at the very least, believes that human and dinosaurs lived at the same time, which is fucking stupid enough). But it gets even more insane. From…
The Mad Biologist Writes Letters About the Proposed Bailout
Posted by Mike on September 22, 2008 Before I get to the letter I sent to my Congressional delegation, I want to discuss why the proposed bailout matters if you consider yourself a friend of science.
Deep Thought Related to the Meltdown of Big Sh-tpile
Posted by Mike on September 21, 2008 If it’s wrong when the government gets into the health insurance business*, why it is right when the government gets into the financial insurance business? Surely, physical health is as important as financial health? Never mind.