Scientists have done a horrible job educating what climate change is ( Read more... )

I was musing to myself how incredibly resistant to health care reform America is ( Read more... )

First of all, I think LJ is stuck in the past. It has not seen upgrades to its programming (or infrastructure based on the sluggish response I have seen for the past year and a half) for what, five years? A veritable geological epoch in the computing world. It already looks and behaves ancient and I am thoroughly fed up with the non-searchability, ( Read more... )

When W came into office of course I was furious (cause the Supreme Court decided the case, not voters) but even I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, he is the prez, like it or not. I was even hoping he wouldn't screw things up and manage to pull through ( Read more... )

Well I survived 8 years of Bush/Cheney. The country is in the midst of economic Armageddon, two neverending wars are being fought in the Mid-East. Michigan is already seeing double digit unemployment. No one can retire anymore ( Read more... )

You eagerly give Paulson a blank check for $700 billion for all the banks (over 1.3 Trillion when you add in the Bernanke freebies) but can't come up with $17 billion for an industry that employs millions? I just don't get it. It was a LOAN for Jebus sakes ( Read more... )

It's been almost a year of living in Indiana for me.
Today, with only a week left of time here, my instrument finally decides to work well.
I am tearing my hair out trying to get all the little pieces of work done in 7 days. Why didn't it work like this THREE MONTHS AGO????

Will someone *please* tell me what I'm missing with the Twilight mania ( Read more... )

At this rate will anyone ever be able to retire?
The equity market is bleeding at an average rate of 5% a day.
I feel really bad for the people closest to retirement, or those relying on their investments for retirement.

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