Archive for the 'Politics' Category

The United States of America & Britain

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Daniel Hannan speculates in the Telegraph about Britain joining the United States. I wouldn’t be opposed. I’d take David Cameron over any of the 2012 contenders. But just out of curiosity I went ahead and figured out how the annexation of Britain would affect things in the US.
It’d involve the addition of […]

Democracy and OWS

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

I don’t really have much to say, nor time enough to say it. But I suppose in the world of blogging saying something short is better than saying nothing at all.
So I came across this article and I like it. You should check it out.

Fist Man Shadows Gordon Brown in Style

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

I found this hilarious. Some random candidate in Gordon Brown’s constituency took his spot right behind the podium and stood there for the entire time he was speaking (and the previous person announced the results) with his dark sunglasses on and his fist raised.

Who is this man? Did Galen make it […]

Bleeding Money from a Million Tiny Cuts

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A census worker I know had this to report about the waste and inefficiency in government:
Why is it that, whenever some politician yaks about wasteful government spending, they fuss over some wretched little lump of pork in the latest bill? Oh yeah, because the real problem is much more boring. But still:
When I […]

I Hate the Examiner

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Ugh, what a rag. Even stories whose slant or point I may agree with I still can’t stand to read. Their points are so slimy and obnoxious that I just have to put it down. People are right that there is a liberal bias in mainstream papers, however it is a bias […]

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize - WTF?

Friday, October 9th, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE59824J20091009?sp=true
Praise and skepticism greet Obama Nobel award
LONDON (Reuters) - A surprised world greeted the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama with a mixture of praise and skepticism on Friday.
In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee hailed Obama’s “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens […]

An Independent’s Take on Obama’s Health Care Address

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

I found the full text of Obama’s speech, and while no one really cares what I think, I’ll give my thoughts on each of his points anyhow, just like I did with John Mackey’s proposal earlier.
- Those people with insurance who are happy with it won’t have to change. (good)
- “against the law […]

Little recourse for Arab girl rejected from Israeli day-care

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Sad:
An Arab couple whose one-year-old daughter was expelled from an Israeli day-care center on her first day are suing a Jewish mother for damages, accusing her of racist incitement against their child.
Maysa and Shuaa Zuabi, from the village of Sulam in northern Israel, launched the court action last week saying they had been “shocked and […]

Whole Foods Founder’s Plan for Health Care Reform

Friday, August 14th, 2009

John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market Inc., wrote an excellent op-ed about health care reform for the Wall Street Journal. Unlike the often over-the-top bile health care reform has attracted from conservatives, Mackey doesn’t just criticize universal health care (though it looks like the actual bill will fall far short of […]

Birthers vs. Truthers?

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

According to Real Clear Politics, fully 35 percent of Democrats believe George W. Bush had advance knowledge of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Fully 28 percent of Republicans believe Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.Meet the fanatical third.
That is a shocking number of crazies. And people think youth are too ill-informed to vote?