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Another nail in Amtrak’s coffin?

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

I’m not trying to knock Amtrak as so much declare there is a major need of a revamped national railway system…
This latest incident is proof positive of it.
Amtrak, the federal rail authority, operates passanger service throughout the continental United States. Where the federal government has been more than happy to subsidize the auto [...]

Six years later, President Gore addresses the nation

Monday, May 15th, 2006

Crooks and Liars has the President’s addres.
Three cheers for Baseball commissioner George W. Bush…!

Why is this news?

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

What has Britney Spears done lately to deserve all the attention she is getting about having another baby?…
…except for providing examples time and again of how not to raise your child?
Listen, I can deal with TomKat and Suri, I can deal with Lindsay “I was hotter as a Tween” Lohan and even the Eurotrash inspired [...]

Restriction-less

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

The St. Petersburg Times ran a story today about how watering restrictions are needed — Now — in Hillsborough County. It also went on to point out restrictions in place:
Commissioners put off until May 17 a hearing on whether to reduce watering to once weekly from two days. Some other area governments, such as [...]

Megalomaniac in Chief

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

George W. Bush is now referring to the War on ‘Terror’ (which is a “war” against a tactic to begin with — not against a defined group, though the base of supporters labels Arabs as the terrorist boogeyman) as World War 3.
Yeah, that’s right folks. World War 3… Where the “Coalition of the [...]

169th Unconcious Mutterings

Friday, May 5th, 2006

It’s been a hell of a long time since I took part in Luna Nina’s Unconcious Mutterings. For the uninformed, it’s basically word association. 10 words, ten responses…

Out of place :: anarchy
Helicopter :: whirly
Francis :: Bean
Ryan :: Seacrest
Wedding :: blues
Apalled :: shocked
Historian :: classics
Powerful :: Yoda [...]