Neo-conservatism: Freethinkers need not apply

Senator Arlen Specter could very well be one of three, total Republicans in Congress willing to concede minority status in our government’s decision-making process.  Specter, along with Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe all voted in the affirmative for the amended stimulus package.

Is it any wonder why the neo-conservative philosophy is death spiral when Fox’s Laura Ingraham derides Specter’s independent thought?  Was there any point at which Laura was concerned about George Bush’s $700-billion bank bailout?  When did we ever hear Ingraham deriding the Bush administration for doubling our nation’s debt over the last eight years?  But don’t take my word for it.  Just enter a start date of Jan 20, 2001 and Jan 20, 2009 for the end date.  This “pot calling the kettle black” stuff is getting old.

By the way, for all of those who see this winter’s abnormal weather anomalies the same way Laura does, think of our ecosystem as a spinning top.  Mankind’s recent, environmental interference has disrupted (or gently tapped)  the top.  As the top loses its equilibrium and begins to wobble, extreme termperatures on both ends of the spectrum will become more and more common until efforts on our part are made to lessen this wobbling.  Again, don’t take my word for it.  Watch the for extremely hot summer we’re going to have this year, and then tell me “it’s cyclical.”

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Friday Funnies: Ever been asked this question in a job interview?

Should one reconsider a job board that asks its members to supply a maximum, desired salary range?

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Nova: The Spy Factory

Update: All copies of the full episode were pulled by youtube.com. Here is the trailer.

Links to:
Nova’s story
Nova’s video

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Here comes more gun control

Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009

This bill is now circulating its way through Congress.  A detailed explanation can be found here:

Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 – Amends
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from
possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm
license under this Act or a state system certified under
this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked.
Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.

Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.

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Thought for the Day

Is it a “rebate” because it keeps you on the hook to return and buy more?

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