Posts Tagged “Republican”
- Barack Obama spent much of yesterday distancing himself from former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, after a series of TV appearances where Wright blamed 9/11 on US actions and suggested the government was capable of using the AIDS virus against minorities. Unfortunately for Obama, Wright has his 15 minutes of fame and is trying like crazy to stretch it into a couple of weeks…
- The promise of biofuel as an energy alternative has become a heated debate, with many blaming ethanol production for escalating corn prices and with it the global food crisis. I don’t want to prolong our dependence on oil, but we’re gonna run into real problems enjoying a bowl of freshly popped unleaded…
- A study by civil rights activists criticizing the war on drugs says New York City is the world leader in marijuana arrests with 400,000 busts in the last decade. No wonder cops have the best dope…
- Both Democratic and Republican senators attacked the 2005-enacted Real ID Act yesterday, calling it a gigantic unfunded mandate for states and an affront to the privacy of Americans. I wonder how many voted for it then and are trying hard to keep that on the down-low…
- A pair of the nation’s biggest meat processing plants were cited by the USDA for inhumane treatment of cattle. I consider this a serious business–the mistreatment of beef must be limited to men at grill time…
- The Swiss scientist who invented LSD in 1943–and first tested it before a bicycle ride home–has died of a heart attack at age 102. Under the circumstances, he’s lucky he made it home alive…
Tags: 9/11, AIDS, Barack Obama, biofuel, Democrat, ethanol, New York City, Real ID Act, Republican, Senate
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- Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling to uphold an Indiana law requiring photo ID in order to vote has renewed the debate about the issue, with Republicans in many states supporting the idea as a way to stop voter fraud–I suppose by Democrats–and Democrats objecting because they say it discriminates against the poor and minorities–who historically vote their way. In other words, it’s a matter of either too many or not enough votes for whoever takes on John McCain…
- A new report reveals that the number of abortions in the US has declined by almost one-fourth the past 15 years, but the birth rate also fell by 6 percent over the same period of time. It means teens are either using more contraceptives or are getting better at video games…
- Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani was criticized by Cardinal Edward Egan for taking communion during Pope Benedict’s recent visit because Giuliani supports abortion rights. Egan said he had an "understanding" with Giuliani not to receive the Eucharist–and Giuliani had an understanding that his beliefs were between him and God…
- A pair of polls asking which Democrat was more likely to defeat John McCain came up with two different answers–an AP poll showed Hillary Clinton up by nine points over McCain, while a Zogby survey concludes it’s Barack Obama who has the better advantage by 3 points. One thing we know for sure–McCain certainly didn’t pay for these results…
- I read that college professors around the country are now reacting in some surprising ways to students who text or play computer games during class–like walking out if students are texting, and marking as absent anyone using a laptop. We may be living in a "wired world", but these teachers are connected to the Old Skool Network…
- An Iranian official warned his government yesterday that there would be "destructive" cultural and social consequenses to the nation from the importing of Barbie dolls and other Western toys. Not only does Barbie degrade their traditional values for women, but Ken insists on praying towards Mattel…
Tags: abortion, Barack Obama, Barbie doll, Democrat, Hillary Clinton, Iran, John McCain, Pope Benedict XVI, Republican, Rudy Giuliani, Supreme Court, voters
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- The White House claimed that North Korea secretly helped Syria with its nuclear program and that a reactor destroyed by Israel seven months ago there was not intended for "peaceful purposes". So far, Syria is keeping mum while North Korean leader Kim Jung Il continues to have that ridiculous Alfred E. Neuman smile on his face…
- Republican nominee John McCain visited still-damaged areas of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and told an audience there that, "Never again, never again, will a disaster of this nature be handled in the disgraceful way it was handled". Then again, what’s the chance he would have said, "It’s too bad the plan didn’t work out–maybe it will next time"…
- The just-announced merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines was met with a fair dose of skepticism on Capitol Hill, where CEO’s of both companies spoke to House and Senate committees about their plans to close no hubs and plan no large-scale layoffs. It’s a funny thing about statements like that–usually the exact opposite happens…
