Among the many opportunistic skunks that litter the Indian political landscape, it’s hard to find two worse specimens than the political parties JD(S) and BJP in the South Indian state of Karnataka. Barely a few weeks after the JD(S) reneged on its promise to turn over the position of Chief Minister to the Hindu nationalist […]
Remember FEMA, the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency clowns who botched up the Katrina relief operations? Well, the FEMA buffoons are at it again, doing what they do best – Making an ass of themselves. In the latest incident, the FEMA bozos organized a fake press conference the other day to discuss the California wildfires where their […]
Update: Neera Tanden is now Domestic Policy Director for the Obama Campaign now that Hillary Clinton’s White House dreams have turned to dust. ————————- Neera who, you might say. But if Hillary Clinton were to win the Presidency, you can bet on hearing a lot more about Neera Tanden in the coming years. An Indian-American, […]
In a six-month-long sting operation, investigative magazine Tehelka.com has royally screwed Gujarat Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi over the 2002 communal riots that led to a wholesale massacre of Muslims in the state. According to the Tehelka story, Modi blessed the violence that led to mass killing of the Muslims in Gujarat after […]
Apple’s new Leopard operating system has received favorable reviews from two key technology critics – Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and David Pogue of the New York Times. Writing on Leopard in today’s NYT, Pogue notes: Leopard is powerful, polished and carefully conceived. Happy surprises, and very few disappointments, lie around every corner. […]
Virtualization software vendor VMware’s profits tripled while revenues rose 90% in its third quarter ended September 30. Net income in the third quarter was $64.7 million (18 cents a share) compared to $19.2 million (six cents a share) in the year earlier quarter. Revenues climbed to $357.8 million from $188.8 million in the year earlier […]