2007 Is Here!
01 Jan 2007Happy New Year Everyone! May 2007 be happy and safe for you all. :)
Read more...Happy New Year Everyone! May 2007 be happy and safe for you all. :)
Read more...The political night continues…it’ll be short, I promise :) Just got done watching Blog Wars on the Sundance Channel. While the title would lead one to think that it would be about the back and forth between blogs in the political world, what it turned out to be is far different. In the end it seemed more about the rise and endorsement of the left-wing bloggers then a balanced look at both sides. But still, the behind the scenes look was somewhat interesting. It could have been subtitled “How We Think The Daily Kos Is Changing Politics”.
Read more...It looks like Ford is partnering with Microsoft to release a new autocomputing platform next year. Since I bleed Ford Blue, and will be needing a new car soon, this is exciting news. I hope my Escort lasts one more year so I’m not limited to the Focus or the Five-Hundred. Oh, and please hold the “Fix Or Reboot Daily” jokes.
Read more...As Teresa points out on her blog, the same old men (and women, of both parties) have been in charge of the country for a long time. According to the Congressional Research Service the 109th Congress was the oldest in history (average age 56 years (Senators averaged over 60 years! (Representatives averaged 55))). When you consider that the minimum ages for Representatives and Senators are 25 and 30 respectively, then you get some idea how long these people have been running the country. In fact the longest serving congressman is John Dingell, Democrat Representative from Michigan. Mr. Dingell first took office in 1955. That’s over 50 years! The founding fathers never imagined congressional terms this long. They believed in the citizen congress. Congressmen were meant to serve few terms and then return to their professions, politics where not meant to be their profession.
Read more...I haven’t actually seen this one around too much, looks like I’m Big and Bad and I like it!
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