Monthly Archives: December 2009
Happy New Year!
Hong Kong went all out for 2009. London always has a great display. But the numero uno New Year’s Eve celebrations are always held in NYC of the USA. Three minutes and counting … I think I’ll skip the craziness … Continue reading
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U.S. History in the Making (Health Care)
(Big3News) My political predictions have once again proven true. I predicted at the onset of the national and Congressional debate over health care coverage in the US that we would see a bill pass both House and Senate but that … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Government, Internet, National Issues, News & Politics, Opinion
The Failings of “Self-Help”
(Miss Pink Slip) The truth of life lies in the middle, not upon the edges. Many people as of late tell me things like: “stay positive” and “look on the bright side of life.” What I hear in these well-meaning … Continue reading
Love Makes Fools Of Us All
(Savage Chickens) I have no desire to share every twist and turn of my love life on the web, but I see some sense it keeping things in broad generalities. The long and short of it is within my headline: … Continue reading
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Well I have plenty to say and be highly opinionated about in regards to Christmas and the holiday season in general but the most important part is the simple part: have a great holiday! Whatever we celebrate, whatever we believe … Continue reading
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Christmas Is Canceled: Dick Cheney Shoots Santa In The Face
Ken Kupchik has tickled my funny bone… Air America really? section: Mclean Police Department McLean, VA Incident Report # 9005217 Report Entered: 12/17/2009 21:13:34 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Date/Time Reported Location Apt/Unit# 12/17/2009 … Continue reading
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Hacked “Climategate” Emails Did Prove One Thing
(NCTimes.com Blogs) I keep my eye on politics, and since the uploading of some illegally obtained data from Britain’s CRU the political right wing has lost it’s mind. Science-denial has gripped them and they intend to brow-beat on anyone who … Continue reading
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Filed under Environment, Internet, National Issues, News & Politics, Opinion
Nouriel Roubini the Macroeconomist Extraordinaire
(Time) The opportunities for global growth on a sustained basis are quite positive. Right now the basic building block of global demand , the US consumer, is faltering; therefore there is a lack of aggregate demand relative to supply. The … Continue reading
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Urban Institute Overviews The Public Option
Ezra Klein of The Washington Post has called this the “best overview of the public option” he has read so far, and I concur: Getting to a Public Option that Contains Costs: Negotiations, Opt-Outs and Triggers Robert A. Berenson, John … Continue reading
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UCSC Student Protest & Possible Suppression of Facts
University of California Santa Cruz is often associated as a left-leaning campus and administration, being the keepers of The Grateful Dead Archive and located in a mainly undisturbed forested historic location, but they have raised the ire of this liberal … Continue reading
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Eric Lightborn
