Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Yes, there were oil spills from Hurricane Katrina.
Houston Chronicle:
Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters unleashed 1 million gallons of oil from one of the massive storage tanks at Murphy Oil's nearby refinery. The spill spread over 1 square mile and stained 1,700 homes, making it one of the largest ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
It seems to me that the free market is really great at providing people with what they want in the here and now.
Where the free market seems to fail is in planning for the future requirements and services that the public will need.
If fuel costs continue to rise then the ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
When he says:
I've never quite been able figure out why the image of the burning twin towers is seen by Republicans as something in their favor. In my universe the timeline goes something like this:
Jan 20, 2001 Bush Inaugurated
Jan 25, 2001 Richard Clarke sends Condi Rice memo, warning about al ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm, and Fox News commenter Fred Barns, both state that Americans are "whiners" because they recognize how poorly the US economy is performing.
Meanwhile, the second largest bank failure in the history of the country took place yesterday.
It's real easy to call your fellow citizens whiners when ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
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I can't believe that anyone falls for this guy's garbage.
Just watch him squirm trying to come up the right bullshit answer. "Do I offend women or do I offend the fundamentalists?"
I wonder if Carly still has a job?
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
In case you missed it, Iran tested some missiles recently or something. But the recently released photo was discovered to have been doctored by "computers". Below the image that shows just how totally scary those Iranians really are!
Look at the totally scary missile test thing they pulled off! Jeebus Palomino ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Part 3 of my rail against US business and the free market.
Health insurance, talk about an industry that takes advantage of the free market in order to give consumers what they don't want.
Over priced premiums, fights over coverage, they drop you without warning or the first sign of sickness all ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Along the same lines of my Tuesday ISP post, another stellar example of US business providing horseshit service is the airline industry.
Overbooking, flight delays, impossible to understand pricing structures, nickel and dime service charges, unhappy employees, uncomfortable seating, dirty cabins, lost baggage, old equipment, and just about every single US ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
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John McCain last Monday:
I'd like to start out by giving you a little straight talk. (1)
Under the present set-up because we've (2) mortgaged your, our children's futures, you will not have Social Security benefits that the present day retirees have unless ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Don't give me any of this "Bush is not a conservative" bullshit, especially those of you who voted for him twice already. You know who you are.
Be honest, between Obama and Bush you would vote for Bush again. Between McCain and Bush you would still vote for Bush.
I mean, who ...
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