2007 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Garys’ Vineyard (USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands) The nose had black cherry, some bramble and dirt, a little spice, and a hint of creamy vanilla. The palate was soft and rich, and had cherry, earth, brown spice, and a touch of oak on the finish. (91 pts.)
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As usual, the so-called liberals are all excited about Obama getting tough with the Republicans in Congress.
Now I understand Obama’s weird moves: dinner with those creepy conservative columnists, earnest meetings at the White House with the Republican leaders, a dramatic begging foray into Senate offices. Just as the Republicans say, it [...]
First Obama and the mainstream media blames the working class for the economic crisis. Now they say that the abuse and torture carried out by the Bush administration is our fault as well.
In keeping with the current motif of Americans’ supposed collective guilt for the economic crisis and everything else done by the [...]
2006 Saint-Laurent Lucky Red (USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Wahluke Slope) The nose had chocolate covered cherries, a little raspberry, and hints of earth and oak. The palate was a bit tannic, but did have cherry, mocha, spice, and a good vanilla and dirt finish. (86 pts.)
Obama’s stimulus plan
The first is to stave off a complete collapse of consumer spending and avert a deflationary spiral that would lead to a full-scale depression. The second is to provide at least the semblance of relief for those facing economic distress in order to contain growing social discontent over a disaster precipitated [...]
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Bloody Monday: 74,000 layoffs announced in one day
In October, politicians of both parties, including Barack Obama, insisted that it was urgently necessary to give the major financial institutions hundreds of billions of dollars in the so-called Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). This, they promised, would result in a wave of lending that would [...]
If Obama really wants to know who is to blame for our current economic crisis, he can start with this:
University of California Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez has pointed out that in 2006 the richest one-tenth of American families accounted for 49.7 percent of all income that year, the highest share since 1917. From 1993 to [...]
Here are the wines I tasted yesterday:
2007 Pascual Toso Malbec Reserve – Argentina, Mendoza, Maipú, Barrancas The nose had boysenberry, mocha, raspberry, and spice cake. The palate was soft, and had raspberry, spice cake, and an espresso finish. (91 pts.) 2006 Two Hands Shiraz Bella’s Garden – Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley The nose had [...]
Although the mainstream media made it seem as if the newly signed executive orders are a big change, Obama’s orders leave torture, indefinite detention intact.
The orders signed by Obama do not undo the Bush administration’s attacks on constitutional and international law. They do not challenge the supposed right of the president to unilaterally [...]