A report by the Department of Justice cites several instances of illegal hiring practices, Internal Justice Dept. Report Cites Illegal Hiring Practices. Yet another example of Bush & the Republicans he appointed have abusing their power and acted illegally. For nearly two years, a young political aide sought to cultivate a “farm system” for Republicans […]
Tagged impeachment, PoliticsBob Herbert has a really appropriate op-ed piece in todays NY Times, “Can Obama Run the Offense? McCain’s constant whining is getting tiresome. Here is the opening that got my attention: Let’s see if I’ve got this straight. Barack Obama is a United States senator, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his […]
Tagged obamaAdrian Clement – Blog One of my favorite new bands on Important Records, A Place to Bury Strangers, have received a third pressing on vinyl for their debut self-titled release, which has become increasingly popular. (tags: aptbs) Javascript – Introduction to Events Events are the beating heart of any JavaScript application. On this page I […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, events, javascriptYesterday was my birthday. We took a trip to Culpeper, VA for two reasons. One was to have lunch at Foti’s, an excellent restaurant in Culpeper. It’s a real treat to have a meal at Foti’s, and they did not disappoint. The meal and service was excellent! The other reason was to visit Morningside Farms […]
If Hillary Clinton gets the nomination of the Democrat party, I won’t be able to vote for her. It seems to me that she’s being dishonest with the electorate. A very good example is her ridiculous push for cutting gas-taxes during this summer. It’s not a reasonable proposal from an environmental, economic, and personal point […]
Little Otsu – 2008 Milky Elephant Postcard Calendar by Eun-Ha Paek “We are super excited to bring you a long-awaited new Milky Elephant calendar from Eun-Ha Paek!” (tags: eun-ha) Freedom to Tinker » Blog Archive » Scoble/Facebook Incident: It’s Not About Data Ownership “Where did we get this idea that facts about the world must […]
I was checking the RSS feed I get from Scientific American and came across some titles of some disturbing articles. The North Pole is Melting “The permanent Arctic ice cap dwindled to a record low this week, presaging a future of a summertime Northwest Passage and obscuring fog.” … [2030] “It’s going to be a […]
A Place to Bury Strangers has received a lot of well-deserved complementary publicity lately. It started on August 31, 2007 with the piece in Pitchfork reviewing their first album “A Place to Bury Strangers.” The Village Voice published a piece last night “A Place to Bury Strangers: Effects-Pedal Memory Games,” that seems from here to […]
Today’s Toronto Star contains an opinion piece titled “Bush’s woes ensure little will get done.” The piece discusses the situation that since Bush is unpopular, unsuccessful, and generally viewed as inept, that while the leaders of Mexico and Canada and Bush meeting today, it is likely that they will try to keep their distance from […]
Political cartoons – August 2, 2008
Spare me any more drivel about the high-mindedness of John McCain. You knew something was up back in March when, in his first ad of the general campaign, Mr. McCain had himself touted as “the American president Americans have been waiting for.†…. Nevertheless, it’s frustrating to watch John McCain calling out Barack Obama on […]
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