19 November 2008
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It has been 15 days since Betsy Markey soundly (56%-44%) defeated the vile right-wing “culture war” thug Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave and still Musgrave has yet to concede. This is no suprise to us in Colorado having seen this arrogant bitch … Continue reading
19 November 2008
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Google has opened an online photo gallery with millions of photos from the archvies of Life magazine. So far there are about two million photos with plans to scan in all ten million photos from Life’s library. A majority of these images … Continue reading
18 November 2008
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The El Paso Times reports that a McAllen grand jury has indicted Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzalez for prisoner abuse: A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related … Continue reading
18 November 2008
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The AP has called the Senate race in Alaska and convicted felon Ten Stevens, the longest serving criminal Republican in the Senate, has been defeated by Anchorage mayor Democrat Mark Begich. Mr. Bridge to Nowhere, the Internet is “a series … Continue reading
18 November 2008
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The illusive 60-seat majority is looking more real every day. The AP reports: The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed the Anchorage mayor by 2,374 votes out of 290,198 counted as election officials continued tallying absentee and … Continue reading
17 November 2008
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Barack Obama will be our first truly wired president, but being president does not allow him to be as wired as he might like. Jeff Zeleny of the NY Times writes: For all the perquisites and power afforded the president, … Continue reading
16 November 2008
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Alta published a list of the ten most difficult words to translate. Here are a few: Jayus From Indonesian, meaning a joke so poorly told and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh. Kyoikumama In Japanese, this word refers … Continue reading
15 November 2008
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Republicans are fond of bumper sticker talking points. I mean, why fuss with asking questions or probing deeper into the reasons, causes or effects. Thinking is hard and the conservative rank-and-file just can’t bother with such silliness. Keep it … Continue reading
14 November 2008
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Last month it was that nifty Forbidden City virtual tour. Today we have Ancient Rome in Google Earth. This view is a snapshot of Rome in 320 C.E. This was produced by the Univeristy of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology … Continue reading
14 November 2008
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A Catholic priest in South Carolina has told his parishioners that they may not receive Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the President-elect supports abortion, and supporting him “constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil.” This Father Jay Scott … Continue reading
