Congress is Being Short Sighted Again

As Ken Prendergast of All Aboard Ohio  said: “It seems that repeated utterances of ‘Roads-n-Bridges’ have become a programmed response as the best ... ) The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee is proposing to spend just $10 billion of stimulus ... is spending $88 billion on rail projects this year. European countries are shifting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:06:33

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How to spend $825 billion

By Kate Sheppard Enviros are heartened by much of what they see in the newly released summary of the House's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ... buildings to make them more energy efficient." Another section of the bill aims to "modernize roads ... for activities supported by other economic recovery funds, such as retrofitting of buildings, green [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:05:15

The ground has shifted beneath them

In his historical inaugural address President Obama delivered several references to the climate challenge and he said that it is now time for America ... that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what free men and women can achieve when imagination is [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:51:00

Turkey Gobbling Up History

This has been a post-election spectacle of many ambitious pontificators trying to revive their reputations by re-invention of history ... t really set the slaves free, he just recruited potential troops from black people in the South ... , Mr. Obama’s chances of leading a new New Deal depend largely on whether his short-run economic plans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 20:24:37

A day at the mill

By Paulo Coelho At the moment my life is a symphony made up of three different movements: “many people,” “some people,” and “hardly anybody ... along Copacabana beach, attend the occasional social event, but as a rule I stay at home. But today ... I recently bought an old mill transformed into a house. I wake up every morning to the roosters crowing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 11:01:26

'Singlism' and the workplace Have you read what Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said about Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano's appointment to the Cabinet? ... that people must be wondering if she plans to immolate herself on the White House lawn during ... supplements on vacation deals.) But it’s unmarried women at the top who often wind up portrayed as [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 03:20:36

Could Mexico Collapse?

MEXICO CITY — Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents. This isn't Iraq or Pakistan ... one of the world's biggest security risks. The prospect that America's southern neighbor could melt ... Michael Chertoff recently told The New York Times he ordered additional border security plans to be drawn [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:22:42

The Crown Prince of Collectivism

Guest Commentary by Edward Cline:As one pundit observed, there is no such government position as “The Office of the President-Elect.” Yet, it is a measure of Barack Obama’s hubris (and vanity) that for a time he held press conferences whose locus was a lectern bearing the splayed federal eagle encircled by the fictive and powerless title, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 16:27:00

Torturing His Supporters

Hat tip to Armando this morning, for: AP: Obama Team Debating Violating UN Convention On TortureThe other day, the AP reported: ... , according to two U.S. officials familiar with drafts of the plans. Still under debate is whether to allow ... and for all?... What is it about waterboarding that makes the White House so reluctant to renounce it? It's an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:00:00

Obama’s last lap to power starts in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – Barack Obama is borrowing a page from history even as he sets a new marker for America, boarding a train in sunny, ... of attention Saturday morning amid plans for his talk to citizens and the kickoff of a six-city whistle ... with a sober discussion of the country's future with 41 people he met during a nearly 2-year-long quest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:55:09

The Awakening of a Dumb (Gay) American

Having never been big on the holidays, I decided to do something different this past Christmas. Instead of sending fruit-of-the-month baskets to family and friends, I made gift donations to ActforAmerica.org, the grassroots watchdog group, founded by Lebanese-American Brigitte Gabriel that keeps an eye on the spread of Islamic supremacy and jihad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:05:14

Zionist Control of US Policy

Source I was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? The short answer is this: A highly influential and extremely well bankrolled collection of groups directs energy simultaneously in a number of directions: Political, media, academic, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:51:14

heat

Grier sent me this photo yesterday of a chickadee at his birdfeeder. Adorable little birds, yes?______Apparently my mind is not a good multitasker ... I would and hunkered down here, planning to write. Alas the writing had other plans. I have a stack ... degrees and that is 24 degrees warmer than it was when I went to bed.On the agenda today: Clean house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:48:00

Twenty Questions Answered Part 3 of 3

Carlee said...Do you have/take a day of rest in anyway?Required law of God so we try.And if so, what does that really look like?House gets messier but we do need to be better at this principle in my view.I have a hard time doing it with 3 kids, so I just can't imagine.Thanks seriously for the conviction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:38:00

