Archive for March 12th, 2011

Nuclear Power, When it Fails it Fails Big

Filed in National by jason330 on March 12, 2011 • 18 Comments

It is like playing with fire, except the fire is extremely poisonous.

TOKYO — Japanese officials announced Sunday that the cooling system at a second nuclear reactor crippled by Japan’s devastating earthquake had failed completely, even as they took the extraordinary step of flooding a separate reactor with seawater in a last-ditch effort to avoid a nuclear meltdown.

Comment Rescue: Garrett’s Corollary to Godwin’s Law

Filed in National by jason330 on March 12, 2011 • 1 Comment

Garrett’s Corollary to Godwin’s Law: A legitimately despotic, cruel, inhumane action or regime cannot be blithely dismissed, ignored, or discounted by the invocation of Godwin’s law.

Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on March 12, 2011 • 11 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

“Teabag Governor Says “F-YOU” to the Governed” of the Day: FL’s Rick Scott

Filed in National by jason330 on March 12, 2011 • 13 Comments

With so many vying for the title of “Most Stupid Teabag Governor” there is a perpetual traffic jam between Chris Christie, Scott, Walker, Rick Perry, and Florida’s Rick Scott. Florida Gov. Rick Scott’ decision to rejected high speed rail, jobs, and $28 million a year put him out in front temporarily a few weeks ago, but now we find that Scott’s teabag-onomics will keep him in the running for years to come.

This Is Not A Godwin’s Law Violation

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on March 12, 2011 • 11 Comments

A state senator in New Hampshire told a mental health advocate that “defective people” should be shipped to Siberia to die because of “overpopulation.”