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T. Boone Pickens

I will admit I have not researched everything T. Boone Pickens has planned for his energy solution, but I will say that just his initiative may be the kind of thing we need right now. When people start putting there own time and money into plans there is a lot more at stake.
We need to quit with the political rhetoric and get on with solving the real problems that face this country. And as long as we keep getting caught up in the political games, we are not going to get anywhere, fast. One thing I heard Pickens say, that [...]

Why Are Gas Prices So High?

For the most part I think I am a pretty intelligent guy, and for the life of me I can not answer this question.
It is getting crazy. Friday our local gas prices went up about 5 cents. I filled up somewhere near the top of that price range, around $3.49 a gallon. And that price was still there on Saturday.
On the way to work today, just 2 days later, that same gas station had the price at $3.61 a gallon.
Now c’mon people, what is up with that. Really, what is causing the gas prices to go up 15 cents almost [...]

Ron Paul is the Peter Pan of Politics

After the last Republican debate in South Carolina I think I have finally figured Ron Paul out.
Ron Paul is the Peter Pan of Politics. No matter how much he wants me to believe, I still know he can not fly.
During the last debate in South Carolina Ron Paul made George W Bush look like an oratory expert. I can not recall anyone being so far off base as Paul appeared to be. At one point the person asking a question even had to ask Ron what he was responding to, because it did not sound like anything that could be [...]

Hillary Clinton

This hurts, really hurts, but, I have to give credit where credit is due.
It is obvious that Hillary Clinton learned some things from Bill. Former President Bill Clinton understood how to work a crowd and give a speech, and now Hillary shows the rest of the candidates how to connect with the new Internet generation. Her Soprano’s Spoof video was excellent and has certainly led to a lot of attention via the Internet.
Not sure that her selection of a Celine Dion tune was the right choice though.

Political Debates

I know I am getting old, I watched both Political Debates this week. Not totally focused, every minute, but, I watched them.
I think I might vote for the first candidate that answered a yes or no question, with, a YES or NO.
Every candidate goes on and on, running over, talking on and on when it is obvious that their time is up. If a guy can not follow simple instructions, can we trust him as our Commander in Chief?

Respect, it’s a thing of the past

Respect is something that has been lost on people and it is getting to the point where respect will soon be extinct, at least in Amercia.
There is a new cartoon television show about our current President. Like him or not, this is not good. It is one thing to have free speech, it is entirely different to be disrespectful of your leaders and country in a manner that makes the world look at us as a democracy run amuck.
And we wonder why the rest of the world no longer respects us, we do not respect ourselves.

New TV Show - Political Idol

Now here we go, let’s just do the next election with a new TV Show called Political Idol. All 100 candidates that have announced plans to run can try out. We keep Simon Cowell for fun and add 4 more judges, a conservative, a liberal, and 2 more random judges.
Each week candidates can perform anything they want, a poem, a dance, a song, or anything else they want.
Then we call in our votes and narrow it down. With a little over 500 days left before the next election, it’s the perfect time.

John Kerry says Military people are not educated?

Once again, looks like John Kerry is the best thing for the Republicans. Kerry insulted anyone in the United States Military by saying…
“education, if you make the most of it and you study hard, you do your homework and make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t you get stuck in Iraq.” Source : John Kerry
According to some reports, Kerry just messed up a punch line. And that is believable, but, what he said was probably what he was thinking. And now it seems he has upset both Democrats and Republicans and cancelled [...]

Serious Atomic Threats

It’s starting to feel like we are going back a few years to the days of worrying about Nuclear War and everyone thinking of building bomb shelters in their backyards.
First Iran and now North Korea. I guess I am not as up on world events as I need to be, but, I am very unclear at was has changed so drastically over the last couple of years to bring Nuclear Weapons back into focus.
It is obvious there was a nuclear device exploded at Pyongyang on Monday. Now what happens? And where is the talk about our National Missile Defense? [...]

