Ed Brayton States the Obvious

Nice Work If You Can Get It | Dispatches from the Culture Wars: "The way we pay corporate executives in this country is appallingly stupid and gets all the incentives wrong. A CEO’s earnings should be contingent on the performance of the company, and not just the stock performance (stocks are booming now, but that doesn’t mean we have healthy companies or a healthy economy). There should be metrics beyond the price of stock, and if those metrics are met, the CEO should be paid for that performance. The same goes for other types of executives at the company. "

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Booman on Darrel Issa

Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community: " If he doesn't resign, he should be treated exactly as Julian Assange has been treated. Doing indiscriminate document dumps of sensitive government records is a crime, and when a chairman of a government committee does such a thing in a nakedly partisan attempt to influence an election, they should no longer serve in Congress."

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Oh Look. Another GOP Hypocrite

CNN's Erick Erickson Undermines Early Voting -- After Voting Early | Blog | Media Matters for America: "CNN contributor Erick Erickson criticized early voting, claiming that the practice could make Americans less likely to vote. But on October 18, Erickson boasted of voting early for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. "

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Larry Ellison must need a new boat

Only reason I can think of that a Java update would include an opt-out required install of a piece of shit like the ask.com browser toolbar.

Shame on you Oracle.

Smarter LeftWingers please

The “Romney is to the Left of Obama” Genre of Endorsement Just Reached a New Low - Lawyers, Guns & Money : Lawyers, Guns & Money:

"Again, we need a tougher, smarter left, whether on its economic or civil wing. Saying things like Romney wouldn’t prosecute the drug war is an embarrassment. "

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On Dreams

Please tell me which of these things is worse.
1) having a sex dream about someone you aren't in a relationship with
2) dreaming your girlfriend made you a whole plate of bacon with a huge stack of toast on the side

Why yes, I am on a low fat, low carb diet now. Why do you ask?