Archive for July, 2008

The Bridges Still Aren’t Fixed

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

From the A.P.
Its no surprise, we’d rather lock up people for victimless crimes or fight senseless wars than fix our infrastructure.
Sometimes I think the US is like a man with cancer on amphetamines. We can convince ourselves we feel fine, good even but inside its all rotten.
Unfortunately the “doctors” that are supposed […]

Hero of the Week: Barney Frank

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

For showing the good sense to introduce a marijuana legalization bill. .
Its doesn’t go quite far enough but its a start. Hopefully we will get some common sense real soon now.

Republicans, Fiscal Conservatives? Not.

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Snarky I admit but the 600 billion dollar deficit they are trying to cover up with accounting tricks is why everything costs more and we are all getting poorer by the day.
I think it time to bring back the idea of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
While the Constitution absolutely allows the government […]

4K Bail for a Nine Year Old?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

This alleged cat burning is a nasty crime but a child (or in this case his parents) shouldn’t be required to post bail.
Unless there are really important mitigating circumstances I don’t know about no matter how serious the crime a nine year old is a child he should be at home with his […]

A Quote on the Quality of Television

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Attributed to Cynthia Heimel
TV and movies are aimed at a mythical “average consumer” who is exactly like you and me, except for being completely stupid.

Yankee Sweet Tea

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Here is my recipe for Yankee Sweet Tea. Its nowhere near as good as Southern Sweet Tea (which is made with simple sugar) but its quick and quenches the thirst. Its also pretty healthy especially compared to soda.
Yankee Sweet Tea
Make a brew of sun tea (4 bags, 1 gallon water, leave in sun till […]

Prospers Law of Government Communication

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Prospers Law of Government Communication states that
Governments really only want to talk to other Governments. This is because at best most of them tend to regard the citizens as children or more often as chattel or a liability.

Stalin on Ideas

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, why should we let them have ideas? —
Joseph Stalin

Simple Declarations #38

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Unless you are wealthy and connected you will rarely get a fair trial anywhere in the US.

No Thanks Due the UK on Standing Up for Human Rights

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Poor Gary McKinnon. Unless the UK listens to the European Court of Human Rights or the McKinnon gets smart and does what the US wants he is doomed.
McKinnon is a pain in the butt hacker to be sure and if he were doing a bit of time for his offense, especially in England […]

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