Speed Linking 10-06-2006

I am not up to date on the Mark Foley story, but, I am sick of hearing his name already. Why does the MSM continue to focus on everything that is negative in this world?
Google is on a roll. More like a massive snowball rolling downhill, they have released so many excellent systems over the last 6 months it is amazing. And they have gone back and updated a lot of the older systems. Just look at the list:

Google Reader
Google Groups
Google Personalized Home Page
Google Gadgets
Google Base
Google Maps API v2
Google Calendar API
Google Web Toolkit
Google AJAX Search API
Google Checkout API
Google Gadgets for [...]

If you want to join the Circus, move to Jackson, MS

This is one crazy place to be. I have been here for almost 10 years and I still walk around wondering about it. I have lived in several states, mainly Texas and I have never felt like I understood Mississippi.
It is a beautiful place, and it has some of the nicest people in the world, but, it is really a crazy place to live.
When Frank Melton was running for Mayor of Jackson it sounded great, a man on a mission that would take all the necessary actions to straighten out the crime. Now that agenda appears to be totally upside [...]

Gasoline Prices

I know I am in trouble now. I got excited about paying $2.43 for a gallon of gas yesterday. That is down from around $2.80 just a couple of weeks ago.
Did someone convince the oil companies that they had enough profits or are they just teasing us?
$2.43 is still ridiculous, but, I am glad to see a little relief. Now if gasoline prices would drop some more I could afford to go to the grocery store.

Never Forget !

In a lot of ways it already seems that we have forgotten what tragedies struck us at the hands of terrorists on September 11, 2001 (911).
Please do not forget. As we forget how critical these events were in our history, it will certainly change the course of our future. We need to be aware that those who attacked us, are still on the loose. We must continue to be concerned for our country’s security, even if it means we are “put out” a little with procedures at our airports, railways and ports.

Is it World War III ?

As long as I can remember I have wondered what World War III would be like. Not if, but, when.
As I watch the news and see the Media publishing private comments by world leaders that was picked up by a microphone, I can not fathom how anyone can see that as right. No wonder we can’t win a battle anymore, we tell our enemies everything. And if that was not enough we have our own people trashing our leaders and making us look like a small fragmented society instead of a world leader.
I admit my ignorance on the critical issues, [...]

Isolationism as reverse psychology

Sometimes, thoughts just pop in my head and I wonder if they have any possible real value?
With all the problems in the world community today and the inability of fixing anything by anyone, I wonder what would happen if all of a sudden the United States just pulled out of every place that is not our soil and proclaimed…
“We are now going to practice Isolationsim”
Kill each other, we don’t care, go ahead, really, it’s ok. We believe we have everything we need to protect ourselves and our borders are now closed. It’s going to be a little tougher on [...]

An Illegal Alien Allegory

I received this in an email, and there is no obvious credit given to the original author. It is worth posting. Excellent analogy of the Illegal Alien debate.
“Recently large demonstrations have taken place across the country protesting the fact that Congress is finally addressing the issue of illegal immigration. Certain people are angry that the U.S. Might protect its own borders, might make it harder to sneak into this country and, once here, to stay indefinitely. Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these protests.
Let’s say I break into your house. Let’s say that [...]

Illegals boycott America, we boycott Cinco de Mayo

On Fox & Friends this morning there was an interview with Bob Griggs. Bob is promoting a boycott on Cinco de Mayo day in retaliation to the planned boycott of America by the illegal aliens on May first. Excellent idea !
The illegal aliens believe they can cripple our economy, and they may have an impact on it, but, I think it is ridiculous that illegal aliens are in the United States boycotting the United States.
How have we got ourselves into such a position to allow outlaws to march in our streets ? And illegal means illegal, period. I have no [...]

Interesting Google Ads

I have discovered that if you use a Contextual advertising system such as Google Adsense you have to take the good with the bad. Several ads have been running on this site that really go against my personal views. I am trying to keep up with the filters, but it is time consuming.
So please remember, the small print….
Advertisements you see may not reflect the opinion of the management of this blog, you must be 18 years of age or older to qualify, tax and title not included and some side effects may cause extreme emotional discomfort by anyone who actually [...]

These guys are good !

Totally unbias humor, ya gotta love it.

A new Political Network?