Special Edition: Twirl

Thank you for coming back after my long list of confessions yesterday. I'm surprised you're not saturated with pink glittery duckiness after all that.Like this.And before I forget, did everyone see the new date of the Fuzzy Duck and her lovely Rubber Chicken?A little birdie told me they're going on another date this week...Get it? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:27:00

Christian Network Helping Homosexuals Find Freedom Doubles in Size

From Exodus International Orlando, FL- Churches in denominations troubled over homosexuality such as the Anglican and Presbyterian churches are ... to hundreds of pastors. In 2009, Exodus plans to improve upon this initiative by offering a variety of web-based resources and educational DVDs to churches across the country. In addition, a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 10:26:17

President Obama, a Few Green Habits You Could Pick Up in 2009

President Obama, we here at EarthFirst are incredibly proud and excited to watch your inauguration today and we’re so very hopeful about what you ... emissions from all those cows is greater than that of CO2 from cars. A cruelty-free diet is easy to stick to when you’ve got an uber-talented White House chef who can prepare healthy vegetarian meals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:00:44

No We Aren't

It is ironic that Jamie Foxx, one of many pop-culture icons on hand Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial lauding America's first pop-culture president, Barack Obama, would quote Thurgood Marshall during early inaugural festivities:“Each of you as an individual must pick your own goals. Listen to others but do not become a blind follower [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:45:00

Eastern Europe braced for a violent ’spring of discontent’

Riots and street battles are set to spread through Bulgaria, Romania and the Baltic states as inflation, unemployment and racism fuel tension, ... recent estimates, the economies of some eastern European countries, after posting double-digit growth ... %. Many fear Romania, which joined the European Union with Bulgaria in 2007, may be the next to suffer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:32:07

Brokaw Ignores Obama's FDR-Like Refusal to Work With Bush Economic Team

Though given a perfect opportunity to do so, Tom Brokaw on Sunday chose not to discuss the similarities between Franklin D ... felt the country couldn't wait until March when inaugurations used to take place to hear ... House in order to work some things out together. Sadly, Roosevelt refused, and although he claimed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 20:21:25

Weekly Political Roundup

Gen. Colin Powell told CNN “We definitely should reevaluate ,” in his strongest statement yet against the policy ... , a deputy mayor of Los Angeles and an open lesbian, to head the White House Council ... enough in condemning lack of marriage equality. Impact Florida, a chapter of Join the Impact, plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 22:24:11

A World of Financial Freeloaders

I was reading Doug Noland's Credit Bubble Bulletin at PrudentBear.com and I gulped in surprise and fear as he quotes Market News International as reporting that "The Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that the fiscal year 2009 deficit will be $1.186 trillion" which, as bad as it looks, is actually on the low side of projections! Yikes! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:04:10

Washington Post On Service

Always great to get a pro-service editorial at a major newspaper. Today the Wash Post weighed in on MLK Day, the Obama service vision, and America ... whose tireless quest for equality and justice helped to make possible tomorrow’s historic ... to his candidacy and propelled him to the White House. “We already have several million people already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:39:27

From worse to horrific in California

#fullpost{display:inline;}News from Sacramento this morning has the Democrats attempting an end-run around their Republican rivals in the latest ... s collapse.“California’s fiscal house is burning down,” Treasurer Bill Lockyer said in a statement ... and rebuild the house on a solid, lasting foundation. Until that happens, the infrastructure work so vital [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:06:00

Random Thoughts and Other Randomness

Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a good week. I'm beyond excited to have a four day weekend and to revel in the majesty of this country again ... of downtown DC will be closed on Tuesday. My office is 5 blocks from the White House ... not giving you a second chance. In fact, I always have two bags going at my house. One is the "Give [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:20:00

Bread and Circuses: Ruminations From Ground Zero of the Auto Bailout

By Matt Maul This week I did something that I rarely ever do: I took the bus into work. The mass transit infrastructure for the Detroit area is relatively lean compared to that available in other large U.S. municipalities. One reason for this is because the population has spread away from the city in an organic, rather than linear pattern, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 08:15:05

CBS’s Reid: Will Country Be ‘Better Off’ With ‘Progressive Government’?

