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Vote Like You're ACORN
Hey, I told you guys that I'm nominated for Best Individual Blogger. Here's the deal. I just don't want to be embarrassed. So, if you could please vote once a day, I'd be grateful.
Australia Day Three
Today the weather has turned humid, alternately rainy and gray and sauna-like warm. It was a good thing we took the Ferry across the harbor to Manly Beach yesterday when it was hot, windy and clear. The harbor is carved out of hillsides all around crammed with homes facing the water. It reminded me of pictures of Crete in a way (I've never been there). It's rocky and mossy-looking, with squarish homes punctuating the surface.
Tamm The Traitor
You know the NSA's wiretapping permission? They get to listen in on foreigners blabbing about killing Americans and plotting badness. It's how the Indian government knew about the Bombay bombing plot ahead of time but did nothing about it (small detail).
Democratic Illinois Governor Arrested For "Corruption Crime Spree"
Money, power, unions, intimidation all contributed to what U.S. Prosecutor Fitzgerald called a "corruption crime spree". Interesting. I thought the era of corruption was over, you know with Democrats in charge everywhere. A comprehensive article written by Natasha Korecki of the Chicago Sun Times is worth reading in its entirety:
Thank You
Happy Thanksgiving family, friends, and readers. I am grateful for you and your love and your support.
Bill Clinton Joins Obama's Team
Iowahawk reports:
WASHINGTON DC - Ending weeks of speculation and rumors, President-Elect Barack Obama today named Bill Clinton to join his incoming administration as President of the United States, where he will head the federal government's executive branch.
"I am pleased that Bill Clinton has agreed to come out of retirement to head up this crucial post in my administration," said Obama. "He brings a lifetime of previous executive experience as Governor of Arkansas and President of the …
Depressed? Turn Off The TV
Each year, people head into shorter days, get bored, turn on the tube, get more depressed and then new research comes out saying that when days get shorter, you're bored, and then you watch more TV, you get depressed. Still it's worth noting that watching the one eyed monster [a reader informed me that this is a naughty euphemism to which I say,"To the pure, all things are pure", but since most of you are not pure, I shall pick a new metaphor] boob tube excessively rots your brain, saps your en…
The Post Wherein I Agree With A Huffington Poster About GM
Watching GM decline has been part of my family's legacy. I'm a GM brat and many of my friends had dads who worked the line, were engineers, or somehow supplied the car companies. I've written before about watching Michigan die and this hasn't been a sudden death. Ricky Van Veen shares a conversation he had with his dad:
No Candidates Want To Talk About Health History
The New York Times reports that the candidates, all of them, have been less than forthcoming about their health histories. The most information shared has come from McCain--the old guy recovering from skin cancer. Most interestingly, Barack Obama and Sarah Palin have been the least open. Obama gave a one page letter and Palin has given nothing.
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