While it's a partial restatement of my idea (as if I originated it) that the US takes its memory from WWII (where appeasement created a devastating war) and Europe from WWI (where a truly devastating war could have theoretically been avoided by diplomacy), this article on nationalreview.com takes it a step further. I know *I* never mention ( Read more... )

Not everyone has done it, but it's getting old. Please don't 'remind' me to vote in today's primaries ( Read more... )

I'm not a climatologist, nor do I even play one on TV. I've not seen "An Inconvenient Truth" solely because I've never liked hearing Gore speak. His words don't bother me, as many Bob Dylan detractors would say, it's just that voice of his. The only time I've liked hearing his voice was when he went head to head with Dee Snyder. Admittedly, ( Read more... )

According to this story, the FEC got a ruling correct!

Some days, I'm a little slow. I've neglected reading a few of my RSS feeds (which I'm required to mention are VERY easy to keep track of thanks to Opera's built in feed reader). As a result, I missed this posting in the Downsize DC blog.

H.R. 4694 is sponsored by David Obey (D-WI) and co-sponsored by Representatives DeLauro (D-CT), Filner (D-CA ( Read more... )

You can imagine my small bit of shock to find that the presidential candidate I voted for back in 2000 had passed away on Wednesday. I didn't see it in the papers, I didn't see it on the news. Today I DID manage to find an article about it on Foxnews.com, but that's not exactly where I start when I'm looking for something.

Here is the release ( Read more... )

It seems that the folks in Wisconsin have actually found reason on at least one level (other than the level that let us remember that their state capital is named after a president, which got us 2 points at trivia tonight). They now have signed into law a measure requiring that their touch screen voting machines have their source code avaible to ( Read more... )

I think I've found a new game to want. Of course, all I have to do to buy it is pay for it, and I may just do that soon.

It's not the sort of game that's popular right now, nor do I think it ever has been outside of a few very small circles. It's called Democracy and you can get a free demo of it on their site. Of course, in the demo you have ( Read more... )

I'm not currently inclined to further research the matter right this moment, but this article in the Chicago Tribune seems to argue that the president does in fact have the authority to order what he's come out and admitted he ordered the NSA to do.

Saw this article today and found it interesting. If it were from another source, I'd likely not have to taste as much salt right now, but the idea is interesting to say the least. Then again, there are people who should really really REALLY worry about letting this sort of book become a tit-for-tat sort of thing. We all know about Newt and his ( Read more... )