Speech Clouds: Solidarity Forever

Here is the Wordle word cloud for the eighth speech I gave, entitled "Solidarity Forever":

New blog Rules

Henceforth, any use of the phrase "Wall Street Journal Editorial" shall be replaced by the phrase "LOLERSKATES!!!"

That is all.

Five Thirty Die Commie Bastard!

Red baiting now, are we? Bravo Nate, bra-vo.

A Tax Increase is a Tax Increase

While this is assuredly nitpicky, this is a pet peeve of mine. While I'm generally in favor of public-health targeted taxes, it is decidedly not the case that if you increase taxes on product X, overall consumption will not be affected and people will just buy less X and more not X. Because a tax increase is a tax increase - and just like increasing the sales tax generally will depress consumption, a targeted sales tax increase will decrease consumption. Now, clearly, a targeted tax increase on one sort of product will cause a much smaller drop in consumption, but it won't be neutral. Just like when you build a new lane on a road, it does actually decrease congestion. Aure, adding a 3rd lane doesn't cut congestion by 2/3rds, but there isn't a 50% increase in traffic either - more people take the road, and there's a small drop in congestion, but its still a reduction.

Just more proof that Klein Sucks, Yglesias Rules.

Speech Clouds: Don't Fire Bruce Arians

Here is the Wordle word cloud for the seventh speech I gave, entitled "Don't Fire Bruce Arians":

Speech Clouds: America Together

Here is the Wordle word cloud for the sixth speech I gave, entitled "America Together":

Speech Clouds: Fire Bruce Arians

So, after a bit of a hiatus, here is the Wordle word cloud for the fifth speech I gave, entitled "Fire Bruce Arians":

Democrats Need to Grow a Pair

A friends Facebook status, posted 15 minutes ago:

"Ian Ehrlich thinks its funny republicans are being fiscally concscientious now. Which leads him back to his original position: balance and divided govn are the way to go"

Yes, because we have a divided government right now, with 41 Republicans in the Senate...

Speech Clouds: Dick Tuck

Here is the Wordle word cloud for the third speech I gave, entitled "Dick Tuck":

Speech Clouds: V-I-E

Here is the Wordle word cloud for the second speech I gave, entitled "V-I-E":

Speech Clouds: Closed Doors

Here is the Wordle word cloud for the first speech I gave, entitled "Closed Doors":