Thursday, January 29, 2004
FIRST CHRISTIAN NUDIST RESORT TO OPEN IN FLORIDA
The first nudist resort created primarily for Christians in the United States is due to open in Florida and its cofounder claims that he can provide passages in the Bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.
Praise the Lord!
The first nudist resort created primarily for Christians in the United States is due to open in Florida and its cofounder claims that he can provide passages in the Bible where nudity is prominently mentioned.
Praise the Lord!
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
NH RESULTS
Well, I did do better than last week. At least the top two and probably the top three.
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts won the Democratic presidential primary here Tuesday, dealing Howard Dean his second overwhelming defeat in nine days in a state where his campaign had once been confident of victory.
Well, I did do better than last week. At least the top two and probably the top three.
Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts won the Democratic presidential primary here Tuesday, dealing Howard Dean his second overwhelming defeat in nine days in a state where his campaign had once been confident of victory.
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
BUSH/GIULIANI '04?
A well-placed source says that the president will “most likely” drop Dick Cheney from his re-election ticket and his first choice for a replacement is former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Oddly enough, MSNBC posted this in its entertainment section.
A well-placed source says that the president will “most likely” drop Dick Cheney from his re-election ticket and his first choice for a replacement is former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Oddly enough, MSNBC posted this in its entertainment section.
PARTS OF PATRIOT ACT STRUCK DOWN
A federal judge has declared unconstitutional the part of the USA Patriot Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations.
“The USA Patriot Act places no limitation on the type of expert advice and assistance which is prohibited and instead bans the provision of all expert advice and assistance regardless of its nature,” the judge said.
They can strike down the whole thing as far as I'm concerned.
A federal judge has declared unconstitutional the part of the USA Patriot Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations.
“The USA Patriot Act places no limitation on the type of expert advice and assistance which is prohibited and instead bans the provision of all expert advice and assistance regardless of its nature,” the judge said.
They can strike down the whole thing as far as I'm concerned.
NH VOTING BEGINS
“In our final sample, just about half told us that Dean was unlikely to defeat the president,” Zogby said, adding electability was the key issue for Democrats and Kerry benefited from his status as a decorated Vietnam veteran.
Electabity is the key for the Dems. Although even Kerry has a miniscule chance, he's far ahead of the rest.
“In our final sample, just about half told us that Dean was unlikely to defeat the president,” Zogby said, adding electability was the key issue for Democrats and Kerry benefited from his status as a decorated Vietnam veteran.
Electabity is the key for the Dems. Although even Kerry has a miniscule chance, he's far ahead of the rest.
NEW HAMPSHIRE PREDICTIONS
I don't believe I'm doing this after last week, but here are my predictions: Kerry, then Dean, then Edwards.
(I can't do much worse than Iowa.)
I don't believe I'm doing this after last week, but here are my predictions: Kerry, then Dean, then Edwards.
(I can't do much worse than Iowa.)
Monday, January 26, 2004
HI-TECH JOBS WILL MOVE OFFSHORE
The conference was titled "Offshore Outsourcing: Making the Journey Work for Your Corporation." Its goal was to bring executives up to speed on the hot new thing in corporate America, the shipment of higher-paying white-collar jobs to countries with eager, well-educated and much lower-paid workers.
"These companies understand very clearly that this is a very painful process for their employees and for American jobs in the short term," he said. "But they also recognize that if they don't do this, they will lose more jobs in the future and they won't have an ability to grow in the future."
ANY QUESTIONS, CLASS?
The conference was titled "Offshore Outsourcing: Making the Journey Work for Your Corporation." Its goal was to bring executives up to speed on the hot new thing in corporate America, the shipment of higher-paying white-collar jobs to countries with eager, well-educated and much lower-paid workers.
"These companies understand very clearly that this is a very painful process for their employees and for American jobs in the short term," he said. "But they also recognize that if they don't do this, they will lose more jobs in the future and they won't have an ability to grow in the future."
ANY QUESTIONS, CLASS?
Friday, January 23, 2004
WASHINGTON'S WORST INSTINCTS
President Bush made a pass at promising deficit reduction in his State of the Union address this week. But the $822 billion spending bill that passed the U.S. Senate Thursday is good reason why the public should be skeptical about promises that a new era of spending restraint in Washington is in the offing.
The Trib is exactly right. They give some examples.
