Day August 22, 2002

The Simple Simon Follies The saga of Bill Simon, the clueless Republican candidate for California Governor continues. Price cut on Bush’s fund-raiser for Simon  Ticket sales haven’t heated up, but debate over the reason for the new cheap seats has.  Meanwhile,…

The Granola Ayatollah of Canola! Biodiesel fuel comes from plants like corn or can be reprocessed from used cooking oil.  It’ll run your truck just fine, doesn’t pollute, lubricates the engine better than regular diesel, and freezes at a lower…

Valley / Hollywood secession poll From the LA TimesValley secessionCitywide:       29% for, 53% againstIn the Valley: 52% for, 37% against Hollywood secessionCitywide:       24% for, 61% againstIn Hollywood: 25% for, 59% against So, while Valley secession barely passes in the Valley, Hollywood secession…

Your tax dollars at work: Rigged war games The biggest war game in the history of the United States, staged this month at a cost of $US253 million with 13,000 troops, was rigged to ensure that the Americans beat their…

The emperor has no clothes The Bush Administration huffs and puffs a lot, threatening to blow the evil-doers houses down.  Lots of macho-strutting and big threats, but really, what have they actually accomplished?  Yes, they bombed Afghanistan back to the,…