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Can you say, "hubris"?
In the same breath, Bush speaks of a) working with Democrats, healing the nation, & reaching out to those that didn't vote for him; and b) spending "political capital" that he earned in the election due to "the people hav[ing] spoken ( Read more... ) -
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America should be ashamed of itself. -
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Long time, no post.
I've been one busy bee lately at my new job. I haven't really been online much at all. Nor have I been keeping up on the news like I used to. That being said, the end of the world is nigh.
A 2.5 mile mushroom cloud was reported in North Korea near the Chinese border.
Okay, so it isn't really the end of the world. It's ( Read more... ) -
Just curious...
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Before I get to my question, It's probably wise to make a disclaimer. This is a purely hypothetical question; I don't want any politicians to get killed in any manner. I don't think the following is probable; I'm just curious ( Read more... ) -
You never can have too many vowels
You know there are several update-worthy things going on in the world right now. Anti-gay marriage amendment failure, weapons of mass murder, Florida scrapping it's non-voter list, Republican efforts to protect the DoMA from the Supreme Court (see gay marriage article), Coach Ditka running for the Senate, etc. I'm in too damned good a mood to ( Read more... ) -
My very first meme-ish quiz!
Arrg. I don't go in for that whole quiz, post, pass it on thing; this one is actually kinda interesting though. SelectSmart.com has a nifty presidential candidate selector. It asks you a few weighted questions and shows you how well you match up with various candidates. I unchecked the boxes that disallow third party, unannounced, and withdrawn ( Read more... ) -
If we really wanted a cure for AIDS we'd infect a few politicians...
When I was in high school, and even fairly recently, I would occasionally come across an apartment or office or even a school building with a sign hung on a fairly inconspicuous wall reading something to the extent of, "CAUTION: ASBESTOS- TRY NOT TO FUCKING BREATHE". It always struck my as funny that something that I'm told is extremely dangerous ( Read more... )
