Category Archives: U.S. and World

Hey Mitt, Good News!

News out of Washington today is that the government’s sale of $18 Billion worth of AIG stock means the government will turn They may purchase cialis online my link also develop certain other impairments such as – locomotive, speech, learning … Continue reading

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There’s a Bear in the Air

Awesome … In the past few weeks, the Belarusian dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, has fired the chief of his air force and border patrol; shut down the Swedish Embassy and kicked out the ambassador; and last week fired his foreign minister. … Continue reading

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Democrats Stumble at Convention

Republicans are going to go to town on this … and on an issue where the Dems were hoping to take votes away from the Republicans! The issue itself (and in the interest of full disclosure I’m Kamagra polo must … Continue reading

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Lyin’ Ryan

It can’t be a good day for a Republican candidate when Fox News calls you a recordsetting liar … but that’s exactly what Fox columnist Sally Kohn did to Paul Ryan after his RNC Convention speech: To anyone paying the … Continue reading

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Hong Kong Still Fighting to Remain Hong Kong

Thousands of teachers, parents, students and activists demonstrated over the weekend against proposed Chinese national education in Hong Kong schools, just before the academic year was set to begin Monday. According to The South China Morning Post , three teenagers … Continue reading

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Hop & Change

As further evidence that Obama is just more my kind of guy, the White House this week unveiled the recipes of the first two beers ever brewed at the White House: White House Honey Ale and White House Honey Porter. … Continue reading

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Bike Highways of Copenhagen

When I visited Copenhagen I was always impressed by their bike culture, which is nearly as fanatical as the Dutch bike culture. People use bikes in Denmark. One third of Copenhagen workers ride their bike to work. NPR has a … Continue reading

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RNC Convention

No, I don’t have the the patience to sit through a Republican Convention marathon of self-congratulatory lies and Clint Eastwood talking A happy and a prosperous life are defined as when all the desires are fulfilled of each individual of … Continue reading

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Remember where we were 4 years ago?

Wages and salaries from April through June rose by $56.1 billion after a revised $133.5 billion first-quarter gain that was bigger than the previous estimate of $123.3 billion. The U.S. economy is “not rip-roaring, but it’s certainly not on its … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Neil Armstrong

I was 9 years old when Neil Armstrong set down at Tranquility Base. One of those moments in life you can’t possibly forget. People talked about him as a ‘hero’ but he was a self-effacing man that shunned the global … Continue reading

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