Friday, August 3, 2007

Fry Day

'Tis here, Friday and it's hot and humid. The start to a rainy weekend always begins with a sunny Friday. I'm sure it's done on purpose- we're all in the office all day Friday wishing we were outside, and on Saturday it rains and we have nothing better to do. That's a pretty good metaphor for life as well. Well I haven't been too chatty this week, as the news isn't all that controversial. Well, it is, but I haven't taken enough of an opinion on the matter to complain, yet. So look out next week!


Bush Abolishes Fourth Amendment With New Executive Order

TIME Magazine's Four (4) Reasons Why Bush Fired Rumsfeld and Ashcroft but Won't Fire Gonzales

Karl Rove now has immunity


The Constitution is the founding fiber of American civilization, and in its own words "the supreme law of the land." So anyone claiming we need laws based on the Bible or Quoran isn't merely wrong; they're being traitorous to the intent and heart of the nation.

Senator: "I'm just asking you what you do. Let's not be too contemptuous of this committee. The American taxpayers pay your salary. You work for the American people. I'm just asking you what you DO." White House Deputy Political Director: "This falls under the terms of executive privilege, and respectfully I must decline to answer that question at this time."

A small group of terrorists attacked the largest military force in the world, burning a major port city, destroying a fleet of warships, and kidnapping government officials. In response its government granted sweeping powers to its military which led to the end of hundreds of years of constitutional rule - in Rome, 68 BC.

In 1948, Israel forced Arab Jews to occupy Palestinian homes so they could not return. Today they are evicting the Arab Jews so that the Europeans will have more room. Israelis and Palestinians protest for equality and an end to racism

The hedge fund loophole costs the government $6.3 billion a year — the cost of providing health care to three million children. Of that total, almost $2 billion a year in unjustified tax breaks goes to just 25 individuals. So why do Democrats oppose closing it? (Paul Krugman)

Bush Tells Congress To Approve New Spy Law (He is revoking their recess unless they pass his bill exactly as Cheney wrote it)

Expert Suspiciously Reverses Stance On Doctored Al-Qaeda Tapes

Maybe humans aren't as weak as we seem

Judge loses pants, then case, and now his job.

Federal Agents searching people at Indianapolis bus stops: Air Marshals patting civilians down, looking in bags, and performing "behavior" tests for the stated purpose of finding weapons and people who are a threat to public safety

We try to extend our lives by keeping fit and having a healthy diet, which is fine but it's also possible to lengthen our life by changing our experience of time and having new experiences and spending more time living in the present.

Other Great License Plate Ideas Inspired by Ohio's Color Coded Sex Offender and Drunk Driver Plates

Blair consulted Rupert Murdoch Repeatedly In Week Before Iraq War; In the End, All 175 of His Newspapers Supported the War.

The Iraq gov't collapses - but remember, the surge is working.

How Ron Paul as President Would Affect the US Dollar

Hillary Clinton Accepts $20,000 In Campaign Donations From News Corp.

Bill O’Reilly Represents Almost Everything that is Wrong with America

Bush Insults BBC Political Editor at Press Conference

IQ higher than Einstein, Galileo, Newton: Three-year-old learned differential calculus

Ancient "Lost" City's Remains Found Under Alexandria's Waters

Why Do We Always See the Same Side of The Moon: Tidal Locking Explained

After Tibets Express Support for Dalai Lama, Mass Arrests Ensue

Study: Angry men get ahead; angry women penalized

Beyond Mesopotamia: Dramatic New View of the Emergence of Human Civilization

When insults had class

The press in America is dead, people. This Internet thing we've got going -- it's not the same.

How to Recycle Everything

This is your brain on love

A History of Social Network Sites

Why Do So Many People Love Che?

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