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Here is another post by Jen C, that has been on my mind at least since 9/11. As I said on a comment over at Seev’s today, I honestly don’t think that our government had anything to do with the terrorist attacks 6 years ago. I do believe that the executive branch has certainly taken... »

Real ID will ’strengthen’ Americans’ privacy In written testimony (DHS Secretary Michael) Chertoff submitted (PDF) on Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, he made another pitch for his department’s requirements, which generally say that starting on May 11, 2008, Americans will need a federally approved, “machine readable” ID card to... »

I had a comment this morning from Jen Clark on The Monster that won’t die that I thought was worth talking about. She posts that there could be more to the Larry Craig scandal than meets the eye, stating that he was outed for opposing Bush’s eavesdropping. Now I have to be honest before... »

I was reading the news last night, when this headline caught my eye: As Republican Hypocrisy Party Tanks, Conservatives Lean Libertarian Yesterday, MSNBC news network, Chris Mattews introduced a daily newspaper editor from one of the “most conservative papers in America.” She corrected him, saying their editorial page was conservative, and... »

I have been thinking a lot recently about politics and about the upcoming election. I have subscribed to some of the candidates email distributions to keep tabs on what they are up to, and to see if I they will provide me with any details about their positions. To say the... »

I found this over at the Populist Party, which is “a political party that seeks solutions to our problems through the establishment of a Constitutional Democracy and strict adherence to the Bill of Rights. Your liberty is our goal; governmental form is simply the method to achieving it.” While... »

This was orignially posted last year on 2/16/06, and still seems appropriate: Today is a great day!! Today is the first day of the new baseball season when Pitchers and Catchers report. It is almost like the you can feel the winter coming to an end (in spite of todays snowy forecast) and a warm breeze... »

From the Journal Times and the LA Times an excellent summation of my current frustration with the current administration’s policy on this subject: SLOWLY BUT surely, the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping on Americans suspected of ties with foreign terrorists is being brought under the rule of law. But the Bush... »

So I open up the Stamford Advocate this morning and see this article about how Alex Rodriguez is already side-stepping the issue of whether he will opt out of his record breaking $252 million contract at the end of this season.   This is the same out clause that JD Drew and Scott Boras (Arod’s agent... »

One thing is for sure, Turner and Aqua Teen Hunger Force certainly is getting a lot of publicity out of this guerilla marketing campaign, and now it seems they are paying a little more for it as well, in the form of fines to the fine folks up in Boston MA,... »

Peyton Manning has finally gotten that monkey off his back, and can now rest easily knowing that as a legitimate first ballot Hall-of-Famer has he done the one remaining thing left off his resume; Won the Super Bowl. Congratulations to Tony Dungy and the rest of the Indianapolis organization. They played an... »

It is very amusing to me that since November, when the Giants and Bonds verbally agreed to a contract, that nothing has been finalized yet. I have no doubt that he will be signed before spring training or soon after it begins. It was announced yesterday, that they had finally come... »

This is an excellent explanation of what the Congress can do to slow down or stop, King George II and Dick (The Penguin) Cheney in their continuing war effort. What I don’t understand is why the neo-cons are continually to disregard the explicit ideals of the founding fathers with regards to the constitution. The three... »

Brian Cashman, the GM of the NY Yankees finds himself in a tough spot these days. His dilemna; what to do with Bernie Williams. As of today, Cashman has not indicated if he is going to bring Bernie back for another season in pinstripes. Williams has been in Bronx since 1991, and is nearing... »

So I saw this piece from the St. Louis Post Dispatch, written by Kevin Horrigan, Vice Squad: A perfectly legitimate scoop, which does a great job of summing up my concerns with the recent violations of personal civil rights by members of the executive branch.  It begs the question of where is the line... »

I have pretty much given up on the Red Sox and trade rumors, especially after they have threatened to trade Manny Ramirez for the past few winters but yet have sat tight with him, And being a Yankee fan it is certainly biased to comment on your main rivals speculative moves. However, I just saw... »

A friend of mine over at Dave’s Chronic Malcontents, sent me a link this weekend from the New York Times Op-Ed section written by Garry Wills. Mr. Wills, makes an excellent and much needed point WE hear constantly now about “our commander in chief.” The word has become a synonym for “president.” It is said... »

Picture the scene, Your ear to the wall, Like a distant scream I heard one guitar and my whole life changed Wait a minute, it is a bad sign when you immediately digress from your original rant about how terrible Miami Vice (the TV Series) is, and go right into the lyrics of ‘Jukebox Hero’ by Foreigner. So let... »

An important announcement from the Scientific community. A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the densest element yet known to science. The new element has been named “Bushcronium.” Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311. These particles are held... »

I am not sure what is going on in Illinois or why a state legislator would introduce a bill that would mandate that 6th grade girls receive the HPV vaccination, I found this article online at Stop The ACLU, (which is somewhat of an interesting name, since this cause seems like a case the... »