davidl on November 28th, 2011

Spittle shield vendors to be hit hardest.   The number one source of spittle on Capital Hill,  Barney Frank, has announced his retirement,  Karen is heartbroken, from Lonely Conservative:

Good Riddance! Barney Frank to Retire

Now that the damage is

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Eric Florack on April 4th, 2011

Carlisle, PA– I’m at the truck stop in Carlisle as I write this.

Getting comfortable in the new truck I’ve been assigned is an effort that has taken weeks… as I suspected it would. There’s still work to be done

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Eric Florack on April 26th, 2010

Welcome back my friends, to the show that was on pause too long… the BitsBlog Nightly Ramble


  • YEAH, I KNOW…. I let these Nightly Forays into political  and social commentary slide for a few nights. I’m still getting used to

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DJ Durant on March 30th, 2010

Today the headlines read something like:  Government Stands to Reap $7.5 Billion Profit from Sale of Citi Stock.  This was reported in both the Wall Street Journal and our local rag, the Des Moines Register, and while estimates vary as

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Eric Florack on August 17th, 2009

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Welcome one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble

This is the Slippery Edition

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Eric Florack on June 16th, 2009

Aaron Task over at Yahoo’s tech Ticker makes a point I’ve made here at BitsBlog several times:

Before this discussion goes any further, Jeff Matthews of Ram Partners, wants you (and presumably policymakers) to remember this: “The epicenter of the

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Eric Florack on April 23rd, 2009

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Welcome one and all to the very more popular, always talked about, never equaled most intense nightly read on the sphere… The Bitsblog Nightly Ramble.

This is the The “Well, blow me down” edition.

  • Oops… I forgot: Turns out

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Eric Florack on April 22nd, 2009

VIENNA, Va. -(WTOP)- David Kellermann, acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, committed suicide in his Hunter Mill Estates home Wednesday morning. He hanged himself.

Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Mary Anne Jennings tells WTOP police responded to the Kellermann home

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Eric Florack on April 6th, 2009

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This is the State Park edition

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Eric Florack on March 23rd, 2009

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Welcome to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere… em>The BitsBlog Nightly Ramble

This is the “Goin’ Mobile” edition.

Yes, that pic is taken outside the Jake in Cleveland, just before a wind gust knocked it over, wiping

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Eric Florack on March 4th, 2009

ramble-99aWelcome to the most intense nightly read on the ‘sphere, the ever increasingly popular Bitsblog Nightly Ramble.

This is the “Boy are we ever LOST” edition.

WARNING: This Bitsblog entry may contain information that is
 unsuitable for overly sensitive persons

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Eric Florack on January 10th, 2009

It’s occurs to me in looking around this morning at the news and commentary that Send to be Ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich would’ve made an ideal candidate to run Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

It also occurs to me, that

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Eric Florack on October 4th, 2008

But it’s not like the GOP, John McCain, in particular, wasn’t trying to do the people’s business. They were stonewalled by Democrats.

Again….

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Eric Florack on October 4th, 2008

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Eric Florack on October 3rd, 2008

Welcome, dear reader, to the most intense nightly read in the ‘sphere… The Nightly Ramble….

Another weekend is here, but we’ve got lots to cover before we get there. So, let’s get to it.

  • Personaly, I think Palin won on

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