Broback's Blog

My response to the most recent “blame Reagan” post from my friend Steve (collect the entire set!) One that borrows more than a few keystrokes from him… The Entitlement Strategy is a brilliantly effective (and profoundly irresponsible) political framework. It goes like this: Borrow money from our children and from abroad, and use the money […]

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Barry Ritholtz asserts that the essential political shift that’s occurring is that the conflict between right and left has shifted to become the people vs the corporate interests. He provides several specific examples of how those worlds collide, but left a couple out that are near and dear to my heart. Both fall under the […]

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Another example of how industry has apparently co-opted the regulators who are supposed to enforce the so called “Growth Management” Act of 1991 which was designed to prevent exactly what just happened to the Lake Washington School District. It seems that they’ve piled so many condos and homes into Redmond that the local schools are […]

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The Gallup Presidential Job Approval Center has an interactive dashboard that lets you compare the the approval ratings of post-WWII presidents at any comparable point in their presidencies. I’ve been tracking Obama’s approval against other presidents that were seriously “troubled” at this stage: Reagan, Carter, and Clinton. As those who were around at that time, […]

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I’m in the middle of a health care debate with my buddy Steve who for years has been unabashedly advocating the migration of the U.S. economy to a Nordic model social welfare state. Steve is no slouch on the subject, he munches the numbers — but in my mind we have a core disconnect. My […]

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Google Suggests is a handy enhancement to the world’s most popular search engine. One of their many top-secret algorithms includes one that tries to anticipate what you’re searching for, and I think most who’ve seen it in action are impressed by it’s ability to anticipate what you’re really after. Salon called it “powerful stuff” and […]

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Drinking some great port at @binonthelake # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Looking forward to some good wine/dinner soon at @binonthelake. 80 wines by the glass… # @benparr how much? # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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T-Mobile USA: “Data rate is $15/MB” when roaming in Germany. SO – transferring an average feature film would cost $10,500. (via @aweigend) # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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@amysaper @biz glad bringing adrian to the office was a hit. Amy, I think I have some pics for you with him. Going thru my camera now… # @benparr great seeing u, hey can you send me info about the 27th? working my flights. Also, want to speak at CES on Jan 7th? # Powered […]

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