This sounds like an excellent idea. I thought I might be the only blogger on the planet with these feelings, Thanks Political Football !
The answer to your question is NO, you are NOT the only one who is sick of Party Politics. Political FootBall echoes your sentiments. Heck, maybe we can even start our own political network. A network that began with just two reasonable bloggers who are fed up with the status quo and willing to make a stand.
Come on people. There has to be more of us out there. Are you with us?
Link : Political FootBall… kicking the [...]

Sick of Party Politics

Am I the only person sick of Party politics?
Yes, I think one party is better than the other, and I probably agree with 70 - 80% of their platform. But the rhetoric and bashing is driving me crazy. It seems nothing is about what people want anymore, it’s about which party can smear, attack and destroy the other side.
I would like to see one day, just one, where no one in the United States says the words Republican or Democrat. If you think someone is making a bad decision or is doing something stupid, then say that, without using the [...]

Justice Scalia Denies Flipping Off Reporter

Now here’s news. When I heard about this it made me lose sleep. Was it really true, oh the horror. Did he really use that gesture on a reporter? Could you imagine anyone getting so upset with a member of the media that they would sink so low?
Oh wait, this just in, it was the old Italian gesture of dismissal not the American gesture of ……
My faith in Justice Scalia has returned.
FOXNews.com - Politics News - Justice Scalia Denies Flipping Off Reporter: “Justice Scalia Denies Flipping Off Reporter”

Singapore General Election 2009 Likely?

In times of crisis with people gravitating towards the government for assistance in domestic concerns, it is usually a good time for ruling parties (from UK to Singapore) to call for a general election. With recent happenings in Singapore, is it worth the effort of the ruling party of Singapore to call for a general election? In this article, we examine the progress made by the government and the factors that might be for or against their favour in calling for one in the coming year. With a

Further details of the Tory/UUP deal

More details have emerged of the alliance being forged between the Ulster Unionist Party and Conservative Party, which has been warmly welcomed by David Cameron. The parties have agreed a memorandum of understanding, which the Conservatives have summarised as follows: Both parties believe that a strong and stable Union of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom offers the best future for all its citizens. Both parties believe that Northern Ireland has been isolated for too long from the

Spring

Continuing a series begun here, in which General Petraeus was unanimously confirmed by the Senate and sent to Baghdad with instructions not to involve himself in political arguments back home. From part one: This is the ideal; politicians engaged and aware of the issues they debate, hopefully achieving a consensus that meets the needs of the republic and reflects the will of a majority of informed Americans. But over the past two years the ideal was abandoned for the absurd as the reality gap

Regarding Mr. Huckabee and the Social Conservatives

In a post below I praise Mike Huckabee and his socially conservative followers. I do believe that they are going to lead the march to a resurgent GOP in 2010. I strongly oppose efforts of some to distance the Republican Party from social and Christian Conservatives. On the other hand, the same applies in reverse. It would seem that Mike Huckabee has a problem with libertarians. Not upper-case Libertarians, but rather lower case, small government libertarians. Time Magazine In a chapter title

MY LOLGRIFFIN FAIL

A couple of days ago I heard about this new LOLGRIFFIN thing and thought I’d have a go. First I came up with this: But apparently it had to be related to this Nick Griffin feller. So I did this: moar funny pictures … but it didn’t make the grade either. Pfff…

Former Sen. Fred Thompson plans return to acting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson is going back to the small screen after his foray into Republican presidential politics over the last year. Thompson, best known on TV for his role as a gruff district attorney on NBC’s "Law & Order," dropped out of the crowded GOP primaries in January after his much-anticipated presidential campaign failed to gain strong support among conservatives. He campaigned heavily for eventual nominee John McCain, and had recently tried to gain sup

Off with their heads

Off with their heads Posted by: Sue in fashion & food, politics & elections Sarah Palin is interviewed while turkeys are literally slaughtered in the background. Gruesome alert on many fronts. No Comments »

New price on The Digital Person: Technology and Privacy in the Information Age, now at $12.44 after 44% decrease in price!

