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Congress misfires yet again
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Yes, we all snigger about our government being ineffective. That in America, the gridlock, the corporate control of our legislators, the partisanship, renders it impotent. But yesterday was different. Yesterday was worse. A minority (44) of the US Senate spit …
Why US Internet service sucks so badly—and won’t get better
I’m doing some contract work for a local company. Files are exchanged over the Internet. Large files. Between their connection and my connection, I’m lucky if I can get 10% of my maximum 18 Mbps speed. To make matters worse, …
But what did she actually do?
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With now former Secretary Hillary Clinton riding into the sunset (for now), and John Kerry packing up his senate office about to become her successor as Secretary of State, the praise for her tenure is generally coming on loud and …
The Fiscal Cliff deal that fixes nothing
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We did go over the cliff. Personally, I thought we’d stay over the cliff for at least a few days. I was wrong—a deal was struck to take us back from the edge after less than 24 hours over the …
Let’s Jump Off The Fiscal Cliff
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It seems as soon as the election was over, the fretting about the fiscal cliff began. I have to admit, I’m really not all that worried. That’s not to say it’s not “real”—it is. But there’s a number of reasons …
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Competence in Government
I met a friend who was not an Obama supporter for lunch today. He asked me if I’d seen Obama’s press conference earlier. “He was really good,” he said. I hadn’t at the time; I normally hear about them after …
Ryan and Romney
Those who have pulled their eyes away from the Olympics or Mars Curiosity long enough to get some other news have noticed by now that Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential candidate. I’ve not been nearly …
Batman doesn’t use guns
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Michelle and I are incredibly excited about seeing The Dark Knight Rises tonight, although like most everyone in the world, we were shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic shooting in Colorado. Much has already been said about this, but …
Obamacare off life support
I figure that since everyone and their dog is weighing in on today’s Supreme Court upholding most of Obamacare, I might as well too. As a summary for those who either haven’t been reading my previous ramblings or don’t recall, …
Looking past “vagina”
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It is by now all over the news that in the Michigan State House of Representatives, the Speaker of the House barred Rep. Lisa Brown from speaking for “violating the decorum of the House.” It’s made the news of course because …