- Congressional Democrats are pressing President Bush to release some of the Strategic Oil Reserve to help drive down prices. Administration sources claim it wouldn’t have a dramatic impact on the economy–at least that’s what the oil industry tells them…
- New research indicates that teens who keep blogs or use social networking sites like MySpace have a greater tendency to use non-standard elements like emoticons and internet slang into school assignments. I’m totally LMAO over that one…
- Scientists say that it’s likely that birds–not reptiles–are the closest living decendents to dinosaurs, based on the kind of protein found in both their bones. So if things had turned out differently, we could all have been enjoying Kentucky Fried T-Rex…
Tags: Congress, Delta, Democrat, House, Hurricane Katrina, John McCain, MySpace, New Orleans, North Korea, Northwest Airlines, nuclear weapons, President Bush, Republican, Senate, White House
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- Just in case you didn’t know, today is the deadline to file federal and state tax returns–you can request an automatic 4-month extension, but you’ll still have to pay now to avoid penalties and interest. If you have a refund coming, you can also get an extension–only you’ll have to prove you’re a member of the League Of Procrastinators…
- Congress is talking about forcing Iraq to begin covering some of the costs of the war and reconstruction there. How about this–just send us a couple billion gallons of crude and we’ll call it square…
- President Bush will meet Pope Benedict XVI as he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base today to begin his first US visit as pontiff–and the first time a US president has greeted a foreign leader there. Aides reminded the president that his old National Guard chaplain is not considered a head of state…
- Republican nominee-in-waiting John McCain has proposed that Congress suspend collection of federal gas taxes this summer, saving drivers just over 18 cents a gallon. So with gas prices here close to $3.50 a gallon, that’s about a 5% decrease–hardly worthy for Mr. Senior Citizen Discount…
- A new report concludes that America’s health care system is not prepared for baby boomers about to become senior citizens, with too few specialists in geriatric medicine available and Medicare unable to adequately cover necessary care among the challenges. Too bad the Generation Of Protest didn’t save up a little bit of that for now…
- Geologists say that there is an almost 100% probability that California will be hit with a devastating earthquake anytime in the next 30 years. That means there’s a 100% probability that LaLa Land will spend every moment between now and then simultaneously horrified and titillated…
Tags: California, Congress, earthquake, health care, Iraq, IRS, John McCain, Pope Benedict XVI, President Bush, Republican
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- The Federal Reserve cut interest rates three-quarters of a percent yesterday, sending stocks soaring up 420 points. There was more buying going on than at Wal-Mart the day after Thanksgiving…
- The judge in Paul McCartney’s divorce case said his estranged wife Heather Mills was a less than candid court witness and said her claim to get a quarter billion dollars of McCartney’s money, "is and was unreasonable, indeed exorbitant." She would have been better off if she had just admitted she married him for his money and was ready to get paid…
- The Supreme Court is in the midst of a historic debate on the Second Amendment while hearing arguments on a District Of Columbia ban on handguns, with justices’ comments suggesting the court believes Americans have the right to own firearms but that the government has the right to regulate their sale. It sounds like a draw for the NRA–just not the kind they would like…
- Michigan’s planned primary do-over election is meeting some resistance over a requirement that would exclude anyone who voted in the Republican primary–even Democrats who chose to do so because of the national party’s action to strip the state of its delegates. Do you think they’re deliberately trying to screw up the election, or don’t they know any better?
- The leader of a group accused of plotting to destroy Chicago’s Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices testified in a Florida trial that it was all a scam designed to con $50,000 out of a man who claimed to have al-Qaeda connections. This defense will work about as well as the politicians’ favorite–"No, see, I was doing my own undercover investigation"…
- Five years into the war in Iraq, the financial cost is one of many initial Bush administration claims that fizzled–their estimate of $50-$60 billion is barely a tenth of the $600 billion that the Pentagon acknowledges as the current price tag, with others suggesting that the real cost could be in the trillions of dollars. In other news, the White House assures Americans we are not in a recession…
Tags: Bush administration, Democrat, Federal Reserve, Heather Mills, Iraq, Michigan, Paul McCartney, primary, Republican, stock market, Supreme Court, White House
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