I read in Wired today that the current Big Brother bill in congress, which would keep a two year log of everything we do on the internet, is being pushed through under the guise of helping us combat child pornography. Don’t believe me? Look at the acronym. As we all know, the purpose of a [...]
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An Unfunded Mercury
Monday, 23 June 2008
I’m starting to think that the country would run a lot smoother if my parents were in charge of Congress. And I don’t mean house speakers or committee chairs or anything, I mean, everything that congress did would have to be run by them. Want to put a bill to a floor vote? As long [...]
The Night Can’t End Until…
Thursday, 13 December 2007
You never know what will happen in Chili’s. So I’m in Reston, VA for the week, attending a training for my job. Cause I could get a shuttle from the airport to my hotel, I was able to go without a rental car for the trip (good for the environment), though because of [...]
Give to Dubya what is Dubya’s
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
Here’s to six years of knee-jerk legislation, pre-emptive war, and a keen focus on the most important problems this country is facing, all wrapped up in a nice red, white and blue package.
My office had a six hour “suspicious package” search today that HR refused to acknowledge, despite the block long line of fire trucks, [...]
A Real Democracy
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
While reading a newspaper article today, I happened upon a sentence mentioning everyone’s favorite tubes expert, Alaska Senator Ted Stevens, who apparently had a little too much work done on his home, at least too much to convince Federal Prosecutors. But anyway, I wanted to know what was going on with Ted, so I typed [...]
And Then They Came for Me…
Monday, 20 August 2007
While waiting for my chicken sandwich at the corner deli today, I was drawn to the second paragraph of the front page New York Times article. Regular readers (all eight of you), will know that this issue strikes a chord with me, but if you don’t mind, please indulge just one more time. [...]
Karl Rove: Family Man
Monday, 13 August 2007
Yes, the architect of one and a half successful Bush presidential campaigns is stepping down at the end of August, saying “There’s always something that can keep you here, and as much as I’d like to be here, I’ve got to do this for the sake of my family.”
Personally, with his only son currently enrolled [...]
One of These Headlines Is Not Like the Other
Tuesday, 7 August 2007
Following up on my late night discovery (see this post), I want to take you all on a little journey into the wonderful world of “impartial” journalism. But first, a little bit of context for you… Anyone who tells you that news agencies are biased is completely correct. Anyone who tells you [...]