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Category Archives: Politics
We interrupt this blog for a reminder from a veteran
As many of you know, I am a veteran. I wore the uniform of the United States Air Force for six years, and did so proudly. While I was not deployed to Iraq in the first Gulf War, I was active duty and I could have … Continue reading
Maybe you should try not lying, then
Republican Congressional hopeful Ari David is livid that Apple has rejected his iPhone app due to “defamatory statements” about his competition, Democrat Henry Waxman. As you can see not only are none of the statements defamatory, they are all factual. … Continue reading
We offered, you refused
Dear Republicans and/or conservatives, I don’t know how to break this to you, since you obviously haven’t figured it out yourselves yet, but it’s starting to become a problem. So here it goes. You lost. Last November, the American people took a good … Continue reading
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The paradox of thrift
Really good article explaining how recessions work and why tax cuts and “letting people keep more of their own money” may sound nice, but doesn’t actually help anything. Now we’ve entered “paradox of thrift” territory. People are saving more. And … Continue reading
Calm down, Chicken Little
Calm down, liberals. Take a deep breath. I know that trusting your elected officials and being skeptical of the press feels alien and wrong, but times have changed. It’s really okay. Ease down. You’ve blown the transaxle, you’re just grinding metal. I woke … Continue reading
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Competency we can believe in
I’ve seen lots of people on the left freaking out about Obama’s recent cabinet choices. Let’s review. Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton Secretary of Defense: Bob Gates Health and Human Services: Tom Daschle Homeland Security: Janet Napolitano Attorney General: Eric Holder … Continue reading
Hmm, no Say It Like Bush on Amazon…
Just saw this on the bookshelf at my local grocery store. Haven’t read it and don’t endorse it (it’s pretty easy to find on Amazon if you’re interested), but I found it intensely interesting that we have a president (or will, on … Continue reading
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The skeptic and the believer
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about Obama winning the election, about my writing, why I washed out of NaNoWriMo this year (more on that later), and the passing of one of my favorite authors last week, Michael Crichton. I’m also rereading … Continue reading
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Adventures in IM
From texts between me and my Maximum Geek cohort Josh Curry today: me: SF Gate is calling it. 95% reporting, 52 – 48 for banning gay marriage in CA. Damn. me: THEY WILL FEEL THE WRATH OF GEORGE TAKEI (oh, my…) josh: wow that sucks me: … Continue reading
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Holy crap, is it already over?
MSNBC just had the governor of Pennsylvania on and he said that because the state Republican party chose to run some inflammatory commercials in the final days about Jeremiah Wright, African American turnout has been off the charts today across … Continue reading