From MSNBC.COM: 
Bush vows to keep forces in Iraq, rips al-Qaida
President in Baltics for NATO summit, heads to Jordan later in the week
RIGA, Latvia - The United States will not withdraw its forces from Iraq before its mission of building a stable democracy is complete, President Bush said Tuesday.
“There is one thing I’m not going to […]

 
By Restless
“Tuesday’s [11/7] losses were not excessive punishment for the party that has presided over what is arguably the worst foreign-policy disaster in U.S. history.”
-George F. Will, conservative columnist
“Once you’ve got Baghdad, it’s not clear what you do with it. It’s not clear what kind of government you would put in place of the one […]

Hey Goofs… Sorry for the lack of entries today.
I had a severe case of food poisoning last night that led to 3 hours of vomiting, followed by a trip the emergency room, and an overnight stay at the hospital.   I’m ok now,  but just very very weak and tired.  I’m now going to try to […]

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From YahooNews:
Swingers swap sex partners in prudish Singapore
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Every two months, dozens of couples meet in a pub in Singapore, have drinks, mingle, and then decide whether they want to sleep with one another.
In Sydney or Seattle nobody would bat an eyelid, but the couples are part of a thriving underground swinging scene […]

Is it any wonder these people hate us?
And what the fuck are these troops thinking? You win the “Hearts and Minds” of the people you’re occupying by having their little kids run for 1/2 mile through the streets to get a pint of water?
Tommorow this stupid BS war will equal the length of […]

 
By Restless
Gore Vidal has written an article for Playboy about the Gore dynasty. Senator Gore of Oklahoma (’07-’21;’31-’37), who is both Al Gore and Gore Vidal’s grandfather, helped put Wilson into the Presidency in 1912, but became disillusioned when Wilson would not push for reforms at home, suspecting he wanted US involvement in the European […]

A special Thanksgiving greeting from Dolly!

By Restless
Some cities in Europe are removing all traffic signs and lights entirely, thus in effect returning to the Middle Ages, where carts and people regulated themselves. This apparently is working in the cities it has been tried in so far.
The rationale is interesting as Dutch traffic guru Hans Monderman, one of the project’s […]

I Love it!
The little speech in the beginning is a bit long, and this Aussie is pretty whiney, but man how many of you have wanted to do this? Although I think I would rather knock on some Jehovah Witness’s Doors.
I love how he and his friend are dressed in the white shirts […]

From YahooNews:
Woman, 92, dies in shootout with police
ATLANTA - A police official said narcotics officers were justified in returning fire on a 92-year-old woman they shot to death after she shot them as they tried to serve a warrant at her house.
Neighbors and relatives said it was a case of mistaken identity. But police said […]

 
By Restless 
Ok. Now that the Dems have taken back the Legislature, it’s not over yet. Time to rollback all or most of the bullshit that’s been passed by the previous Congress. I’ll detail Numero Uno here and why and then set out other rollbacks in future columns. Here goes:
#1: rollback the tax cuts
Do it now. […]

More reminders as to why the election two weeks ago was so damn important.
Republican James Inhofe, the outgoing Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has the intellect of a 4 year old.
A Few days ago on Faux news, this is what he had to say about Global Warming…
Now look, God’s still […]

AN OPEN LETTER TO HOBBYISTS
By William Henry Gates III
February 3, 1976
An Open Letter to Hobbyists
To me, the most critical thing in the hobby market right now is the lack of good software courses, books and software itself. Without good software and an owner who understands programming, a hobby computer is wasted. Will quality software be […]