Buy Or Don’t Buy

It really does make the game go a lot faster.

I hate to get all Lou Dobbs up in here, but I’ve been reading about a little mentioned provision in all of these ‘Economic Stimuli’ bills floating about. It’s called the ‘Buy American’ Act, and it states that the US should favor American made products in all federally subsidized projects. With all the [...]

I don’t want to only rag on Star Trek but they are making it very difficult for me. They already sell everything in creation. But now, YOU CAN SMELL LIKE STAR TREK! I’m pretty sure that may be the most sexually unappealing smell of all time. I am curious what this will smell like. I [...]

Hey guys, you know MacGruber, right? The intermittently-funny recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live where Will Forte plays an incompetent version of MacGyver?

Wouldn’t those be great to turn into ads? Like, if the reason MacGruber was so incompetent was because he liked this one product so much! You could write that, make Will Forte be [...]

Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune and a nationally syndicated columnist. He is also an idiot.
In his latest bit of commentary for CNN.com, he criticizes some of the excess spending that the Democrats have tacked on to the $819 billion economic stimulus bill.
I’d [...]

I love McDonalds. And I’m happy they are doing well in these rough times. Everyone knows when you can’t afford groceries or special organic food, McDonald’s is the cost-effective way to fill up.  In fact, they are doing so well, they have just opened 1,000 stores. How’d they make more money this year than last [...]