Republican Outrage at Democratic Personal Attacks
Republicans in Congress are united at denouncing the latest democratic attack on Republicans. A statement from Speaker Buhner’s Office reads: Democrats are using Onomatopoeia, alliteration, and bathos to attack prosaic yet grammarless Republicans. We believe this new attack slanders Republicans and especially mocks the Republican Tea Party base. This use
An Unfortunate Death
An Obituary printed in the London Times…. Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will
Lawful Evidence, Cell keys, Stingray and Other Breaches
It appears that a 4-letter agency (UK-based) and a three-letter agency (US-based) have conspired to reduce the security of cell phone users worldwide to approximately zero. Surely, their motives must have been noble; after all, these agencies belong to two governments renowned for their verbal support of democracy and freedom
Obama: Writing the rules for 21st century trade
Let us judge for ourselves what is good for us an what is not. Publish the treaty drafts and list those involved with the treaties and their contributions. The White House Washington
Unions in the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave
Francis Scott Key’s famous lyric claims we live in “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” Aspirationally, we applaud his word choice. Currently, we’d like to be able to agree, but we have a few problems with the description, given the state of the Union at
US Senate Demands Peace and US Disengagement as World Policeman
Think of this report as if seen through a fractal lens which takes you back to an earlier day, when these quotations were originally spoken, by other actors. Then, bring your mind back to the present day, recalling what US senators actually said, and notice the contrast. The US once
US Senate Acknowledes Climate Change Effect, Cause, Not So Much
The US Senate has passed a resolution, along with passing other pieces of effluent, which acknowledges Climate Change. However (and there is always a “however,”) the Senate, while busy passing many things, did not address the Root Cause of Climate Change. This is excellent news, the best news ever! Now
Slave or Free, a Tale of Trade Treaties
What you do or do not do will affect your children, and their children and their children. The question being re-asked is: People over Property or Property over People? If we pick the wrong choice, we will stand to lose all those rights which we hold dear, and which are
Banking Bail In (aka: We’ll take your deposits in the next crisis) – Questions for Our Senators
Here’s a set of questions for which I’d like to get 100 Senate answers, and then publish all the responses. I have sent it to my two senators, Feinstein and Boxer. The Wall Street Journal reports: In fact, US banks presented the Federal Reserve with a bail-in plan to pay
Breathtakingly Cynical – Obama’s New Proposal
In a breathtaking display of Cynicism, the Obama administration has announced a program to provide tax cuts for the “middle class,” and to increase taxes on the rich. This is just a cynical political ploy to polish his appalling legacy, characterized by “Look forward, not backward” in prosecuting torture, kidnapping