On Sunday’s Face the Nation on CBS, fill-in host Chip Reid discussed the economic crisis with left-wing economist and New York Times columnist Paul ... a country that is better off because of how it responded to this recession?" In response, Krugman ... , as a better country, a middle class country, where we had been in the Gilded Age. We came [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 22:14:02

Welcome to Washington! Visitors Center Opens Late & Hugely Over Budget

ABC's Tom Shine from Washington, DC: I hope Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid can find the time to give the auto execs a tour of the new 621 million ... ." Phillip Kennicott, writing in the same paper this morning calls "it is a historic and aesthetic ... buildings." While House and Senate leaders congratulate each other over a project that is hundreds [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:58:30

Where is IRS most feasible?

In Nigeria’s Rivers State the State’s Malaria Control Coordinator reports on “efforts to roll back malaria in Rivers State, (in which) ... to her, plans were already underway to purchase and distribute chemicals that would be used for the house-to-house spraying. She also said that if done every six months in the next three years, Rivers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:47:28

"Howard Dean Moves On" (Updated)

UPDATE:Another version of this AP story includes this:Some of his supporters have been upset that after all he's done for Democrats, ... , he ends a term as chairman in which Democrats recaptured the White House, seized majorities ... he plans to make some money delivering speeches and share ideas about campaigns and technology [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:14:00

The new economy: Some turn to layoffs, others turn off their desire to get laid

The recession isn't hurting everyone. In fact, if this celebratory "ex-downtrodden" press release is to be believed, then the Exodus International " ... counselors and local parachurch ministries. ... In 2009, Exodus plans to improve upon this initiative by offering a variety of web-based resources and educational DVDs to churches across the countr [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:32:03

It is timely to reprint what is arguably Dr. Martin Luther King’s greatest speech ever.  Those who give lip service to Dr. King today need to take note of this speech and see if they will still speak so highly of him.  As for me, this man was way ahead of his time here and these words definitely ring loud and true [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:03:04

Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia, They're Rockin'

November 24, 2008Jidda Journal, New York TimesAs Taboos Ease, Saudi Girl Group Dares to RockBy ROBERT F ... .” In a country where women are not allowed to drive and rarely appear in public without their faces ... have been unimaginable here. But this country’s harsh code of public morals has slowly thawed, especially in Jidda [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 09:25:00

Uncertainty About Our Survival

To those of you who have already contributed to our fundraising campaign, thank you. We are deeply grateful. As we look at 2009, there is real uncertainty about our organization’s survival. Faced with rapidly declining funds, we must either require a membership fee — thereby blocking public access to our sites; or we must take them all offline: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 14:12:48

Uncertainty About Our Survival

To those of you who have already contributed to our fundraising campaign, thank you. We are deeply grateful. As we look at 2009, there is real uncertainty about our organization’s survival. Faced with rapidly declining funds, we must either require a membership fee — thereby blocking public access to our sites; or we must take them all offline: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:00:02

Of Piracy and Politics

The Associated Press reported on January 11th what was otherwise an amusing episode in the saga of the Somalian pirate infestation off the east coast of Africa. “Five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a $3 million ransom…the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:24:00

Stretching your Nest Egg by Living Abroad

More than 150 years ago a popular phrase urged Americans with unlimited financial prospects, "Go west, young man, and grow up with the country ... be easier to have them visit you." Especially if your new home doubles as a cheap vacation ... Rosanne Knorr, author of "The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away from Home: Making a New Life Abroad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:59:00

Writer's Workshop: I Will Call Him Gluten

Dr. hands me a chart listing all the foods Maile was tested for and a rating of her reaction ranging from "no reaction" to "moderate" to "low" to " ... kind of wheat known to man.Wheat was my most feared because a gluten free diet is just painful ... currently in the house. It's a lot of work. A lot of work hurts my heart.I was going to pull [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 07:30:00

