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Walking the Walk: Feds to Purchase Fuel-Efficient Cars from U. S. Companies
‘Bulo hates to link to the charlatans at CNBC, but that’s where he found this story. Granted, it’s a small drop in the bucket, and granted, in some ways, it’s a symbolic gesture, but still this policy provides legitimate assistance to the auto companies, reduces gasoline consumption, and sets an example for people to buy […]
Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Blueprint for America?
By now, any reasonable person, including the relatively few sane Republicans, have recognized that minimum mandatory sentencing for nonviolent drug offenders is a disaster. The results have been billions wasted on prison expansions and increases, not decreases, in recidivism rates, and drug wars raging on the US/Mexican border. So, what’s the alternative? Or, at least, […]
Breaking! ‘Real’ People in Nat’l Org. for Marriage Spot Are Actors. And Here are the Auditions…
Pandora ran a ‘Pointless/Counterpoint’ thread below featuring ‘real’ people reallyreally concerned about the so-called homosexual agenda. Well, yes, they’re real people as long as actors are considered real people (Alfred Hitchcock on actors: “I never said they were cattle. I said they should be treated like cattle”). You doubt the Beast Who Slumbers? Allow ‘bulo […]
Breaking: Markell’s Education Agenda Unveiled
From the Office of the Governor: DOVER — Governor Jack Markell and Lieutenant Governor Matthew Denn joined Senate Education Committee Chair David Sokola and House Education Committee Chair Terry Schooley today to unveil legislation designed to dramatically improve Delaware’s public schools and qualify Delaware for federal dollars that President Obama’s administration will be awarding to […]
Column Rescue: Mike Matthews Live-Blog on HB 100
Wow. Mike Matthews’ live-blogging on HB 100 is not to be missed. He really captures the clusterbleep that took place yesterday. Essential reading both for the trainwreck nature of what happened as well as for gaining an insight into what typically happens during committee meetings. Plus, guest appearances! To paraphrase George Orwell, “All bills are […]
Racino Gambling: Protected Monopoly?
Talk about unilateral disarmament! Today’s News-Journal reports that the Delaware General Assembly is already folding its hand on expansion of casino gambling, and will today consider legislation limiting any expansion to the three existing horse-track (and horsebleep) locations. Now, the Beast Who Slumbers can well understand arguments against the expansion of casino gambling, and considers […]
Breaking: Markell to Conduct Two Town Hall Meetings W/State Employees on Monday
From the Office of the Governor comes word that Gov. Jack Markell will conduct two town hall meetings tomorrow to discuss the proposed state budget with state employees and other interested parties. The meetings are scheduled as follows: Monday, April 6, 10 a.m.: Governor Markell will hold a town hall meeting with state employees and […]
Read All About It in the Sunday Papers-April 5, 2009
LEAD STORY-BOSTON GLOBE: Bush Steered Investors Involuntarily into Risky Funds With Predictably Disastrous Results There comes a point where you have you ask yourself, as Keith Olbermann has, whether the Bush Administration deliberately set out to destroy the country. There’s almost no other explanation for stories like this. Shortly before the first signs of the stock […]
Right-Wing Gun Nut Kills 3 Pittsburgh Police
Some info on the 22-year-old gunman who killed 3 Pittsburgh police, Richard “Pop” Poplawski, who wore a bulletproof vest while mowing down the officers: Mr. Perkovic and other former classmates said they were surprised by this morning’s events. Mr. Perkovic said Mr. Poplawski was opposed to “Zionist propaganda” (sound familiar?) and was fearful that his right […]
Music For the Masses-Tom Waits Edition
Love him or hate him, you know what camp you’re in. Tom Waits is ‘bulo’s role model. So, baby, this one’s from the heart. “…and manslaughter dragnets and the ghosts that sell memories, they want a piece of the action anyhow”: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZmqbcBsTAw&feature=related[/youtube] ‘Tom Traubert’s Blues’- “Small Change” “I’d buy a used car lot, and never […]
No More Electoral College in 2012?
It could happen. The indispensible Nate Silver over at 538.com has posted this article on the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. (‘Bulo aside: Anyone who loves polls and polling analysis must make 538.com essential daily reading. The Beast Who Slumbers suspects that John Tobin takes the blog into the bathroom with him, and that’s as […]
Newt Gingrich No Longer a Sinner? Just in Time for 2012?
Praise the Lord! It’s a Miracle! Newt Gingrich’s sins have been magically cleansed from his Heavenly record! How did he do it? He has seen the Light, and given over what passes for his soul to…Catholicism. Seriously. And, (quoting from that leading theologian Gomer Pyle), ‘Suh-prize, Suh-prize’, this conversion just may put him back in […]
Comment Rescue: Biochar
When El Somnambulo posted yesterday’s thread on biochar, he never expected (although he hoped) that a real expert would provide some real comprehensive information. He wishes to thank Erich J. Knight of Shenandoah Gardens for doing just that, and wishes to present his definitive response on biochar: Biochar Soil Technology…..Husbandry of Whole New Orders of Life […]
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