You probably know that you are not allowed to put the word “Super” and the word “Bowl” together, right? The National Football League owns the rights to that phrase. You know…. Super (pause, pause, pause) Bowl. They can and will prosecute you for the use of that phrase if you do not pay them to [...]
Today I was going to write about Blagojevich, but this morning a news story on Good Morning America caught my eye. Citigroup has just purchased a $50 million dollar jet. Citigroup which has received atleast a $45 billion bailout, claims that they are not using the bailout money for that. I find this to be [...]
So we are in this meeting, and I say to my co-workers “You know the government has recorded all of your phone calls and e-mails for several years now.” Co-worker 1: They are recording our business calls? Me: No, they were recording ALL calls, yours, and yours, and yours (pointing to various coworkers). And recording [...]
I have heard plenty of naivety on both sides of the aisle about what constitutes “torture.” For example, one opinion I heard was in reference to Susan Crawford’s recent statements about Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani’s treatment. This person said, upon hearing that al-Qahtani was held in sustained isolation, deprived of sleep and clothing and [...]
We have a new president. A brand new administration. A brand new way of approaching our duties as American citizens. For the last eight years, we as Americans failed in our duties. We did not question loud enough, if at all, the (ab)use of power by the Bush Administration. That cannot happen with this administration. [...]
The United States must still be important. The whole world seems to be applauding our choice. They have certainly taken notice. Did you enjoy the inauguration as much as I did? Countless thousands of people waited for hours in 29 degree weather just to say they were there. There was almost no chance they would [...]
Let us enjoy the moment. Forget the divisiveness of the previous administration. Delay, for the moment, your concerns about the obvious monstrous tasks that lie ahead. An increased participation in the quagmire that is Afghanistan awaits. The gradual removal of American troops from Iraq has not yet begun. The auto industry may be forced to [...]
One would think that a 365 to 173 butt kicking in the electoral college (which democrats have hated for a long time) would show republicans the big picture. One would think that an 18 seat deficit in the Senate would show republicans the big picture. One would think that a 78 seat deficit in the [...]
Recently there were 50 divorces listed in the local paper. In 19 of these, the last names were different (or hyphenated). Almost 40% of the couples who were getting a divorce did not have the spouses sharing a name. What does this tell us? People get married, not really sure they want to be with [...]
I know that TIME used this title, but I really like it. According to Barack Obama’s advisors, his current plan could create as much as 4.1 million new jobs, more than quadrupling (standard 5th grade math) his campaign promise of 1 million. I can pretty much guarantee that this will be the most progressive legislation [...]