Preparedness Tuesday

It's Preparedness Tuesday - each Tuesday I post one thing you can do to help prepare you and your family for everyday disasters - be it job loss, ... of food that can be easily prepared without electricity, and a three day supply of drinking water ... a freak ice storm and possibly damage it. Make sure all your flashlights have working batteries [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:52:00

Busting the Ghosts of Hope

Expectations for Barack Obama’s presidency have continued to soar since his historic election. Millions believe change is possible. But what kind of change? And to whose benefit? Our country and our world are in crisis, and the tepid, incremental reforms Obama has been emphasizing aren’t going to cut it. It’s time to think outside the box [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:44:52

Giving Obama ‘A Chance’… Or Not

-By Warner Todd Huston America has always had a great tradition, one mature for it’s age and true at birth, ... when a president of another party took his seat in the White House, never has the military been called ... W. Bush a single second’s rest from the day he ran for the White House despite that he offered them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:47:34

Loose Lips Daily: Fenty Baby Name ‘Derived From Elvish’

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com. Good morning, all. LL gives Michael Neibauer of the Examiner his kudos for squeezing an extra graf out of the spare details on the birth of Aerin Alexandra Fenty: “Aerin is an alternate spelling of the Irish name Erin, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 15:44:37

Interview with John Mooter, Chair of EarthSave Cincinnati

Finally it is here. President George W. Bush’s last day as President of the United States and the beginning of the newly elected Obama ... his campaign and you can feel the tension and yearning for something new in city after city. From house ... what their plans were for the Inauguration, I wanted to see how a local progressive organization felt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 09:19:14

Ho, Ho, Ho: Green Santa Has Some Seeing Red

If you’ve got rugrats of a certain age, you don’t have to wait till January to gauge the country’s new environmental tenor ... was green “Santa Goes Green” is the theme of elementary-school productions across the country, apparently involving plans to retool Santa’s sleigh into a more efficient electric model and getting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 11:29:00

Krugman Still Wrong After All These Years

Krugman seems particularly proud of a piece he wrote a decade ago. His new remake, Hangover Theorists, is as wrong now as it was then ... steps, using the housing bubble as our guide.2.A.1. What Goes Into The HouseWhen a house is built a certain number of things go into that house: a refrigerator, stove, microwave, lighting fixtures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 08:47:00

The End of America, end of western democracy?

“This happened in Germany” said Naomi Wolf’s friend as they chatted politics, and from that seed of doubt in an American’s mind, an American proud of their constitution, came the book (and now film)…The End of America. In relation to the US, I believe this is the most important film to be made since an inconvenient truth; [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:00:12

Update from the House Republican Study Committee (RSC)

RSC Update: Monday, January 19, 2009From the Chairman:With a Congress already known for irresponsible fiscal policy, last week brought an especially unsettling episode as Democrats unveiled their $825 billion 'stimulus' package. The proposal validates all the fears of conservatives who understand more wasteful government spending is not the way to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:16:00

Obama Plans To Keep His Blackberry

But there are still some problems… From AFP: Obama did not divulge just how he will overcome legal constraints, ... of every White House communication. Nor did he say how he would persuade his Secret Service protectors ... of a wider strategy to escape the White House fishbowl. “It’s just one tool among a number of tools [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:25:54

We Are One… with President Obama

We Are One… with President Obama So much fun stuff is happening in DC these next few days, and I’m so lucky to be able to be a part of it! My plans: Sunday: Attend the event at the Lincoln Memorial Monday: Help assemble care packages ... Wednesday: May just be invited to an Open House at the White House (keeping my fingers crossed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:05:37

Civic Judo: Gypsy integration in reality

This program of TV NOVA, "Civic Judo" about the gypsy questions, was aired in May 2008. English transcript, my fast translation:0:00 Narrator: Our reporter, Ms Bohunka Frankova, recorded a program for you that we titled in a simple way: Roma minority.0:05 Narrator: It's being discussed a lot. Many people are criticized for their racist statements [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 19:29:00

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