Item 1: Jenna Bush may not vote for John McCain.
Item 2: Just learned two things: a) Dwyane Wade apparently divorced his wife this past fall due to various celebrity “other” women, and b) none of those “other” women worked out for him, so he is now dating the freshly-divorced…Star Jones?!? HAHAHAHAHA!
Barack Obama has had his good judgment called into question over his association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Will John McCain now find his judgment similarly scrutinized due to his interactions with…his wife, Cindy?
As long as this report is not another Drudge-style smear job, McCain should answer to it. As of now, no corroboration of the story, and no comment from him.
Via Ezra Klein…
I’m sure you’ve heard it said other places, I know I have. I just haven’t realized it until recently. After watching all of the primary coverage I’ve come to the realization that yes, politics is a sport.
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According to a Washington Times article, the NFL appears to be very worried about upsetting those in the US illegally, not to mention those crazy Futbol Americano fans south of the border. The league refused to run a straightforward ad for a federal law enforcement agency during the Super Bowl.
The National Football League refused to run a recruitment ad for the U.S. Border Patrol in last week’s Super Bowl program, saying it was “controversial” because it mentioned duties such as fighting terrorism and stopping drugs and illegal aliens at the border.
(Read the article)
Lenny Dykstra – yes, that Lenny Dykstra – is now writing an investment column for TheStreet.com.
I really don’t know what to make of this. I wonder what his thoughts are on tobacco futures.
I ran across this political morsel in – of all places – Tuesday Morning Quarterback on ESPN.com:
Today the first $2 million of an estate is exempt from taxation, meaning only about one estate in 100 is taxed. In 2009 the exemption rises to $3.5 million and fewer estates will be taxed. In 2010 there will be no estate tax. Then in 2011 the tax would return with a lower threshold than today, imposed on any estate above $1 million.
If the law stands as is, it will create some powerful moral, ethical, and financial dilemmas, particularly in the latter months of 2010.
The brilliant economist Steven D. Levitt has an excellent post on the Freakonomics Blog discussing a subject very near and dear to my heart: sports gambling.
Specifically, Levitt argues against the practice being illegal:
Laws that are so widely violated and blatantly ignored do not make sense to have. History (and economics) tells us that it is typically better to use the price mechanism in the form of legalization with taxes to alter people’s behavior when that is society’s desired goal. Moralistic arguments against sports betting hold no sway when governments have so broadly institutionalized the lottery.
I consider myself a law-abiding, productive citizen in our society, yet I also enjoy wagering on sporting events as a hobby and small-time investment strategy (I’ll probably make my picks a regular feature here at Freelance Dogs).
I’ve wagered online for over four years, and have managed to hang on to my house, car, and life savings. I’ve also succeeded in avoiding attempts to fix games or otherwise corrupt the purity of sport. In short, there’s no good reason for the government to use the force of law in an ultimately futile effort to prevent me – or any other citizen – from gambling on sports.
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