Archive for February, 2007
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
I'm currently reading two books, one fiction and one non-fiction. The fiction book is from my favorite fiction genre: (private) detective mysteries. It's an oldie but a goodie: Rex Stout's Murder by the Book. I've been re-reading Stout's Nero Wolf mysteries after several decades have had their chance to erode ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, Gonzo's Grab Bag | 17 Comments »
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
The new HPV vaccine developed by Merck has been shown to be pretty effective in protecting against the virus responsible for cervical and other female-specific cancers that kill as many as 4000 women each year. (For the record, my paternal grandmother died from cervical cancer at age 24. I never ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Health, Politics, Religion, Science | 8 Comments »
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
It turns out that it may not be Libby, Libby, Libby on the label, label, label after all. To be sure, Scooter's defense is taking its lumps in the trial, but the Vice Chickenhawk might become cannon fodder on the political battlefield too.
Remember that La Scoot isn't on trial ...
Posted in Current Affairs, DailyFeatured, General, Impeachment, Politics | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
President Bush presented his 2008 budget recently, and the numbers don't lie- to pay for his massive tax cuts for the wealthy and his ongoing war on whomever he considers a terrorist this week, Bush proposed cuts to programs that actually help the poor, needy, disabled and America's veterans. How's ...
Posted in Budget, Current Affairs, Economics, IDIOT, Politics | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
A recent USA/Gallup Poll asked about Americans willingness to vote for presidential candidates from a variety of different genders, religions, and other backgrounds. With several early strong Democratic contenders falling outside the traditional 'stuffy white man' mold and early Republican candidates having 'factors' against them, the relevance of the poll ...
Posted in Campaign News, Current Affairs, Poll Results, Religion | 15 Comments »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
what journalists learned, if anything, in civics class in school or if they just snoozed right through all that pro-America nonsense. Andy Sullivan of Reuters writes:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney will have a last chance to convince a jury he is not guilty of ...
Posted in Diaries | 34 Comments »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
When Nancy Pelosi was anointed Speaker of the House, many Republicans pooh-poohed her as the embodiment of San Francisco values. It's true that by today's political standards, La Nance is a staunch liberal. However, by San Francisco political standards she's but a mere moderate.
Perhaps in the difficult times we find ...
Posted in Campaign News, Current Affairs, Impeachment, Iraq War, Miscellaneous, Politics | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
When Republican Presidential hopeful "Mittens" Romney threw his hat into the ring last week he made his announcement at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Unfortunately, it turns out ole Henry was a racist so Mitt was covered by the guano hitting the fan. The anti-Mittens crowd immediately piled ...
Posted in Campaign News, Current Affairs, DailyFeatured, General, Politics | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
A law that seems to have come straight from the Taliban is one step closer to becoming a reality in Alabama, this time thanks to a Democrat.
A federal Court of Appeals recently upheld a 1998 Alabama law that was the underpinning of an anti-obscenity law pushed on the people by ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Gonzo's Grab Bag, IDIOT, Police State | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
In the second time in as many weeks, a major Republican policy maker has exposed the racist underpinnings of the Bush Administration regarding immigrants who come to America.
On Feb. 8th, Karl Rove addressed a group of Republican women at a luncheon wherein he described the rationale behind the president's open-borders ...
Posted in Current Affairs, IDIOT, Immigration, Politics | 13 Comments »