Buy Now The Digital Person: Technology and Privacy in the Information Age 's price decreased by 44% from $22.22 to $12.44 at Buy.com. View the Table of Contents. Read the Introduction.The Digital Person challenges the existing ways in which law and legal theory approach the social, political, and legal implications of the collection and use of personal information in computer databases. Solove''s book is ambitious, and represents the most important publications in the field of information ...

Polls over, parties speculate on profits and losses

Raipur, Nov 21 (IANS) Politicians and pundits are busy debating the possible outcome of the two-phased Chhattisgarh elections which concluded Thursday to elect a new 90-member assembly. Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ...

Obama campaign volunteer lifts his speech binder, offers it on eBay

As the 2008 presidential campaign neared its final week, Democrat hopeful Barack Obama breezed through Las Vegas to give a speech at Bonanza High School. (See photo above.) It was the usual ready-for-change-we-need stump speech, one he'd given dozens of times before and probably hardly needed the text for reference. And the usual crowd was enthusiastic and eager, as usual. At the end of the speech, the candidate, who would go on to be elected the 44th president of the United States, left t

Waxman to replace Dingell

This is bad for gun rights. Dingell is a friend to gun owners.

ANC seeks interdict to stop COPE name

ANC seeks interdict to stop COPE name November 21st, 2008 The ANC is hoping its application for a court interdict to stop the Congress of the People from using that name will be heard next week. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in Politics

Straw condemns prisoners’ stand-up comedy course

Straw condemns prisoners’ stand-up comedy course A comedy course for maximum security prisoners has been branded ‘totally unacceptable’ by justice secretary Jack Straw

Tunisia on wikipedia?!

The article on Tunisia on the English-speaking wikipedia is absolutely appalling, with a massive section on ‘present day politics’ and only a paragraph or two on our history, economy and culture. Where are you anglophone Tunisians (bloggers or otherwise)? Why don’t we collaboratively write a detailed article and upload decent pictures? Look at what the Maltese and Turks did for example!

Mass Struggle Needed To Challenge Capital

MASS STRUGGLE NEEDED TO CHALLENGE CAPITAL, COMMUNISTS INSIST 'Barack Obama's election in the US represents a significant victory for the mass progressive and labour movement and a serious defeat for the warmongering neo-conservatives', Communist Party international secretary John Foster declared at the weekend. 'As US imperialism reorientates itself towards a softer, multilateral and hegemonic strategy, that people's movement needs our solidarity for new battles over trade union righ

Frustration and Tomorrow

It’s frustrating! The divisiveness, the single-minded nature of this country and how often our leadership’s decisions are idiotic, self-centered, often indecisive, and self-defeating— it baffles the imagination, you know? Did I mention, frustrating? Not just our politics, even our local church is so frustratingly stultifying you have to wonder, if this is the same Church that had stands for all life because pieces like “Lagman Bill is Stalinist” does the opposite. Then there are the politi

A Paean to Penicillin

I guess I could have also titled this post a "Canticle to Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride" since I'm actually allergic to penicillin but then you might not have known what I was talking about. (Although I know you are all very brilliant minds and you would have figured it out quickly.) Last night I finally took myself over to Urgent Care to get a prescription for this stuff because after a week of "oh, I think it's going away..." I realized that I needed some real medicine. (No worries, I'm fine.)

Northeast Girls To Rock India

Sinlung Says - Girl Rock Bands from North East has been around for some time. This is not only a Career but a Way of Life for so many of the Northeast Girls Today. With Lovely Voices, no Inhibitions - the Girls Belt out their Tunes Crooning the Pubs, Restaurants, in New Delhi. These Career’s were traditionally bastions of Goans, who have Hiked their Bids making way for eager beavers from Northeast. While in Delhi University festivals, you might not see these Wannabe’s cos’ “There’s no Mon

Bertie: 51% plus one is not enough?

If it seems strange that the Belfast Telegraph is reporting this statement from Bertie just two days after he made a speech saying unification was an imperative for southern nationalists: “The only way it can be done is if there’s a sizeable amount of people on the island of Ireland, North and South, believe this is the way forward. Fifty per cent plus one is not the way to do it. That would be a divisive thing to do. There’s no point having votes to find out that you’re 1 percent short or 1

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