Georgia leads the list, as usual. They’ve had way more failures than any other state. Incompetence? Corruption?
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Socialist Arizona
Marc Cooper reports from a Tea Party meeting in Arizona in support of Republican primary challenger J.D. Hawyorth against that well-known commie, Marxist McCain.
Heading this evening to a meeting of local Tea Party folks where J.D. will be the guest speaker. If there are any plans for credibile resistance to the Commie yolk being imposed [...]
Federal Reserve must disclose bank bailout records
Next step for the Fed weasels – petitioning the Supreme Court in an attempt to completely trample America’s constitution
What is the Fed hiding? They’re like the Catholic Church when it comes to stonewalling and refusing to release information.
Wachovia to pay $160 for money-laundering $420 billion in drug money
The fine is a minor slap on the wrist. And it avoids criminal prosecution against the bank. Of course no one there any clue how this happened and promises to take remedial action.
Asked if Wachovia knew it was drug money, [DEA Special Agent] Trouville said, “I don’t think I can comment on whether Wachovia knew [...]
Dropout economy
Time Magazine says maybe our schools are pointless and if your kid drops out, maybe he has a better idea of what to do. Seriously.
Imagine a future in which millions of families live off the grid, powering their homes and vehicles with dirt-cheap portable fuel cells. As industrial agriculture sputters under the strain of the [...]
iPhone obsessiveness
This is my iPhone News / Weather screen.
Sue says my arranging iPhone screens by category then alphabetizing them is a symptom of geek obsessiveness. Hmmm.
Will passage of health care reform hurt Democrats in the Fall
Will passage of health care reform hurt Democrats in the Fall
Firedoglake thinks so
The generals are firing on their own troops in the trenches for their unwillingness to go on a suicide mission.
There are currently 36 resolutions in states across the country to ban the mandate which forces people to buy private insurance, or face [...]
Not a fan of Fess
From a friend in Santa Barbara
Fess Parker, megadeveloper and destroyer of paradise,as well as all around lying scumbag — HE DEAD!!
Anti-perkiness report
Georgia Republicans believe the cause of unemployment is drugs, propose random drug testing as condition for receiving unemployment benefits. Ignoring that it was unbridled free marketeering and deregulation, and a host of other policies favored by the ruling class (of which they are members) that caused a dearth of jobs. Do you think I’m making [...]
Climate Change in the Oregon High Desert
Ten Bears on “The climate change movement is dead. Al Gore killed it” (promoted from the comments)
Sixty-five degrees today on The High Desert, a four thousand feet above sea-level and but a metaphoric stones’ throw from what were once prolific glaciers close enough to the forty-fifth parallel to call it half way to the north [...]
The Meth Project
Two years after launching the Meth Project in Montana, adult Meth use has declined by 72% and Meth-related crime has decreased 62%
They did this by mass advertising and most importantly, by listening to what teenagers told them.
Our first campaign focused on the impact Meth has on the individual—the user. Our latest ads show the collateral [...]
The Great Catholic Cover-Up
Hitchens:The pope’s entire career has the stench of evil about it.
In 1979, an 11-year-old German boy identified as Wilfried F. was taken on a vacation trip to the mountains by a priest. After that, he was administered alcohol, locked in his bedroom, stripped naked, and forced to suck the penis of his confessor. (Why do [...]
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Does assassination promote democracy?
Yes. Seems like whacking people may be a great way to promote freedom!
[Quoting from an article] “We find that, on average, successful assassinations of autocrats produce sustained moves toward democracy.”
What a way to dive head first into ethical dilemma territory…