With this vote, Congress has approved $50 million to build an indoor rainforest in Iowa. It has served up $200,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and $500,000 for a trolley bus at Disneyland. All told, the bill contains 7,931 projects costing $10.7 billion. (That includes $17 million for 18 projects in the district of House Speaker Dennis Hastert.)
It is time for the Republicans to start acting more like they talk. Additionally, the only things that belong in a spending bill are spending items.
Tucked into the mammoth measure are significant changes in law that should have been debated on their own merits. There are provisions to relax overtime rules, delay labeling meat by its country of origin, ease media ownership restrictions and loosen record-keeping requirements on gun shops. Congress wanted this stuff to pass with minimal scrutiny.
President Bush made a pass at promising deficit reduction in his State of the Union address this week. But the $822 billion spending bill that passed the U.S. Senate Thursday is good reason why the public should be skeptical about promises that a new era of spending restraint in Washington is in the offing.
The Trib is exactly right. They give some examples.
With this vote, Congress has approved $50 million to build an indoor rainforest in Iowa. It has served up $200,000 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and $500,000 for a trolley bus at Disneyland. All told, the bill contains 7,931 projects costing $10.7 billion. (That includes $17 million for 18 projects in the district of House Speaker Dennis Hastert.)
It is time for the Republicans to start acting more like they talk. Additionally, the only things that belong in a spending bill are spending items.
Tucked into the mammoth measure are significant changes in law that should have been debated on their own merits. There are provisions to relax overtime rules, delay labeling meat by its country of origin, ease media ownership restrictions and loosen record-keeping requirements on gun shops. Congress wanted this stuff to pass with minimal scrutiny.
DEMS DEBATE
In the final debate before the New Hampshire primary, the seven Democratic presidential candidates Thursday aimed their attacks more at President Bush's handling of the economy and the war in Iraq than they did at each other, as each sought to convince voters that he is the one who can take back the presidency from the GOP.
Weasley came out loking poorly to me. I'm still not sure he knows what party he is in.
In the final debate before the New Hampshire primary, the seven Democratic presidential candidates Thursday aimed their attacks more at President Bush's handling of the economy and the war in Iraq than they did at each other, as each sought to convince voters that he is the one who can take back the presidency from the GOP.
Weasley came out loking poorly to me. I'm still not sure he knows what party he is in.
CONGRESS PASSES SPENDING BILL -- FINALLY!
Congress finally finished last year's spending business on Thursday, sending the president an overdue, $820 billion measure that finances most of the federal government as well as thousands of home-state projects sought by lawmakers.
Of course, this was to have been passed before last October. Incompetent assholes.
Congress finally finished last year's spending business on Thursday, sending the president an overdue, $820 billion measure that finances most of the federal government as well as thousands of home-state projects sought by lawmakers.
Of course, this was to have been passed before last October. Incompetent assholes.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
DEAN ALTERS APPROACH
Senior aides to Howard Dean took several steps on Wednesday to overhaul his candidacy, including softening the tone of his speeches and eliminating high-voltage campaign rallies in favor of dignified appearances where he would present himself as a mature ex-governor with a command of health care and the economy.
Too little. Too late. Dean is dead.
If that seems premature, let's watch the debate tonight. I'll bet the Dems goad Dean into another disgusting display.
Senior aides to Howard Dean took several steps on Wednesday to overhaul his candidacy, including softening the tone of his speeches and eliminating high-voltage campaign rallies in favor of dignified appearances where he would present himself as a mature ex-governor with a command of health care and the economy.
Too little. Too late. Dean is dead.
If that seems premature, let's watch the debate tonight. I'll bet the Dems goad Dean into another disgusting display.
CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS PUSH FOR SLOWDOWN IN US SPENDING
A day after President Bush vowed to submit an austere budget and halve the deficit in five years, conservatives in his own party said on Wednesday that they were not satisfied and stepped up their campaign to force the White House and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill to do more to hold down the growth of government spending.
It is about time the spending slowed. This Republican Congress is just as spend crazy as the Dems. I didn't think it possible.
A day after President Bush vowed to submit an austere budget and halve the deficit in five years, conservatives in his own party said on Wednesday that they were not satisfied and stepped up their campaign to force the White House and Republican leaders on Capitol Hill to do more to hold down the growth of government spending.
