Posts Tagged “Democrat”
- Pope Benedict XVI ended his 6-day visit to the US yesterday by celebrating Mass in Yankee Stadium to 57,000 Catholics. One of the big challenges was to be able to serve everyone Communion expediently, but it was likely aided by many regular patrons of The House That Ruth Built–they’ve passed their share of hot dogs and beer…
- Tensions are rising as Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaign to win the Pennsylvania primary tomorrow. Some of the comment are obviously the result of too little sleep, as Obama accused Clinton of "making a 3AM lie about Bosnia" and Clinton charging Obama with "being pretty bitter about taking that 3AM call"…
- There’s a debate raging between Congress and the Pentagon over the effectiveness of the M4 carbine rifle, used almost exclusively by soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, with critics claiming it’s overpriced and can jam too often in the sandy climates it’s most needed. Military leaders say they consider the weapon extremely reliable–as long as they aren’t expected to use it in combat…
- PETA is offering a $1 million prize to come up with a method to basically make test tube meat products, which would avoid the harvesting of cattle. While I do appreciate all the benefits to our planet from this, I don’t think I could ever get used to eating a cheeseburger literally made by a lab geek…
- A class-action suit goes to trial today charging The Department of Veterans Affairs with not doing enough to prevent suicides of American soldiers. Government lawyers claim the VA has made suicide prevention a top priority–and they’re certain those policies will be implemented any day now…
- Danica Patrick became the first woman to win an Indy car race yesterday when she won the Indy Japan 300, edging two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves. This should put an end to every "lady driver" joke ever told…
Tags: Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Pennsylvania, Pentagon, Pope Benedict XVI, primary, Yankee Stadium
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- Nearly all of the 400 children removed from that West Texas polygamist compound are in good health, with about a dozen cases of chicken pox and another dozen with other non-threatening conditions. However, little is known about the condition of either of their fathers…
- Some say President Bush’s comments this week about his faith in his military commander are a signal that he’s ready to hand off the war in Iraq to the next Oval Office inhabitant. Unfortunately, he’s convinced it’s his brother Jeb…
- American Airlines was forced to cancel another 900 flights yesterday in order to comply with the FAA’s order for safety inspections. I think if there’s much more of this, we’ll be calling them un-American…
- The latest polls show John McCain now running even with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, as he’s been able to take advantage of a divided Democratic race. It was the best news for him since learning he’d been accepted at a really ritzy senior community…
- A collection of recently-discovered unpublished photos feature Elvis Presley at a 1972 Madison Square Garden concert. They are likely pretty valuable–especially the ones of him trying to stuff an entire cheeseburger in his mouth…
- Yesterday was the 150th birthday of Big Ben, the famous Great Bell of Britain’s Parliment. It may be old, but I’m told it still has some great knockers…
Tags: American Airlines, Barack Obama, Democrat, Elvis, Iraq, John McCain, President Bush
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- America’s military commander in Iraq says the situation is too unstable there to promise further troop withdrawals. On the other hand, it could certainly aid the unstable situation facing everyone paying for it…
- A new poll reveals Pope Benedict XVI has a 70 percent approval rating among US Catholics, which is pretty good–until you compare it to Pope John Paul II, whose rating was 90-plus percent after his passing. Just what you want to hear–"uh, no offense, but we prefer the dead guy"…
- Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary is becoming a much tighter race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, which many experts believe could mean the end for Clinton. I’d be careful counting her out–she makes the phoenix look like a quitter…
- A kidney donor willing to offer their organ to anyone provided a spark that allowed surgeons at Johns Hopkins University to complete a half-dozen kidney transplant surgeries simultaneously–which officials believed was the first event of its kind. Wow–who knew selfless goodwill was contagious
- George Lucas of Star Wars fame is suing the British designer responsible for creating the film series’ famous "storm trooper" costumes, claiming the designer’s sale of replicas violate copyrights owned by Lucasfilms. Lucas wants him to stop or he’ll turn his 8-foot tall Chewbacca replica on him…
- Homeland Security officials say they are working on an early warning system to detect incoming computer attacks of critical US infastructure. I say turn a few PS3-playing geeks onto it–compared to some of those games, real attacks will seem like a cake walk…
Tags: Barack Obama, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, homeland security, Iraq, Pennsylvania, Pope Benedict XVI
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- A new survey on airline quality finds complaints are up 60%, affecting 15 of 16 airlines. Topping the list of concerns–companies going bankrupt and flights being cancelled, just as you’re about to land…
- Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean says he believes both Michigan and Florida delegations will end up at the convention, but doesn’t expect agreement on it until after the remaining primaries are held. These two states were so determined to decide the nomination, and they may just get their wish–after Memorial Day…
- Congressional Democrats are talking about a second economic aid package for homeowners to avoid foreclosure, which many believe is at the heart of the now-acknowledged recession. The Bush administration prefers to see what effect the initial stimulus payments will have–probably on more than a few bankrupcty attorneys…
- The Lundberg Survey reports that gas prices rose another 5 cents a gallon nationwide the past two weeks. It’s approaching a point where many will have to start making some real tough choices–a fill-up or Botox?
- Even Atlantic City has been effected by the slowing economy, with talk among casinos of eliminating free meals, hotel rooms and show tickets to gamblers. Alternatively, they’ll just try and get them so drunk that they won’t notice…
- Police used tear gas to break up thousands at a party near Michigan State University known as Cedar Fest, with reports that the crowd practically begged to be gassed with many students calling it a rite of passage. Whatever happened to getting drunk and running naked through the quad?
Tags: airline, Atlantic City, Congress, Democrat, economic stiumulus payments, Florida, foreclosure, Michigan, primary
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- HUD secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned yesterday amid a criminal investigation that accuses him of retaliating against housing officials in Philadelphia for blocking a land deal with one of Jackson’s friends. President Bush has continued to support his long-time friend–although he may want to reconsider letting Dick Cheney keep choosing them…
- A Michigan congressman has proposed an alternative for seating delegates at the Democratic National Convention, awarding them partly on results from the state’s primary election and partly from the overall popular vote nationwide. Candiate reaction is identical–partly enthusiastically happy from Hillary Clinton, partly disgusted from Barack Obama…
- New York’s legislature is discussing doubling the state’s tax on cigarettes, raising the average price of a pack to $7. Some residents say they’ll just drive to tax-free Native American shops to buy them–which, at $3.50 a gallon for gas, is just a brilliant idea…
- The coroner in the inquest of Princess Diana’s death said there is no evidence that her father in law Prince Phillip orchestrated a secret plot to have her and boyfriend Dodi Fayed murdered, as his father Mohamed Al Fayed has claimed. I think the consensus is that anyone who needs a servant to help them change their underwear couldn’t mastermind a thing…
- The outbreak of a lung ailment was traced to the Iowa governor’s mansion, which had ironically affected several members of the state chapter of the American Lung Association. It sounds like an old episode of Candid Camera…
- Jordan’s Queen Rania has launched a YouTube channel in her country to encourage young people there to help debunk stereotypes of Muslims and the Arab world. I hope it is successful, and not a collection of "I like turbans!" clips…
Tags: Barack Obama, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Michigan, New York, President Bush, Princess Diana, YouTube
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