Archive for April 21st, 2011

Naughty Boy Senator to Resign

Filed in National by MJ on April 21, 2011 • 7 Comments

Sen. John Ensign, who was caught screwing around with a campaign aide and then arranged for said aide’s husband to get some lobbying business, is reportedly going to resign. So, how many upright, Christian, family-values Republicans does this make in the past 5 years that have been forced from office?

An Executive Order to Provide Some Sunlight on Contributions to Political Groups

Filed in National by cassandra_m on April 21, 2011 • 1 Comment

Today’s fun has been to watch some of the reaction to the news that there is circulating around the Obama Administration that would ask Federal contractors to disclose how much money they’ve contributed to organizations involved in political activity.

Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on April 21, 2011 • 57 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Technology Etiquette

Filed in Delaware by pandora on April 21, 2011 • 16 Comments

Yeah, I’m on a pet peeve roll, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. I love technology as much as the next person, and I shudder to think how much time I spend with my gadgets, but there are times to put the damned gadgets away. Dining with other humans is the first instance that […]