"Consistently the Republican principles of limited government, lower taxes, individual freedoms and opportunity, and a strong national defense have been the basis of my political philosophy. But no party has a monopoly on good ideas."

-- Olympia Snowe, Fighting for Common Ground

I have been convinced, ever since I bought my iPhone, that Siri hates me. Maybe Siri is just a robot voice, but believe me, it's personal ( Read more... )

So the government shut down today because Congressional leaders could not come to agreement on a Federal budget. Republicans in the House are demanding a repeal of Obamacare as part of any budget agreement, and Democrats in the Senate aren't budging on it ( Read more... )

I just learned today that John Kerry was the secretary of state. Has been since Feb. 1. I don't even know how I missed that one except that I just don't pay much attention to the news anymore. Still, that was a big one to miss. Hmmm.

Our local Wal-Mart installed last week new self-checkout registers. Customers can now zip through with a few beeps and be on their merry way. A local supermarket, Tops, has had self-checkouts for a couple years, and when the store installed them, it was fun to use them (and the kids, in particular, thought it was nifty neat). I've since had a ( Read more... )

This totally cracked me up, especially the last line. A friend of mine pointed out the outright fallacy and inherent foolishness in the following piece of propaganda:


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"we have been working so hard and getting rich. But that kind of thing doesn’t continue anymore. We have to change our values. We have to think about how we can get happy. It’s not about money. It’s not about efficiency. It’s about discipline and purpose. What I wanted to say is what I’ve been saying since 1968: we have to change the system. I ( Read more... )

"An area that's gotten little notice, for example, is the state Department of Transportation and the effect fracking will have on our roads, bridges and related infrastructure. As the voluminous draft generic environmental impact statement makes clear, the DOT has been working for years to anticipate the costs and problems fracking and the ( Read more... )

One of Romney's press aides yelled at reporters for trying to ask questions while Romney was visiting Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. "Kiss my ass," the press aide told the reporters. "This is a Holy site for the Polish people. Show some respect."

Show some respect, indeed.

"there are the folks who write that if everyone in Colorado had a weapon, this maniac would have been stopped. Perhaps. But I do believe that the element of surprise, tear gas and head to toe kevlar protection might have given him a distinct edge. Not only that, but a crowd of people firing away in a chaotic arena without training or planning - I ( Read more... )