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…and while you’re at it, explain this as well…

Posted in america, government, news, politics, sports, useless politicians, tagged on November 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »

The economy.  The (insert country here) War.  Health Care.  Political corruption.  Corporate corruption.  Unemployment.  U.S. homelessness….
and yet this past week, a House Judiciary Committee (yes, the same House of Representatives you elected and pay for)  held a full blown hearing on…
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Head Injuries in the National Football League.
I wish I was making this up…
Am I the [...]

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at a loss

Posted in Obama, america, economy, government, news, politics, soapbox, useless politicians, tagged on November 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Human nature is such an odd thing, how some people act with unquestionable integrity and a solid moral center.  Then there are those whose integrity is for sale and whose morality doesn’t even wave at conviction or consistency.
You know………….politicians.
Taking a glance at the source for many things political, C-SPAN, there sat Neil Barofsky being interviewed.  [...]

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random minutia

Posted in government, health care, holiday, politics, writing, tagged , on November 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Just a lot of scattered things going on…
First, I’m doing NaNoWriMo this year.  I haven’t done it since 2005; the results of that effort is the novel that is oh so close to being shopped around.  We’ll see if I can make it this year…a lot of other shit going on that wasn’t before,  time will [...]

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Not Feeling Well? Try Nevada…or New York…or…

Posted in america, government, health care, politics, useless politicians, tagged , , on October 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I will try to summarize this with minimum snark

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Exciting Breakthrough

Posted in america, comedy, government, politics, tagged , on October 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »

A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that would normally
take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 40 years to complete.

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HR 676 – The Health Care Bill (sit down for this one)

Posted in Obama, america, common sense, economy, government, health care, life, politics, soapbox, stupidity, useless politicians, tagged , on July 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »

It’s time for a revolution. The free ride is over. It’s time to get pissed off and act!

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d.c. follies – H.R. 1256

Posted in america, government, politics, tagged , on June 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Hot off the presses with this one..”Tough new anti-smoking legislation pases house/senate…headed for President Obama’s signature…”  IT’s all over the internet headlines, television talking heads are blathering about new larger warnings on cigarette packages as instructed by the FDA.
Now, while all of this is true, yours truly – fueled by some recent insane curiosity for [...]

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crisis my ass

Posted in economy, government, politics, soapbox, tagged , , on May 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I’m sorry, this has taken on a Dickensian tone…but you get my drift

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stimulation

Posted in america, comedy, economy, government, politics, soapbox, stupidity, tagged , , on February 22, 2009 | 10 Comments »

With all this ’stimulus’ package talk – have you noticed how it has already wheedled it’s way into corporate brainwashing (advertising) – how come I never feel stimulated?  I get the feeling that I (and folks like I) are the stimulaTORS and not the stimulaTEES.
So…….what’s in all this horseshit for me?
Not much.  A continued sense [...]

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Smoke up, Johnny!

Posted in america, culture, economy, government, holiday, marketing, politics, tagged , , , on November 21, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I’ve had this rambling thought in my head for a couple days now…who knows if I’ll get it out coherently.
It’s Christmas Ad Season again, in case you’ve been in a coma recently.  And the barrage of All-American Hallmark images are sure to sparkle through thr airwaves and satellite dishes for the next few weeks.  Here [...]

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