Daily Archives: July 25th, 2005 «

 

Dennis Kucinich: Stuck in a space jam

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 7:52 pm » 2 Comments

The Museum of Left Wing Lunacy takes a look at the the proposed amendment to the Foreign Affairs Appropriations Bill for 2006/7 from former Democratic candidate for president and current House Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OutThere) where he calls for a ban on space-based weapons. MLWL found this side-splitter in the Congressional Record: “This country should [...]

 

Kids say the sweetest things

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 7:25 pm » Comments Off

Your heart will melt when you read this letter, addressed to our fighting men and women in Iraq. Much better than this set of letters, eh? Wink: Blackfive.

 

What I’m listening to

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 6:24 pm » Comments Off

Lately, I’ve been feeling ultra-stressed out about work and just life in general (I know, aren’t we all?) and have been doing things to destress: like turning off the TV and the computer, writing, reading my Bible and praying, and listening to relaxing music. A couple of weeks ago, I was in Target (pronounced fancily [...]

 

Debunking the 45mil ‘uninsured’ myth

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 12:39 pm » 14 Comments

Dr. Bob Newbell at Tech Central Station does so here. Money quote: One problem with the 43-45 million uninsured Americans figure is the fact that the statistic is dynamic, not static. “[T]he uninsured population is fluid, with many people gaining and losing coverage,” reported the Congressional Budget Office on May 12, 2003, in a brief [...]

 

Will she travel to dine with the ‘insurgents’ too?

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 12:14 pm » 4 Comments

(Note: This evening, I deleted the photo of Jane sitting on the NVA anti-aircraft gun – I couldn’t stomach it being on my blog any longer). Notorious for the anti-war views expressed during the Vietnam war (most notably in the photos that were published of her smiling as she sat on a NVA anti-aircraft gun), [...]

 

John Major: Deport all who ‘spit hate’

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 9:42 am » Comments Off

Former British Prime Minister John Major seems to be on the right track: People who “spit hate” at the British way of life should be deported, Tory former Prime Minister John Major said. Mr Major spoke of the “uncomfortable reality” that many terrorists were born or lived in the UK but had been taught to [...]

 

Rendell to issue apology to Marine’s family

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 9:18 am » 8 Comments

An update to this story: Rendell to send apology to Marine’s family Written apologies will be sent to a fallen Marine’s relatives angered by Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll’s uninvited appearance at the soldier’s funeral and her criticism of the war in Iraq, Gov. Ed Rendell said Sunday. Rendell said he will send a personal [...]

 

Trouble viewing certain blogs today

Posted by: ST on July 25, 2005 at 8:47 am » Comments Off

Several of my favorite blog front pages are not loading fully … if I rememember correctly, the ones I’ve tried to visit are Movable Type blogs. Anyone else experiencing this? I’m wondering if Movable Type is having some tech issues this morning. 8:52 a.m. Update: Guess the prob (if there was one) was temporary. I’m [...]