Archives for January 2006
Decision ‘08 » Oh, That All-Republican Scandal?
Say it ain’t so…I’ve been assured by everyone that Abramoff only touched the corrupt Republicans…but here come rumors that Harry Reid is in big, big trouble…Chris Wallace caught Howard Dean this morning with a report from the Center for Responsive Politics:
WALLACE: I just want to […]
Common Folk Using Common Sense » Cheer! Cheer! Cheer!
Clenched fist salute: Beautiful Atrocities
World Social Forum on Yahoo! News Photos
ABC News: Democrats Squabble Over Alito Filibuster
Long-smoldering Democratic dissension flared openly Friday as liberals sought support for a last-minute filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito against the advice of leaders worried about a backlash in the 2006 elections.”I reject those notions that there ought to somehow be some political calculus about the future. … […]
From Iraq Coalition Casualties, see this trend of U.S. Soldiers wounded:
The 4-week moving average has been below 100 for eight weeks now.
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Hamas leader: ‘Palestinian army’ possible
A leader of the militant group Hamas promised reforms and indicated the possibility of a Palestinian army in the wake of the historic elections that swept his party into power this week.The comments by Khaled Mashaal, based in Damascus, Syria, come after Israeli and U.S. leaders indicated that little progress was […]
The stylish young Brazilian women in my office both have this.
Motorola Razr V3
Sure, the Razr has all the latest, handiest features—Bluetooth, MPEG4 video playback, speakerphone—but that’s not the reason anyone buys it: Its success is largely due to its standard-setting style. An instant design classic when it was introduced, the Motorola RAZR V3c Phone (Verizon […]
Pharyngula: Life is Chemistry
Sometimes creationists say things like, “Evolution doesn’t explain the origins of life!” The common reply is that that’s the domain of abiogenesis, not evolution, with the implied suggestion that the creationist should go away and quit bugging us.That’s a cop-out.
I’m going to be somewhat heretical, and suggest that abiogenesis as the study […]
Asked and answered in these PowerPoint presentations.
Why do women live longer than men?
Who’s more attractive?
Why two hands?
Reid says Kerry’s Filibuster Will Fail
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday he and fellow Democrats lack the votes to block President George W. Bush’s nomination of conservative appeals judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.”Everyone knows there is not enough votes to support a filibuster,” Reid said, referring to the procedural roadblock […]
New Poll Finds Mixed Support for Wiretaps - New York Times
Americans are willing to tolerate eavesdropping without warrants to fight terrorism, but are concerned that the aggressive antiterrorism programs championed by the Bush administration are encroaching on civil liberties, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. In a sign that public opinion about […]
Now, this seems like good news:
Vaccine Provides 100 Percent Protection Against Avian Flu Virus In Animal Study
University of Pittsburgh researchers announced they have genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine from the critical components of the deadly H5N1 virus that completely protected mice and chickens from infection. Avian flu has devastated bird populations in Southeast Asia […]
… comes from DKos, by Bill at INDC Journal
The oft-reasonable Kevin Drum urges the D’s to filibuster Alito:
Would this end up hurting Democrats? It might. And the end result would probably be the spectacle of Bill Frist and Dick Cheney ramming through the “nuclear option” to force debate to a close and install Alito on […]
Does the Discovery Institute practice science? The Questionable Authority takes them on.
How can you tell it isn’t science?
[Let’s] look at [the Discovery Institute’s] claims. The list, as I have previously noted, contains some items that are trade press books. It contains some articles that are found in the philosophy literature. It lists a book as […]
Our Ten Words
“What ten words should Democrats use to define their message?”Tom Vilsack responded with his own ten words, and challenged others to submit their own ten words.
Since then over 500 people have responded to the challenge, making it one of the most active discussions at HeartlandPac.org.
My submission: “Protecting Terrorist Confidentiality Since September 12, 2001.”
… […]