It is about time the spending slowed. This Republican Congress is just as spend crazy as the Dems. I didn't think it possible.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
STATE OF THE UNION
A pretty good speech. Well thought out and centering on domestic issues.
President Bush argued in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that while he had made great strides in defeating terrorism and revitalizing the economy, his work was not done and he should be returned to office to finish the job.
And Bush looked presidential. Even more so when compared to Dean's nut case performance a day earlier.
A pretty good speech. Well thought out and centering on domestic issues.
President Bush argued in his State of the Union address Tuesday night that while he had made great strides in defeating terrorism and revitalizing the economy, his work was not done and he should be returned to office to finish the job.
And Bush looked presidential. Even more so when compared to Dean's nut case performance a day earlier.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
WEASLEY CLARK AND WEASLEY MICHAEL MOORE
Well, well, well. It seems that Clark is not exactly keeping his distance from Moore. Moore spoke at a rally for him, and delivered his usual line that the '04 race should be between "the general" (that would be Clark) and "the deserter" (that would be George W. Bush — something about a gap in his National Guard record).
That's right, in Wesley Clark's view, Michael Moore — as twisted and hateful a figure as there is in American public life — is "a fantastic leader."
Well, isn't that special?
Well, well, well. It seems that Clark is not exactly keeping his distance from Moore. Moore spoke at a rally for him, and delivered his usual line that the '04 race should be between "the general" (that would be Clark) and "the deserter" (that would be George W. Bush — something about a gap in his National Guard record).
That's right, in Wesley Clark's view, Michael Moore — as twisted and hateful a figure as there is in American public life — is "a fantastic leader."
Well, isn't that special?
BOY, DID I BLOW IT
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts won the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses Monday night, completing an improbable charge in the final days of the first important test of the campaign season.
I predicted Dean and Gebhardt (see below -- on second thought don't.) I quess any chances of a career in political analysis are over.
But as for Gebhardt:
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!!
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!!!
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!!!!
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts won the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses Monday night, completing an improbable charge in the final days of the first important test of the campaign season.
I predicted Dean and Gebhardt (see below -- on second thought don't.) I quess any chances of a career in political analysis are over.
But as for Gebhardt:
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!!
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!!!
GEBHARDT IS A MISERABLE FAILURE!!!!
Sunday, January 18, 2004
PICKERING ON BENCH
President Bush on Friday used the Congressional recess to install Charles W. Pickering Sr. in a federal appeals court seat from which he had been blocked twice by the Senate because of Democratic opposition.
Of course, this is game playing and the Dems will have a fit. But the Dems started the games. I hope Bush installs the rest.
President Bush on Friday used the Congressional recess to install Charles W. Pickering Sr. in a federal appeals court seat from which he had been blocked twice by the Senate because of Democratic opposition.
Of course, this is game playing and the Dems will have a fit. But the Dems started the games. I hope Bush installs the rest.
Friday, January 16, 2004
ILLEGAL MUSIC DOWNLOADING INCREASES
This is a shocker.
The number of people downloading music illegally surged a month after recording companies began suing hundreds of music fans, a marketing research firm said Thursday.
I will never download -- or buy -- music from any organization with ties to the RIAA. And I encourage others to do the same.
This is a shocker.
The number of people downloading music illegally surged a month after recording companies began suing hundreds of music fans, a marketing research firm said Thursday.
I will never download -- or buy -- music from any organization with ties to the RIAA. And I encourage others to do the same.
IOWA PREDICTION
In the latest rolling three-day poll, Kerry registered 21.6 percent with Dean and Gephardt both at 20.9 percent. North Carolina Sen. John Edwards gained two percentage points to 17.1
OK, here's where I go out on a limb. Dean wins by less tha 2%; Gephardt comes in second.
We'll wait and see.
In the latest rolling three-day poll, Kerry registered 21.6 percent with Dean and Gephardt both at 20.9 percent. North Carolina Sen. John Edwards gained two percentage points to 17.1
OK, here's where I go out on a limb. Dean wins by less tha 2%; Gephardt comes in second.
We'll wait and see.
NORTHEAST FREEZE
Bitterly cold Arctic air hung over the Northeast Friday for the second straight day, with wind gusts continuing to create wind chill conditions of 10 to 40 degrees below zero.
Damn that global warming.
