Category Archives: Just thinking out loud

Holy crap, Barry. Give me the gun and walk away

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Rufus Dogg
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The White House released the above photo of President Obama shooting skeet at Camp David, mostly because some reporter was badgering Jay Carney about producing photo evidence of his claim that he shoots skeet. Ok. Cue up the silly. I’m … Continue reading →

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Income disparity during snow days

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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I heard the blizzard warnings last night on the television and immediately thought all the news stations were just salivating at the chance to finally scare the living crap out of us with spun-up winter weather. Shortly after sun-up this … Continue reading →

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Why every private sector company should want single-payer, Medicare-for-all

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Yesterday, I made a call to Verizon Wireless to cancel my MiFi card. At $59.99 per month for unlimited use, it was an expense I could live without. But I won’t be saving that money for long. In March, I … Continue reading →

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This is not a donut

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Mitt Romney released his final 2011 taxes today and the media are all over it like there is some precious jewel they will uncover. For me, the fact that he has been arrogantly obstinate about not releasing more than two … Continue reading →

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The chicken is a red herring

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Yesterday was Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, which resulted in photos splayed all over the Internet of slack-jawed Oakies, holding up sandwich bags of fresh, blood-splattered carcasses gleaned from the day-long rabbit clubbing frenzy in No Man’s Land. Some of the red-letter … Continue reading →

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A calculation almost every American man over fifty has made in his head

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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There is one calculation that almost every American man over fifty* has made in his head that he will almost never admit to. The ones who have made it more than once and many times a year are the ones … Continue reading →

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Two questions we should ask Mitt Romney

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Last night, Mitt Romney conducted some hastily-organized interviews with the major networks in part to respond to the deluge of attacks by Barack Obama about his role at Bain Capital. He did not do very well because I think he … Continue reading →

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