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Please Hold Your Applause
I am as anxious to pat Dave Burris on the back for a job well-done as anyone on either side of the aisle. I was proud to be a blogger when he penned the letter that stuck a fork in Atkins. I was impressed by the facts that he uncovered in the Pink Postcards case. […]
Oh, This is Why Mike Castle Won’t Meet His Constituents…
I had to bump this back up because we have to just let the fact that the NJ ran this giant picture on the front page of the local section. That is a huge breakthrough. Is it possible that the Brahmins of Basin Rd. are starting to get it? The entire “I love Bush” sash […]
Holy Crap! That’s a Lot of Guns
A new study just released suggests that the US is the most heavily armed populace in the world, clocking in at 90 firearms per 100 people. Let that sink in. Shouldn’t our crime rate be at zero under the theory that more guns makes criminals less likely to attack (since they would be inviting certain […]
Delaware’s Blue Laws Still Suck
So I was surfing around and I went to one of my favorite little consumerism-gone-wild sites woot.com. I won’t bore you with the details of Woot, but it is quirky and fun online shopping. They also have a Wine section of the website called wine.woot.com. Basically you can get some different wines at a pretty […]
Larry Craig (R-ID) Accused of Lewd (and Gay) Act
I almost tire of these stories. Larry Craig is accused of soliciting a sexual act in an airport mens room. Then he pulled an Atkins and handed his Senate business card and said “What do you think about that?” No word on whether he was trying to pick the cop up or not with that […]
Mars and the Strangers From a Strange Land
This week a German scientist announced that he believes that he has found signs of life in Martian soil experiments conducted in 1976, during the Viking mission. If this were to hold up, and there is life on Mars (albeit different), does this have implications for the world view of many religious fundamentalists? Can they […]
Around the Horn Friday: Watermelon of Doom Edition
As one of our commenters pointed out, this weekend is the annual Watermelon of Doom fundraiser [shitty music warning] held by Vance Phillips. At this fundraiser crabs are served, watermelon is consumed, and one lucky politician will eat the “lucky watermelon” thereby sealing his doom. Last year it was a pre-macaca George Allen. This year…Who […]
Why Separating Church and State is Wise
I have been repaid for my statement earlier this week that China has benefited from increased exposure to Capitalism and western culture. It always happens. I praise my kids’ behavior just seconds before some blood-curdling scream shatters my rosy picture of their behavior. So it goes with China. I just saw a story that China […]
Even Paper-Trailed Electronic Voting Has Issues
In Ohio, electronic voting and the law has combined to take away anonymity in electronic voting. In Ohio, you can request the voting rolls in the order in chronological order. Also, the electronic voting machines record the votes on a paper tape, as a very wise check on the electronic voting machine. However, these two […]
Obama Wants to Ease Cuban Restrictions
Yesterday, Barack Obama said that he would ease restrictions on visiting and sending money to Cuba. Castro is washed up and I’m not convinced that the punishment strategy has been the least bit effective with Cuba. Look at China. Sure they aren’t perfect, but are they more free today than 10 years ago? How about […]
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