Category: Politics
Yet Another Reason to Dislike Santorum
No Free Weather for You: Feds’ weather information could go dark: Do you want a seven-day weather forecast for your ZIP code? Or hour-by-hour predictions of the temperature, wind speed, humidity and chance of rain? Or weather data beamed to your cellphone? But under a bill pending in the U.S. Senate, it might all disappear. … Continue reading “Yet Another Reason to Dislike Santorum”
Another Living Will
(via Straight Goods) Like many of you, I have been compelled by recent events to prepare a more detailed advance directive dealing with end-of-life issues. Here’s what mine says: In the event I lapse into a persistent vegetative state, I want medical authorities to resort to extraordinary means to prolong my hellish semi-existence. Fifteen years … Continue reading “Another Living Will”
Out of Respect
(via Morning Sedition) Many of you may know that the Rev. Jerry Falwell is in critical condition with his second bout of viral pneumonia in five weeks. Granted, any time you mention Jerry Falwell, one feels compelled to denounce the hateful, violent rhetoric he has engaged in for the past 40 years and point out … Continue reading “Out of Respect”
Living Will
(via get your war on) My wife and I made our living wills last night. Mine says that if I fall into a persistent vegetative state, and Tom DeLay comes within a hundred miles of me, I am to turn into a zombie and rip his fucking head off. They can’t prosecute the undead for … Continue reading “Living Will”
The Real Bush Agenda
(stolen from Pharyngula)
HST
Damn America … just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable. … When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. … It was the Law of the … Continue reading “HST”
Morons
(via Eschaton) From the Fascist Conservative Political Action Conference – Among the believers: Vice President Dick Cheney, a regular CPAC speaker, gave the keynote address. California Rep. Chris Cox had the honor of introducing him, and he took the opportunity to mock the Democrats whose hatred of America led them to get Iraq so horribly … Continue reading “Morons”
Untested Defense Meets Non-Existent Threat
(via APS – What’s new by Robert L. Park – Friday, 18 Feb 05) 1. MISSILE DEFENSE: UNTESTED DEFENSE MEETS NON-EXISTENT THREAT. In last Sunday’s missile defense test, an interceptor missile again refused to leave its silo. Who can blame it? It’s crazy out there. A month ago, a “minor software glitch” caused a malfunction … Continue reading “Untested Defense Meets Non-Existent Threat”
Nothing like a good football analogy
(via APS – What’s new by Robert L. Park – Friday, 11 Feb 05) 2. PROLIFERATION: TAUNTING IS ONLY AGAINST THE RULES IN THE NFL. Let’s see if we’ve got this right: based on unfounded rumors of nuclear weapons in Iraq, the U.S. committed itself to a war that has so far cost the lives … Continue reading “Nothing like a good football analogy”