The political leadership that allowed a $2 billion shortfall in the Florida budget is getting back together in a special session. I predict their solution is to pass more tax cuts, borrow more money, and find some poor corporate superpower deserving a giant payout.
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SansomWatch - What We Do Is Secret
Thank you Alex Leary!
Leary’s investigation into Sansom continues this week with “Sansom had help with plan.” (With some assist from the Miami Herald.)
This latest investigative piece takes a closer look at the relationship between Northwest Florida State College President Bob Richburg and Speaker of the Florida House Ray Sansom. It sure does look like these [...]
50s Model and 90s Icon Bettie Page Dies
Bettie Page had more fame in the late 1980s and 1990s than in her 1950s heyday. She perfectly captured the retro-cad nostalgia embraced by hipsters learning to love bachelor pad music of the era, a sort of easy-listening avante-garde best represented in the music of Esquivel, and recaptured in the 90s by acts like Combustible [...]
Our Telepathic Future
I know that the end of the year is traditionally time for looking to the past, but this story prompted me to take a few moments to consider the freaky electronic telepathy future that awaits us. The key quote from the story linked to above is -
“A Japanese research team has successfully processed and displayed [...]
There is No Economic Crisis
Just a gentle reminder that simply legalizing marijuana would reduce the money we spend on law enforcement, the money we spend on jails, and would increase our state and national income through a hefty sin tax.
Marijuana is not constitutionally prohibited, is safer than alcohol, and was planted on Earth by God. There is no [...]
2008 Google Zeitgeist
Google just released its end-of-the-year zeitgeist. Here are the top 10 things from around the world that burst into the public consciousness the last year -
Fastest Rising (Global)
1. sarah palin
2. beijing 2008
3. facebook login
4. tuenti
5. heath ledger
6. obama
7. nasza klasa
8. wer kennt wen
9. euro 2008
10. jonas brothers
“‘Fastest rising’ means we looked at the most popular [...]
Supreme Court Overturns Bush v Gore
We all understood the wink behind the ruling that Bush v Gore could never, ever be used for precedent in any other case, but I think this admission of error has taken everyone by surprise.
“WASHINGTON—In an unexpected judicial turnaround, the Supreme Court this week reversed its 2000 ruling in the landmark case of Bush v. [...]
Day Without a Gay
Don’t forget, if you support equal rights for all and believe that the United States should be a land of freedom and liberty then be sure to call in gay tomorrow.
Gay rights issues ARE civil rights issues, and HUMAN rights issues. Same sex marriage is not about the Bible, it’s about citizenship.
“On December 10, you [...]
Illinois Governor Blagojevich Arrested
I know it’s not about Tampa, or Florida, but it’s not everyday you see a Governor arrested. Yowza! What a douche.
A 76-page FBI affidavit said the 51-year-old Democratic governor was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps over the last month conspiring to sell or trade the vacant Senate seat for personal benefits for himself and his wife, [...]
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