I'm watching the State of the Union. Got in a little late ( Read more... )

Book Four

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Mainichi Online: Ex-Nova boss handed prison sentence for embezzling from workers' fund

Not quite the public tarring and feathering I was hoping for, but anything will do.

The shine of this, of course, was dulled a bit by the news that Ted Kennedy had died. Not that this was a surprise - the man held on for over a year after he was diagnosed and ( Read more... )

Remember the Defense of Marriage Act? That vile piece of legislation that was passed back in '96 by people terrified that The Gays would get married and thus bring about the apocalypse? Yeah, so do I. It was a fun day, that one. A poke in the eye with a sharp stick, as it were. But one would hope that now, thirteen years later, we might be slightly ( Read more... )

Even our elected representatives don't know what they're talking about.

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Yes, Representative Bachmann, Carbon dioxide is a natural byproduct of nature, but cyanide is natural too. So are cockroaches, uranium, earthquakes, ebola and this new swine flu (unless you believe the tinfoil hat brigade). And CO2 isn't harmful in and of itself, no. ( Read more... )

Now that Obama has signed the bill that will, if you listen to the right radio hosts, turn us all into Muslim Socialists, the accompanying website has been opened up - http://www.recovery.gov/. Right now it's pretty much just informational, but according to the timeline (a timeline! How novel!), reports on the use of money should be in full swing ( Read more... )

No, not "Gays are trying to destroy your marriage," and not "Mexicans will take over the nation," and certainly not, "OMG, is that guy a terrorist? Shit, I think he is - he has a BEARD!"

The one that's popular now is "Government jobs aren't jobs." The new head of the RNC, Michael Steele, went on TV to claim that the only real jobs are private- ( Read more... )

I knew there was always conservative ire about Nancy Pelosi, but now I get it.

The Speaker of the House is a Cat Lady and a Rick Roller.

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May God protect Obama and Biden. That's all I have to say about that....

CNN.com - Report: U.S. spied on Americans' intimate conversations abroadOkay, so the Bush Administration wanted to be able to listen in on calls between the US and overseas on the basis that it might help them catch terrorists. Many people thought this would lead to egregious violations of personal privacy, but they told us, "No, no, don't worry ( Read more... )

You know the rest.

Yes, officials at the Department of the Interior are being investigated for accepting lavish gifts from energy companies, up to and including hot, hot (we like to presume) government-on-industry action!Between 2002 and 2006, nearly a third of the 55-person staff in the Denver office received gifts and gratuities from oil and gas ( Read more... )