Bitterly cold Arctic air hung over the Northeast Friday for the second straight day, with wind gusts continuing to create wind chill conditions of 10 to 40 degrees below zero.
Damn that global warming.
Thursday, January 15, 2004
CANADIANS TO BID ON IRAQ PROJECTS
President Bush reversed United States policy on Tuesday and said Canada would be allowed to bid on some of the $18.6 billion in American-financed Iraqi reconstruction projects, bringing to an end a bitter dispute with a major ally.
Good. And for reasons that make sense.
But Bush administration officials almost immediately said that they were open to negotiations with Canada, which has pledged millions of dollars in Iraq aid. Mr. Bush cited that support in announcing his decision, which gives Canada the right to bid on a second round of contracts, which are worth some $4.5 billion. The first round, which excluded Canada, amounted to $5 billion.
President Bush reversed United States policy on Tuesday and said Canada would be allowed to bid on some of the $18.6 billion in American-financed Iraqi reconstruction projects, bringing to an end a bitter dispute with a major ally.
Good. And for reasons that make sense.
But Bush administration officials almost immediately said that they were open to negotiations with Canada, which has pledged millions of dollars in Iraq aid. Mr. Bush cited that support in announcing his decision, which gives Canada the right to bid on a second round of contracts, which are worth some $4.5 billion. The first round, which excluded Canada, amounted to $5 billion.
Sunday, January 11, 2004
ITALIAN POPE?
Although I disagree with Mr Piazzi on most points, it is worth a read.
For years Vatican specialists in Italy have, in delineating the uncertain features of John Paul II's successor, been fueled by a silent question: will the new pope be Italian? Why, one might ask, should Italy hope for an Italian pope, given the almost universal praise for the pontificate of Karol Wojtyla?
Although I disagree with Mr Piazzi on most points, it is worth a read.
For years Vatican specialists in Italy have, in delineating the uncertain features of John Paul II's successor, been fueled by a silent question: will the new pope be Italian? Why, one might ask, should Italy hope for an Italian pope, given the almost universal praise for the pontificate of Karol Wojtyla?
ADA
I'm strongly Federalist, but if we're to have an ADA, the states should have to abide, even before industry.
When George Lane showed up at the Polk County Courthouse with a crushed hip and pelvis, he had a problem. His hearing was on the second floor, there was no elevator, and the judge said he had better get upstairs. Mr. Lane, both of whose legs were in casts, somehow managed to get out of his wheelchair and crawl up two flights of stairs. "On a pain scale of 1 to 10, it was way past 10," he says.
I'm strongly Federalist, but if we're to have an ADA, the states should have to abide, even before industry.
When George Lane showed up at the Polk County Courthouse with a crushed hip and pelvis, he had a problem. His hearing was on the second floor, there was no elevator, and the judge said he had better get upstairs. Mr. Lane, both of whose legs were in casts, somehow managed to get out of his wheelchair and crawl up two flights of stairs. "On a pain scale of 1 to 10, it was way past 10," he says.
COOL!!
During Hillary's trip to the mid-east, her Blackhawk helicopter was dubbed, by the troops, as "broomstick One" --isn't that cool?
During Hillary's trip to the mid-east, her Blackhawk helicopter was dubbed, by the troops, as "broomstick One" --isn't that cool?
FINGERPRINTING
With Brazil and the United States holding fast to their insistence on photographing and fingerprinting visitors from the other country, what began as a minor dispute last week is now threatening to sour relations between the two countries, the most populous in the Western Hemisphere.
C'mon,guys. We started it.
With Brazil and the United States holding fast to their insistence on photographing and fingerprinting visitors from the other country, what began as a minor dispute last week is now threatening to sour relations between the two countries, the most populous in the Western Hemisphere.
C'mon,guys. We started it.
BUSH SEEKS WAYS TO CREATE JOBS
With a phalanx of women entrepreneurs at his side and a billboard covered with the word "Jobs!" behind him, President Bush proclaimed his confidence about the economy here on Friday. But he made only passing reference to the latest news about employment.
Unless he has a couple dozen factories in his back pocket -- good luck. But even if he does, they'll go offshore.
With a phalanx of women entrepreneurs at his side and a billboard covered with the word "Jobs!" behind him, President Bush proclaimed his confidence about the economy here on Friday. But he made only passing reference to the latest news about employment.
Unless he has a couple dozen factories in his back pocket -- good luck. But even if he does, they'll go offshore.
