Archive for May 22nd, 2009

DOI Wired RFP Episode IIIa

Filed in National by on May 22, 2009 22 Comments

UPDATE: I keep forgetting to link to the smoking gun. The actual half-assed RFP that has two closing dates (May 25th and May 26th), does not say what the work is that is being bid out and allows 24 hours between the bids being received and the start of vendor negotiations. …………………………………………………………………………. The response from […]

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RNC’s New “Daisy” Ad

Filed in National by on May 22, 2009 2 Comments

OOGA BOOGA! OOGA BOOGA! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7qkEholuT8[/youtube] Obama made it clear in his speech that he will close Guantanamo and he’s tired of the fear-mongering. It’s interesting watching the Republicans play the Democrats by arguing about the terrorist supervillians with secret powers that can only be contained in Cuba. Does anyone remember there wasn’t even a prison […]

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Thwart Rethug Delaying Tactics By…Speed Reading?

Filed in National by on May 22, 2009 4 Comments

Henry Waxman has come up with a novel way to speed up consideration of climate change legislation currently being slow-walked to death by the Rethugs…a speed reader: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1q1EoglEBY[/youtube] According to the Wall Street Journal, here’s why he might be needed: Committee Republicans, who largely oppose the measure, have said they may force the reading of […]

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Comment Rescue: The Pew Poll

Filed in National by on May 22, 2009 6 Comments

Anonie comments on the new Pew Poll results: anonie // May 21, 2009 at 9:40 pm From a comprehensive Pew Research Report released today. From 2002 to 2009, voters’ partisan identification has moved from virtual parity — 43 percent Republican and 43 percent Democratic at the height of George W. Bush’s popularity in the immediate […]

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Want!

Filed in National by on May 22, 2009 15 Comments
Want!

I want this wine! A close-up of the label: The chemistry is from actual wine chemists, illustrating some of the conversions that turns grapes into wine. So, DV, can you hook me up?

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