No, it isn't a joke, nor is it some tortured metaphor. Pete Sessions (R-TX) literally said that the House republicans would be looking to the Taliban in terms of tactics if Obama and them Democrats weren't obsequious enough for them.

"Insurgency, we understand perhaps a little bit more because of the Taliban," Sessions said during a meeting ( Read more... )

I like this idea even better than just nationalizing banks.

An excerpt:

Instead, what needs to be done is to just have the Fed lend directly to consumers and businesses. Let everyone switch their credit card to a Fed card, and as a one time thing everyone can switch over up to a $10,000 balance. The interest rate? How about the top end of the ( Read more... )

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Well, my new LHT is on the way. Hopefully I'll have it Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. I'm already planning a ride :)

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I posted this before, but watch it again. I teared up something fierce at work watching Obama's speech. I still don't trust government, I still dislike it in a lot of ways, but I don't distrust my country any more. I don't distrust the people in places I haven't been, people I've never met. I'm not afraid to go places like Mississippi and ( Read more... )

It's finally over.

We have a new president.

That was an amazing speech.

I can't believe how happy I am.

Full text of his Inaugural Speech

There certainly are a lot of people in Gaza that support Hamas, but there are also a lot of people in the US that support the invasion and occupation of Iraq. If having a neighbor that supports militancy against the enemy is a reason to kill someone then nearly every one in the US is morally killable. I don't want it to be ok for someone to kill ( Read more... )

I'm pretty positive that I'm going to get a Charge Plug Grinder when we get them into my work. It seems like it'll do everything I want a commuter to do, and it'll fit the cross tires I like to use, and maybe some nice spiky snow tires as well. Plus it's pretty cheap ( Read more... )

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If there was any doubt about Obama's victory ending racism in the US that doubt has been shot in the back fatally. Yes, the police still kill black men for resisting arrest. Of course, the official line will be that the cop only meant to administer an extremely painful high voltage shock.

One source familiar with the investigation said BART is ( Read more... )