Friday, January 09, 2004
PUTTING THE SEX TRADE ON NOTICE
Since the United States first passed a law against human trafficking in 2000, an unusual alliance of religious groups, including conservative evangelicals, and liberal women's and human rights organizations has pressed for more action. Evangelical groups were partly responsible for President Bush's strong statement at the United Nations on human trafficking. They also won the appointment of John Miller, a former congressman from Washington State, as an adviser on human trafficking to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The Bush administration deserves credit for its tough stance.
Don't get me wrong -- it is a good thing. But how much moral strength does it take to be against sex slavery?
Since the United States first passed a law against human trafficking in 2000, an unusual alliance of religious groups, including conservative evangelicals, and liberal women's and human rights organizations has pressed for more action. Evangelical groups were partly responsible for President Bush's strong statement at the United Nations on human trafficking. They also won the appointment of John Miller, a former congressman from Washington State, as an adviser on human trafficking to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The Bush administration deserves credit for its tough stance.
Don't get me wrong -- it is a good thing. But how much moral strength does it take to be against sex slavery?
SEEKING WOMEN'S VOTES, CLARK CHANGES HIS STYLE
Gone are his navy blue suit, red tie and loafers, replaced by argyle sweaters, corduroys and duck boots.
At many campaign events recently, a woman has accompanied the general, who is retired, to introduce him. Earlier this week it was the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. On Thursday General Clark was accompanied by Sherron Watkins, the Enron whistle-blower, who endorsed him here at a center for the elderly.
But, check this out.
But even General Clark acknowledges he has a problem to overcome with women. "I think there's an impression that the armed forces is a male-dominated, hierarchical, authoritarian institution," (emphasis mine) he said in an interview on Thursday. "And I think they have to get to know me."
Yep, that was the impression I had in my twenty years in the military.
Gone are his navy blue suit, red tie and loafers, replaced by argyle sweaters, corduroys and duck boots.
At many campaign events recently, a woman has accompanied the general, who is retired, to introduce him. Earlier this week it was the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. On Thursday General Clark was accompanied by Sherron Watkins, the Enron whistle-blower, who endorsed him here at a center for the elderly.
But, check this out.
But even General Clark acknowledges he has a problem to overcome with women. "I think there's an impression that the armed forces is a male-dominated, hierarchical, authoritarian institution," (emphasis mine) he said in an interview on Thursday. "And I think they have to get to know me."
Yep, that was the impression I had in my twenty years in the military.
ELVIS ANNIVERSARY
Elvis Presley fans looked back to his beginnings as they gathered at Graceland on Thursday to celebrate the 69th anniversary of his birth.
He was a fine entertainer. He's dead. Get over it!
Elvis Presley fans looked back to his beginnings as they gathered at Graceland on Thursday to celebrate the 69th anniversary of his birth.
He was a fine entertainer. He's dead. Get over it!
JOB GROWTH
Rising employment is no longer the missing piece of the economic picture, but the labor market still trails far behind other growth indicators, and the situation is unlikely to change Friday when an important government report is released.
Yep, we may have modest job growth. But it won't me in high paying manufacturing jobs. They went (and are going offshore.) US firms cannot compete with the domestic situation of federal overtaation and regulation and greedy unions. (I keep telling you. The jobs ain't coming back. And more will be leaving:
Levi Strauss & Co., the California Gold Rush outfitter whose trademark blue jeans have been an American clothing staple for generations, on Thursday closed its last two sewing plants in the United States.
Rising employment is no longer the missing piece of the economic picture, but the labor market still trails far behind other growth indicators, and the situation is unlikely to change Friday when an important government report is released.
Yep, we may have modest job growth. But it won't me in high paying manufacturing jobs. They went (and are going offshore.) US firms cannot compete with the domestic situation of federal overtaation and regulation and greedy unions. (I keep telling you. The jobs ain't coming back. And more will be leaving:
Levi Strauss & Co., the California Gold Rush outfitter whose trademark blue jeans have been an American clothing staple for generations, on Thursday closed its last two sewing plants in the United States.
BUSH TO ANNOUNCE RETURN TO THE MOON
President Bush is preparing to unveil a new space initiative with a long-range goal of returning humans to the moon and establishing a permanent presence there, NBC News confirmed Thursday. Government officials said there were still final details that the president had yet to sign off on, but that the announcement was likely to come next week.
