The Finite Times

(FiniteTimes.com) - In a sign that embattled Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele’s tenure may be drawing to a close, a close associate of the chairman tells The Finite Times that Steele is putting the finishing touches on a Christmas album that he hopes to release in time for the holidays. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - Fresh on the heels of a couple of polls showing strong support for the idea that the president is a Muslim, a new poll suggests that he may even have trouble trying to shore up his manhood with voters. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - One of the recurring claims that has hounded tea partiers across the country over the past few months is that the movement has a thread of racism woven through to its core. Several regional tea party organizations have banded together to refute this claim in an innovative way. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) In a brief statement, the White House has responded to the recent GOP Michelle-Obama-as-Marie-Antoinette fixation by stating that Mrs. Obama “welcomes the comparison” and will in fact be using Marie Antoinette-period travel during an up-coming trip to Seattle. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - Conventional wisdom holds that if you fall off a bike, you get right back up on it, and Lance Armstrong has embraced this advice wholly with his announcement today that he’ll be playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers this fall. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - With top kill a dismal failure and cut & cap still an unknown in-progress, a source close to BP says that the company has decided upon yet another strategy to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and is even now hurriedly building what the source is calling “a sure-fire solution”. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - While British Petroleum has been getting nothing but bad press lately over it’s oil well problems in the Gulf of Mexico, an announcement on Thursday by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) may put a little silver in the lining of what has been a bad month. According to OPEC, BP is the winner of this year’s Gusher of the Year Flow Award (or Floward, as it has come to be called). And in a bit of irony, they win this recognition with the same well that is currently filling the Gulf with oil and their boardroom with headaches. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - In an expected move, American Airlines announced today that it would begin charging $8 for pillows and blankets on some flights. A bit more surprising was news that they’d also begin charging passengers for stewardess — now called in-flight consultant — use. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - In a stunning move, sources are telling The Finite Times that the city of Vancouver has approached Washington, DC about possibly hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games that are slated to open this Friday. Continue Reading »

(FiniteTimes.com) - If you’ve been too busy recovering from a Super Bowl hangover or digging out from several yards of snow (howdy Washington), you might have missed the news story that’s been raging through the blogosphere, left wing: Sarah Palin wrote crib notes on her hand for a Q&A session at the so-called Tea Party convention held this past weekend. Among the notes she wrote to herself: “Energy,” “Tax Cuts,” and “Lift American Spirits.”

Many on the left are holding Palin up to ridicule because she apparently has to remind herself what her core values are. A brief stroll through history, however, reveals that hers is not an isolated case. Continue Reading »