Bleeding Heart Shit?

August 16th, 2009 Here and There Posted in civil liberties, congress, constitution, election 2008, law, medicine, obama, politics, presidents, serious 1 Comment »

You know what’s un-American? Torture.

You know what’s socialistic? Medicare.

You know what’s shameful? When the government does nothing.

You know what’s pathetic? Incompetence.

You know what’s Soviet-like? Gulags, indefinite detention*, extraordinary rendition.

* To be fair, the guy I voted for in 2008 recently endorsed this shitty policy. For shame.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Mine Is Bigger Than Yours

June 25th, 2009 Here and There Posted in congress, obama, politics, serious, voting No Comments »

obama-hand-thumb-330x275bush_hand_010521

On some of my bike rides to and from work recently, I’ve been thinking about how seemingly difficult it’s been for Barack Obama to enact parts of his agenda — health care, tax hike on the wealthy, ending corporate-tax loopholes, drawing down in Iraq, funding the closing of Guantánamo Bay, to name a few.

Then I thought back to how George W. Bush really did seem to just show up and start kicking ass, cutting off funding for overseas family-planning clinics who advocate abortion (which, to be fair, Obama has since restored), cutting taxes almost to the point of eliminating them, and (ahem) getting us mired in this whole Iraq mess in the first place.
Read the rest of this entry »

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Wasn’t Alabama Al-Obama?

February 22nd, 2009 Here and There Posted in congress, election 2010, ignorant people, obama, presidents, serious 2 Comments »

Alabama Senator Richard Shelby (R) this weekend brought up, once again, the question dead issue of President Barack Obama’s citizenship.

Just a few fun figures to mull over while Shelby gets to the bottom of the real problems plaguing this nation:

  • Alabama’s overall poverty rate is 16.6 percent, ranking it 10th nationwide
  • The state’s child poverty rate is 23 percent, ranking it 9th in the nation
  • Its senior poverty rate is 12.6 percent, ranking it 7th
  • Alabama’s unemployment rate rose 3 percent, nearly doubling, to 6.7 from Dec. 2007 to Dec. 2008

Shelby is up for re-election next year. It’s never too early.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

The Irony of the Anti-Stimulus Lot

February 12th, 2009 Here and There Posted in congress, economics, obama, serious No Comments »

Perhaps it’s lost on them, but they’re unhappy with a bill that’s close to 50 percent tax cuts (something approaching or slightly more than $400 billion). And that’s for starters.

Another complaint I keep hearing is that all the spending will cause the national debt to increase. Well, geniuses, where was that concern when tax cuts and wasteful defense spending sent the surplus into the red over the course of the last eight years? You know, the years that coincided with your “greatist presidunt in the histry of the US.”

Shut up until you know what you’re talking about. Which I suspect won’t be for a while. I know it won’t for me. I know jack about economics.

Meantime, we’ve got a true, prolonged crisis on our hands. Whether this stimulus is the right thing to do, only time will tell. It’s nowhere near perfect, but at least they tried.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

An Adult Walked in the Room …

February 10th, 2009 Here and There Posted in foreign policy, international relations, obama, serious No Comments »

I was struck last night, yet again, by Barack Obama’s command of the issues. He really did seem to be cleaning up a proverbial mess made of the presidency, without having to really tout that fact.

It came up during last night’s press conference, and today, I see that Iran is meeting Obama’s tone and call for talks. This is what happens when we have adults in charge.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Thought

February 4th, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, ridiculous No Comments »

Barack Obama was the Manchruian Candidate, an IRS mole.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Elizabeth Edwards for HHS Secretary?

February 3rd, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, politics, serious 1 Comment »

Opened my browser to find that Tom Daschle has withdrawn from being considered for Health and Human Services secretary. Good. Cheats and crooks don’t deserve such high governmental positions (hear that, Geithner?).

A little further down the page on Huffington Post, though, my mental question, Who it should it be then? was answered by this headline: Elizabeth Edwards’ New Book to Address John’s Affair (proper punctuation mine).

As far as I know, she’d be an amazing pick. Thoughts?

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Democrats: Grow a Pair

January 25th, 2009 Here and There Posted in congress, economics, obama, politics, serious No Comments »

Okay, this is meant to be a serious question: Why is it that the Republicans in Congress have any ability or right to hold up stimulus legislation? I mean, they’re the minority, right? And while they beat back a filibuster-proof Senate with the 2008 elections, Democrats are only two votes short of that.

I just don’t understand how or why the GOP can retain so much power. Explain me, please.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Still Clueless

January 22nd, 2009 Here and There Posted in ignorant people, obama, presidents, serious No Comments »

As if we needed proof as to why Bush left office with dismal approval ratings, we now have reports of critiques of Obama’s Inaugural Address, claiming that it took unfair shots at the outgoing administration.

They just don’t get the severity of their errors. Maybe time will reveal the truth to their blind eyes.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

We aren’t dreaming

January 22nd, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, presidents, serious, war No Comments »

And yes, Obama closed Gitmo just a little while ago.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Silencing His Most Vehement Critics

January 21st, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, presidents, slightly ridiculous No Comments »

Obama redoes the oath of office. Fox News subsequently files for bankruptcy.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Pinch Me

January 20th, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, presidents, serious 1 Comment »

Finally, “our president” is not an idiot. That takes some getting used to.

Thanks to Scott for pointing out my inebriated copy error.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Who botched what?

January 20th, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, presidents, serious, supreme court 1 Comment »

Watching it live, I and most of the people in the room thought Obama stumbled. But when I went back to watch it, it was Roberts who fumbled. Score one for the new Executive Branch.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

The speech and me

January 20th, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, presidents, serious No Comments »

So I don’t have access to it at the moment, but I’d like to go on record as being totally inspired by Obama’s inaugural address. It was one for the ages.

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Obama’s Train to Washington

January 17th, 2009 Here and There Posted in obama, presidents, serious, transportation No Comments »

It set out from Philadelphia today, picking up the Bidens in Delaware, and making various stops for speeches along the way.

America, fuck yeah!

*Chills*

Share this post
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Digg
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • del.icio.us
  • Furl
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • TailRank
  • StumbleUpon
  • MySpace
AddThis Social Bookmark Button