Maybe it is time for Bush to return to Planet Earth. How does this get paid for?
President Bush is preparing to unveil a new space initiative with a long-range goal of returning humans to the moon and establishing a permanent presence there, NBC News confirmed Thursday. Government officials said there were still final details that the president had yet to sign off on, but that the announcement was likely to come next week.
Maybe it is time for Bush to return to Planet Earth. How does this get paid for?
Thursday, January 08, 2004
I'M SHOCKED -- ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED
A woman who told police she bought and lost a lottery ticket worth $162 million all but admitted Thursday she made it up, saying tearfully: "I wanted to win so bad for my kids and my family. I apologize."
[via FARK]
A woman who told police she bought and lost a lottery ticket worth $162 million all but admitted Thursday she made it up, saying tearfully: "I wanted to win so bad for my kids and my family. I apologize."
[via FARK]
FRENCH SECULARISM
Aren't you glad we have something in common with these hateful asshats?
Just when the Western world was making an effort to convince Muslims of its new, more enlightened understanding of Islam, French President Jacques Chirac issued a fatwa of his own: Head scarves will soon be banned in public schools.
In the interest of protecting France's historical commitment to secularism, Chirac said other religious symbols, including Jewish yarmulkes and overt Christian crosses, should also be prohibited, pending legislation by the French parliament.
Aren't you glad we have something in common with these hateful asshats?
Just when the Western world was making an effort to convince Muslims of its new, more enlightened understanding of Islam, French President Jacques Chirac issued a fatwa of his own: Head scarves will soon be banned in public schools.
In the interest of protecting France's historical commitment to secularism, Chirac said other religious symbols, including Jewish yarmulkes and overt Christian crosses, should also be prohibited, pending legislation by the French parliament.
MAD MOUTH DISEASE AN EPIDEMIC?
Maybe. But, of course, she's a dumb ass all the time.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for joking that Mahatma Gandhi used to run a gas station in St. Louis, saying it was “a lame attempt at humor."
Maybe. But, of course, she's a dumb ass all the time.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for joking that Mahatma Gandhi used to run a gas station in St. Louis, saying it was “a lame attempt at humor."
STUDY SEES MASS EXTINCTIONS VIA WARMING
When are we going to put this to rest?
Global warming over the next half-century could put more than a million species of plants and animals on the road to extinction, according to an international study released Wednesday.
This is part of the normal cooling and warming the earth goes through. We've been in a warming mode since the middle ages when we started moving out of a mini-ice age. And no cars or modern technology to blame it on. Yep, there probably will be a million species become extinct. But why don't they mention that a million new species will evolve. This is the natural progression of things. I didn't notice any dinosaurs on the way in to work this morning. Sheesh!
When are we going to put this to rest?
Global warming over the next half-century could put more than a million species of plants and animals on the road to extinction, according to an international study released Wednesday.
This is part of the normal cooling and warming the earth goes through. We've been in a warming mode since the middle ages when we started moving out of a mini-ice age. And no cars or modern technology to blame it on. Yep, there probably will be a million species become extinct. But why don't they mention that a million new species will evolve. This is the natural progression of things. I didn't notice any dinosaurs on the way in to work this morning. Sheesh!
Wednesday, January 07, 2004
BUSH WOULD GIVE ILLEGAL WORKERS BROAD NEW RIGHTS
I know why he's doing it:
The president's proposals were designed to appeal to Hispanic groups, a constituency that the White House is focusing on as Mr. Bush seeks re-election this year. The proposals are expected to be embraced by President Vicente Fox of Mexico, who has been lobbying for them for the past three years.
I just don't know why he's doing it.
Under Mr. Bush's proposal, which effectively amounts to an amnesty program for illegal immigrants with jobs in the United States, an undocumented worker could apply for temporary worker status here for an unspecified number of years, with all the employee benefits, like minimum wage and due process, accorded to those legally employed
I know why he's doing it:
The president's proposals were designed to appeal to Hispanic groups, a constituency that the White House is focusing on as Mr. Bush seeks re-election this year. The proposals are expected to be embraced by President Vicente Fox of Mexico, who has been lobbying for them for the past three years.
I just don't know why he's doing it.
