Archive for December, 2008
Blago Appoints a Replacement.
Indicted and corrupt Gov. Rod Blagojevich has allegedly named former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate. Burris is 71 years old and is the first African American to be elected statewide in Illinois. Thus, it is likely Burris will be acting as a placeholder here. And it […]
The SEU in 2008
It is useful to review where we have been with regard to the Sustainable Energy Utility. This is an organization that was created out of thin air by Harris McDowell in 2006. He the presided over an “interim” board that was to define the future of the SEU. Senator McDowell was reticent to declare the […]
Racism Advances Careers
…but only in the GOP. On Sunday, I noted that maybe the “R” really does stand for Racist. And it looks like I am proven right, by the none other than the GOP itself: The controversy surrounding a comedy CD distributed by Republican National Committee chair candidate Chip Saltsman has not torpedoed his bid and […]
Refreshing
This will be treated much like people that don’t mind being spied on if they aren’t doing anything wrong. What’s the big deal they will ask? It astounds me the lack of depth a person can have when it comes to understanding Free Will, Freedom in general and what liberties and rights our Constitution was […]
Why change now?
In an effort to “prevent Palestinians from attacking towns in southern Israel” with rockets, Israel today undertook its third day of offensive military airstrikes in the Palestinian territory of Gaza, raising the death toll to more than 300. The Palestinian casualty numbers have been described as the highest over such a brief period since the […]
Ending Corporate Personhood
From a Daily Kos Diary: An 1886 Supreme Court clerk’s headnotes misreading (Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad) applied the 14th Amendment to corporations, extending to them all the rights, but none of the responsibilities, of human persons. The result has been the steady erosion of our democracy since then, and the consequent rise […]
Oberly, Jennings top candidates for Connolly replacement
From the News Journal: Nearly everyone in the legal community points to former Delaware Attorney General Charles M. Oberly III as the front-runner [to replace U.S. Attorney Colm Connoly, who is resigning effective January 12th]. … “He’s been wanting the job; I assume he will get it,” [Attorney Joe] Hurley said. … Another name that […]
The Next Republican Leader.
In 1992, after President Bush had been defeated by Bill Clinton, and the Democrats controlled Congress, the mantle of national Republican leader naturally fell, by default, to the highest ranked Republican left in Washington. Senate Minority Bob Dole. Three years later, he was basically pushed aside by Speaker Newt Gingrich, even though Dole remained on […]
I Hate Fox (and I’m Boycotting Wolverine)
Fox is on track to delay the release of Watchmen. An attorney for 20th Century Fox said the studio will continue to seek an order delaying the release of “Watchmen.” U.S. District Court Judge Gary Feess last week agreed with Fox that Warner Bros. had infringed its copyright by developing and shooting the superhero flick, […]
United State of Pop 2008
This is the top 25 pop songs of 2008 as mashed-up by DJ Earworm. Though I probably know less than half of the artists (I am getting old), this video is quite cool. Well worth the five minutes of your time.
A Child is Born….
…Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston was born to Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston yesterday. The young Tripp weighs in as a 7 lb., 4 oz. healthy baby boy. The baby’s father, Levi Johnston, is training to be an electrician, while his mother, Bristol, is taking correspondence courses to obtain her high school diploma. One of his […]
Sleep Paralysis
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KptUfiiCI4c&feature=related[/youtube] Another Anon pointed me in this direction Lying Awake was my short way of describing Sleep Paralysis.
Happy New Year to Our Islamic Readers
Today marks the New Year in the Islamic calendar. Today is the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar, which is lunar. “I hope that (before Allah) the fast of the day of Ashurah will be a source of forgiveness of the previous [year]” For more on Muharram visit Darulehsan, What […]
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