September 22nd, 2008

The plan being, I gather, to clog the toilet with taxpayer money to prevent real money from being lost. Break it up! « The Poor Man Institute  

It’s my official position of course that it is silly to call the American people stupid. It’s impossible to generalize like that about 300 million plus people. But they sure aren’t smart. History News Network  

And we can’t hire them back because nobody’s going to take a pay cut from Social Security to program Cobol for minimum wage. Dr. Dobb’s | Is Your Next Language COBOL? | September 18, 2008  

September 21st, 2008

So, let’s say he uses a small portion of the $700 billion-with-a-B that he gets under this bill to buy an island guarded by a fully-equipped two-brigade garrison from Blackwater, to build a genetic engineering lab staffed by mad scientists breeding sharks that will hatch from the egg with lasers in their heads. Through the Looking Glass  

I’m sorry to be so crude, but they are also exposed to E. coli every time they wipe their butts. Terra Sigillata : E. coli in fluid dripping from New Mexico garbage truck  

September 19th, 2008

If Cary Grant had been this clueless he wouldn’t have survived the first half-hour of North by Northwest. slacktivist: L.B.: Freeze frame, roll credits  

September 16th, 2008

Despite an economy in shambles, a military stretched to the breaking point in two wars and seven years of civil liberties abuses that we still do not know the full scope of; Congress has decided that it simply cannot wait another day without passing H. Res. 1255 — a resolution honoring Toby Keith’s commitment to members of the Armed Forces. ACLU Blog: Because Freedom Can’t Blog Itself: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union » Congress — Just When You Thought You’ve Seen It All…  

September 13th, 2008

John McCain has the judgment of a small child. The Washington Monthly  

September 12th, 2008

But just to be clear, having the ocean show up in your living room is not necessarily such a bad thing. The bad thing happens when the ocean leaves. Greg Laden’s Blog : “Flee Ike or Face Certain Death” (What you need to know about Hurricane Ike)  

Honey is bee vomit. Tasty, tasty bee vomit. Adventures in Ethics and Science: Friday Sprog Blogging: spider silk.  

Well, now we know why they’ve been hiding her. Obsidian Wings: The Emperor-to-Be Has No Clothes  

September 11th, 2008

See, this is why those Republicans get so worked up when they scream for drilling. It’s not a solution to an energy crisis for them. It’s a shortcut to a gravy train that might just get them laid. Emptywheel » What Republicans REALLY Mean When They Say Drill! Baby! Drill!  

September 10th, 2008

I once asked why there was no “Uncle Tom” style term for male-chauvinists who happened to be female. Apparently “Republican” is such a term. Who knew? Neurotopia (version 2.0) : Charging women for their own rape kits?  

September 9th, 2008

Just remember that this is the craps game where Republicans want to bet your Mom’s social security check. d r i f t g l a s s: Our Overlords  

September 8th, 2008

I guess it’s a lot easier for them to talk about protecting the flag than to actually protect the freedoms it represents. ACLU Blog: Because Freedom Can’t Blog Itself: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union » Fire Fight  

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