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Pallin' around with Terrorists?
Author: Raine    Date: 04/09/2012 14:29:04

In DC it should come as no surprise that there are more than usual number of advocacy ads, lobbying ads, political ads etc. These ads reach people who might otherwise not be reached, and are from any number of groups. I enjoy watching them to see who is paying for them, etc. One ad that has been running since at least last August is this:

I admit, I hadn't paid much mind to it. It looks benign enough. I simply thought it was just another ad asking the State department for help. the ad was sponsored by a group called Human Rights and Democracy International. According to the ad, MEK should be de-listed as a terrorist organization by the State Department. It makes sense to support democratic opposition in Iran. We will go a little further into this website another day. Let's get back to this group, who claim to be The democratic opposition in Iran.
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35 comments (Latest Comment: 04/10/2012 01:40:28 by BobR)

Where in the World is Newt?
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 04/08/2012 14:57:02

Say, with all the big state winnings recently by Willard, I wonder where the other noms are? We know that Sandy is probably at the hospital since his daughter, Bella, is once again sick, and despite our many, many, many, many, many, many differences of opinion about.... everything, we do hope his daughter fairs well.

But where in the world has Newty gone? Let's check his twitter and see.
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5 comments (Latest Comment: 04/09/2012 03:32:57 by livingonli)

Compulsory Insurance
Author: TriSec    Date: 04/07/2012 11:09:36

Good Morning.

Well, by now you should have heard that I wrecked my car earlier this week. I was flying solo; none of the parties were injured.

Alas, I was the striking party. It's funny, when I had that realization that there was going to be impact, it was perhaps no more than a second. But I felt like I had time to stomp on the brakes and get my hands out of the way of the steering wheel because I felt the airbag might go. (It didn't.)

After sitting there a minute, I was able to get out of the car, and approach the other person (already on her cellphone; maybe she was the entire time.) She was already hot, but the first words out of my mouth were "Are you allright?", and I could see her visibly soften.

She needed a flatbed, but I was able to gently drive nearly 40 miles home. The next day, I made an abortive attempt to drive back to Worcester, but there was some hidden damage to some radiator hoses, and I only made it about 15 miles before the car overheated and that was the end of that idea.
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5 comments (Latest Comment: 04/07/2012 23:33:29 by BobR)

Pain in the Gas, Redux
Author: BobR    Date: 04/06/2012 12:36:06

A month ago, I wrote a couple of blogs (Pain in the Gas and Pain in the Gas, Pt 2) about what is driving the price of gas so high, and why there is little that the president can do about it. I reminded that crude oil is a commodity, and the price is set by traders, just like on the stock exchange, where perception and "investment strategy" is more important than actual shortages or surplus. I pointed out that oil companies are creating gasoline shortages by closing "unprofitable" refineries, yet still maintaining obscene profits.

The president reiterated yesterday that there are "no silver bullets" for lowering gas prices, despite what Newt Gingrich says.

But what if it WAS possible to make more gasoline available, thus rebalancing the supply/demand equation? What if Newt's "$2.50/gal" pipe dream could actually be possible? There just might be a way:
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32 comments (Latest Comment: 04/07/2012 00:24:44 by Raine)

If you read nothing else today....
Author: Raine    Date: 04/05/2012 12:59:54


It doesn’t make us weaker when we guarantee basic security for the elderly or the sick or those who are actively looking for work. What makes us weaker is when fewer and fewer people can afford to buy the goods and services our businesses sell, or when entrepreneurs don’t have the financial security to take a chance and start a new business. What drags down our entire economy is when there’s an ever-widening chasm between the ultra-rich and everybody else.

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33 comments (Latest Comment: 04/05/2012 19:37:48 by livingonli)

A Journey In Time
Author: BobR    Date: 04/04/2012 13:07:18


Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
- Pride (In the Name of Love), U2


On April 03, 1968, I turned 8 years old. I don't really remember it, but I am certain my mother put together a birthday party for me, including a homemade cake. There were likely small presents for all of the guests - my mother didn't like anyone to leave empty handed. I was in the 2nd grade, and this would be the last birthday I would celebrate in the small WWII-era house in which we had lived since I had been born.

On that same exact day, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "mountain top" speech. It would be the last speech he ever gave. In retrospect, it seems foreshadowing, as if he knew what was in his future:
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22 comments (Latest Comment: 04/05/2012 01:31:02 by TriSec)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 04/03/2012 10:08:10

Good Morning.

Today is our 3,831st day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from on ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,920
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1022

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 318, 408, 520, 000 .00


You may have missed it, but this past week was IAVA's annual "Storm the Hill" conference, where they spend days in Washington meeting with VA and elected officials to ensure that veteran's issues remain in the forefront. Seems like things went well.
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59 comments (Latest Comment: 04/04/2012 02:56:57 by livingonli)

Monday Monday.
Author: Raine    Date: 04/02/2012 12:46:29

I'm still stitching something together this morning.

I am still trying to see if the Thrillah from Wasilla on the Today Show is some kind of Aprils fools joke. Looks like it isn't.

When this story broke yesterday, all I could think of was Well It's April 1 What in the hell is this world coming to?

Now I know the Mayans were right. I'll be back with something in a bit. Happy Monday!
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23 comments (Latest Comment: 04/03/2012 04:09:40 by Raine)

Pass the N!gger Please
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 04/01/2012 15:35:01

Oops, I meant to say "butter". Silly me.



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1 comments (Latest Comment: 04/01/2012 17:08:06 by BobR)

A muse on the elite
Author: TriSec    Date: 03/31/2012 13:20:00

Good Morning!

I want a house. I want a plane. I want to travel. I want to not worry about paying my bills.

Seems to me that's what American society is rapidly becoming...I want, I want, I want. But to turn a phrase, "Who's paying for this, Morris?"

Middle Class America was once the so-called "American Dream". Study hard, work hard, and you can live a decent life and maybe make it a little bit better for your kids.
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6 comments (Latest Comment: 03/31/2012 22:34:30 by BobR)

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