Under Mr. Bush's proposal, which effectively amounts to an amnesty program for illegal immigrants with jobs in the United States, an undocumented worker could apply for temporary worker status here for an unspecified number of years, with all the employee benefits, like minimum wage and due process, accorded to those legally employed
Tuesday, January 06, 2004
EFFECT OF NEW SPAM LAW? NIL
Since President Bush signed the new restrictions into law Dec. 16 and they went into effect Jan. 1, spam-filtering companies and Internet providers report little change in spam patterns, which have relentlessly marched to higher levels over the past two years. Estimates vary, but spam accounts for roughly 60 percent of all e-mail traffic, with costs to fight it exceeding $10 billion a year.
No surprise here. I haven't noticed any reduction in the spam I get.
Since President Bush signed the new restrictions into law Dec. 16 and they went into effect Jan. 1, spam-filtering companies and Internet providers report little change in spam patterns, which have relentlessly marched to higher levels over the past two years. Estimates vary, but spam accounts for roughly 60 percent of all e-mail traffic, with costs to fight it exceeding $10 billion a year.
No surprise here. I haven't noticed any reduction in the spam I get.
Monday, January 05, 2004
CLUB REFUSES ADMITTANCE TO VETERAN AMPUTEE FROM IRAQ WAR BECAUSE THE SHOES THAT FIT HIS PROSTHESIS DIDN'T MEET DRESS CODE
A soldier who lost both legs in Iraq was denied entry to a Des Moines-area nightclub last week because the shoes he wore on his prosthetic legs were too casual, the Des Moines Register reported in a copyright story.
There are some people that really need a good horse whipping.
[From FARK]
A soldier who lost both legs in Iraq was denied entry to a Des Moines-area nightclub last week because the shoes he wore on his prosthetic legs were too casual, the Des Moines Register reported in a copyright story.
There are some people that really need a good horse whipping.
[From FARK]
CHINA TO KILL 10,000 CIVET CATS
Officials in Guangdong Province in southeastern China ordered this morning the immediate killing of every civet cat in captivity in the province after researchers found that a Guangdong man had fallen ill with a new strain of SARS virus that is genetically similar to a strain found in civet cats.
Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.
Officials in Guangdong Province in southeastern China ordered this morning the immediate killing of every civet cat in captivity in the province after researchers found that a Guangdong man had fallen ill with a new strain of SARS virus that is genetically similar to a strain found in civet cats.
Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty.
KURDISH STATE?
The Bush administration has decided to let the Kurdish region remain semi-autonomous as part of a newly sovereign Iraq despite warnings from Iraq's neighbors and many Iraqis not to divide the country into ethnic states, American and Iraqi officials say.
They may still end up replacing Iraq with three separate states. I always believed that was a possibility. But I don't think it will add stability in the middle east. And I don't think we'll get three democracies.
The Bush administration has decided to let the Kurdish region remain semi-autonomous as part of a newly sovereign Iraq despite warnings from Iraq's neighbors and many Iraqis not to divide the country into ethnic states, American and Iraqi officials say.
They may still end up replacing Iraq with three separate states. I always believed that was a possibility. But I don't think it will add stability in the middle east. And I don't think we'll get three democracies.
DEMS DEBATE
The Democratic presidential candidates repeatedly pummeled Howard Dean at a debate here on Sunday, in a raucous series of exchanges on taxes and trade that reflected how tight the Iowa caucuses have become 15 days before the vote.
These folks betteer take care. If Dean explodes, the Dems could implode. Not that that would be a bad thing. (Heh, heh)
The Democratic presidential candidates repeatedly pummeled Howard Dean at a debate here on Sunday, in a raucous series of exchanges on taxes and trade that reflected how tight the Iowa caucuses have become 15 days before the vote.
These folks betteer take care. If Dean explodes, the Dems could implode. Not that that would be a bad thing. (Heh, heh)
PHOTOS FROM MARS
Mars' newest resident awoke to its first Red Planet dawn on Sunday, as NASA scientists back on Earth pored over scores of photos the Spirit rover sent back shortly after landing.
This is pretty cool. And I've always been a fan of space exploration. But I don't think now is the time to be spending that kind of money.
Mars' newest resident awoke to its first Red Planet dawn on Sunday, as NASA scientists back on Earth pored over scores of photos the Spirit rover sent back shortly after landing.
This is pretty cool. And I've always been a fan of space exploration. But I don't think now is the time to be spending that kind of money.
