Category Archives: Politics
Time: Cookies got Abu Jandal to talk
Link: Abu Jandal’s guards were so intimidated by him, they wore masks to hide their identities and begged visitors not to refer to them by name in his presence. He had no intention of cooperating with the Americans; at their…
Cheney’s self-serving speech
After reading the speech in it’s entirety several times, I have to say it is the quintessential “Yes we did it, and thought it was right” speech. It is also a perfect example of the black and white thinking that…
Anatomy of a biased poll
I see that Fox News has released a poll, from which they are claiming 71% of respondents want “less government in their lives.” Considering my distrust of Fox News’ intentions, i felt I should take a look at the actual…
Remember “Those who cannot learn from history…?”
“What we learn from history is that we do not learn from history.” – Benjamin Disraeli This was quoted in a Barron’s article outlining how some of the blame for the current economic situation falls at the feet of our…
Poor Sarah
I didn’t like Palin. I thought she was a dumb (six colleges for a journalism degree), narrow-minded, partisan bimbo who was more like George W. with regards to cronyism than anyone wanted to admit. However, she doesn’t deserve to be…
“More Jekyll, less Hyde.”
When asked if any other GOP candidate could have done better than McCain, Republican Strategist David Marin responded: Only one: the real John McCain. More Jekyll, less Hyde. More thoughtful, good-government centrist, less ad hominem attacker. More calm hand of…
Mythbusting doesn’t work
At least it’s harder to convince someone that a myth is false, according to this study posted in the Washington Post: The conventional response to myths and urban legends is to counter bad information with accurate information. But the new…
Where I stand
With the Democratic Convention over and the Republican Convention almost finished, I figured it was time to lay out where I stand on the issues at hand, and hopefully explain why I’m voting the way I am. The economy is…
Penn and Teller call “BS” on Environmental Hysteria
Please take a look at this video. It shows how ridiculous the whole environmental hysteria movement is. The petition to ban “dihydrogen monoxide” is quite amusing and shows these people usually don’t know what the heck they are talking about.