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Archive for July, 2008

Sign the Official Petition to Impeach Bush

July 31, 2008

Only one Congressman had the personal courage and the profound respect for our Constitution to stand on the floor of the House of Representatives and exercise his right and his responsibility to bring Articles of Impeachment against President George W. Bush – Ohio Representative Dennis J. Kucinich.
Now, Americans who cherish our Democracy and the [...]

Audit Finds Millions Wasted In Iraq Reconstruction Contract

July 30, 2008

Published on Monday, July 28, 2008 by Agence France Presse
WASHINGTON – Millions of dollars were likely wasted on a 900 million dollar army contract to build courthouses, prisons, police and other security facilities in Iraq, an audit released Monday has found.
The audit by the congressionally appointed Special Inspector General for Iraq, Stuart Bowen, found that [...]

America’s house price time bomb

July 30, 2008

By Michael Robinson
BBC World Service

With the American housing market in its worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Bush is authorising new legislation to pave the way for massive new government intervention designed to slow the slide.
The intervention would come as a little known quirk of US [...]

Commercially Engineered Bees Spread Disease to Wild Bees

July 23, 2008

Published on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 by Reuters
by Will Dunham

WASHINGTON – Disease spread to wild bees from commercially bred bees used for pollination in agriculture greenhouses may be playing a role in the mysterious decline in North American bee populations, researchers said on Tuesday.
Bees pollinate numerous crops, and scientists have been expressing alarm over their [...]

Obama Youth?

July 18, 2008

OK, here I sit in to find something right about Obama, but here’s the most chilling issue that I’ve heard come out of this guy’s mouth.
“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set,” he said Wednesday. “We’ve got to have a civilian national [...]

One of my favorite George Carlin Tirades

July 18, 2008

I just added a great video on  the right ———————–>
from George Carlin.
Think…it’s not illegal yet!

This is just too funny!

July 17, 2008

and what’s really neat is you can actually put yourself in the movie. Check back later for the LJ version.
Enjoy!

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all…

July 10, 2008

Just when you thought you’ve heard it all…
A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has expressed great interest in a so-called safety bracelet that would serve as a stun device, similar to that of a police Taser®. According to this promotional video (see video on the right) [...]

We’ve moved to Zazzle. Save $1 on the new “Jesus Was a Liberal” T’s

July 9, 2008

We’ve just moved where you can get the “Jesus Was a Liberal” shirts. Better color selection and better price. Check it out LiberalJesus.com

Texas House Representative expects HB 2833 to be fixed in next session.

July 8, 2008

Texas HB 2833 has caused a big stir amongst computer repair technicians throughout the state, and at least one court case, Rife vs Texas Private Security Board. After reviewing the actual law I contacted a friend in Texas to see if he had heard anything about it. He contacted one of his state representatives and [...]