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RSS Feed Back Online

By Michael Wolraich on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 3:07pm | Politics, Potpourri

We just launched, and we're still working out kinks in the blog. The RSS feed on the main page was down, but it's back, baby. So get your DagBlog posts hot off the blog at http://dagblog.com/rss.

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John McCain - Steady at the Helm in Turbulent Seas

By Michael Wolraich on Tue, 09/30/2008 - 1:42am | Politics

John McCain on the state of the economy

1/10 McCain: I don't believe we're headed into a recession. I believe the fundamentals of this economy are strong, and I believe they will remain strong.

Huzzah, the fundamentals are strong!

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Name This Blogger

By Michael Wolraich on Sat, 09/27/2008 - 2:41pm | Potpourri

Hey folks. I think that I need a new handle to maintain parity with the other "men" at this site, and I'm taking suggestions. It doesn't have to start with G, but it would be nice to maintain some connection to the name of the blog

Current candidates:

  • G-man
  • Grooveyman
  • Unman
  • Gingerbreadman
  • Gingerman

Unman is my fav, but it doesn't start with G. After that I like Gingerman for the gingerbread and literary references. I would probably use this image as my avatar:

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It's the Economy Stupids

By Michael Wolraich on Sat, 09/27/2008 - 2:53am | Politics

This post is not about the horse race or who "won" the debate. This post is about the greatest problem facing America today, a greater problem than we have faced in many years. This post is about the economy. I'm sorry to say that neither of the candidates took the opportunity to address it in a serious manner.

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Lead!

By Michael Wolraich on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 10:16am | Politics

We are facing the worst economic crisis since the 1980's. WaMu just set a record as the "Largest U.S. Bank Failure Ever." (Mazel-tov, WaMu.) Investment titans are on the knees, the ones that haven't gone under or been torn apart. Debt is at a historic high. Credit is tight. People are losing their houses and their jobs. Everyone is angry. Everyone is afraid.

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Premature Mid-life Crisis

By Michael Wolraich on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 10:44pm | Potpourri, Humor & Satire

I wrote this piece some years ago, before I was 30. I'm now probably in what could be called an on-schedule midlife crisis, but this article still seems relevant. I've updated it slightly to make it current with the times...

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Men of Honor

By Michael Wolraich on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 9:16am | Politics

America is fortunate to have a choice between two men of honor this election year. In another election, the candidates might have tried to exploit the financial crisis for petty political gain. But not this year. John McCain has gone so far as to propose delaying the first debate with Barack Obama so that they can solve our crisis:

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BREAKING: McCain denies deal with the Devil

By Michael Wolraich on Wed, 09/24/2008 - 12:00am | Politics, Humor & Satire

The blogosphere is abuzz with rumors about a secret deal between John McCain and Satan. A contributor to popular political blog, TPM Cafe, first broke the story last week in a post entitled, Lady MacDeath - A Faustian Bargain of Sinister Deception. According to blogger TheraP, who does not quote any sources, Satan promised John McCain the Presidency in 2008 in return for sacrificing his soul and selecting Sarah Palin to be his running mate.

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Michael Wolraich is a non-fiction writer in New York City. He co-founded dagblog and has contributed  to the Atlantic, the Daily Beast, New York Magazine, CNN.com, TalkingPointsMemo.com, Reuters, and Pando Daily.

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Wolraich is also the computer genius who maintains dagblog's state-of-the-art software, but he denies responsibility for technical glitches and advises users to "quit sniveling." In his spare time, Wolraich raises peach mold and performs live impressions of the law of gravity.

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