Unemployment rate falls!
The US unemployment rate fell to 7.8%. Under 8%.....I'm sure this must be good news for Mitt Romney.http://www.boston.com/...
View ArticleThe (Racist) Confessions of a Frustrated Conservative
According to Republican State Representative Jon Michael Hubbard, slavery was a good thing for African-American people. Furthermore, the reason your white kid isn't doing well in school is because...
View ArticleMargin of Error
The concept of margin of error has been much discussed here in the last few days since clearly the morons who babble on TV don't get it. Now I know must people don't want to delve into the dark arts...
View ArticleBanksters Gone Wild.....Again
People invest their money in fixed annuities as a conservative way to provide a stream of retirement income. The Wall Street Banksters have discovered fixed annuities as a new pot of money to raid....
View ArticleMore Evidence of Republican Self Destruction
In Illinois District 13, Erika Harold is running in the primary against incumbent Rodney Davis. Urbana native Harold is a former Miss America, Harvard Law grad, and attorney with a long established...
View ArticleSnowden not on plane to Cuba
and not yet seen in Moscow. However, a whole lot of press people are going to be visiting Havana.http://www.guardian.co.uk/...
View ArticleAnother benefit for someone
who would be provided for by a safety net if we had one.http://www.news-gazette.com/...These are held constantly around here.
View ArticleBond Market "Roiled"
Municipal bond and government bond sales postponed as the world bond market is having an interest rate panic. Apparently there is a lot of leverage at work in the bond market forcing liquidations by...
View ArticleUS Snailmail now logged
According to an article in the NYT, all domestic paper mail is being logged by taking a photograph of the exterior.http://www.nytimes.com/...Just another part of that Total Information Awareness...
View ArticleEquifax Hired to Screen Incomes for Health Insurance
The New York Times is reporting that Equifax has been hired to screen applications for subsidies for health insurance. According to the NYT they will use credit report and credit application...
View Article74 Million Dollar College Football Palace
The University of Arizona in Tucson just opened its brand new facility for the football team. Just the latest of these things a building on campus around the country.And people wonder what the hell is...
View ArticleManning Conviction should be overturned
Judges in the armed forces legal system have gone on record stating that comments by the President regarding accused rapists in the armed forces have the force of orders from the commander in chief....
View ArticleBuilding Team Spirit with Broomstick Rape
At a high school soccer camp, 3 upper class players are accused of brutally raping a freshman player with a broomstick. Two other freshman players were able to avoid the assault.Rape culture knows no...
View ArticleNSA the gift that keeps on giving
Latest in the continuing saga reported in the Guardian today is that US provides raw sigint to Israel that contains our phone calls and electronic communications without any restraints on...
View ArticleNearly all DOD workers recalled
according to a New York Times online masthead banner. No article has been posted at this point so no information as two what is going on.
View ArticleRepublican Plan Rejected
New York Times banner reporting the President Obama has rejected the proposal by the Republicans on the short term debt limit increase. No details yet
View ArticleTax Filing Season Late Again
Due to the government shut down the IRS will not be able to open the tax filing season in January on time again in 2014. It takes a lot of time to program those computers, so don't expect to be able...
View ArticleJust Did The ACA Thing
I just minutes ago finished signing up using the much maligned Fed ACA site. It worked pretty well but I can certainly see where many people will need help getting through it. I also got a decent...
View ArticleYou don't need to know "times tables" to learn Algebra
The NY Times has had a series running on math and science education. There was a comment in a response about expecting students to learn algebra without knowing "times tables.Now, in my experience,...
View ArticleConfused Republican Congress Critter
Republican Curt Clawson of Florida mistakes two senior U.S. officials as representatives of the government of India just because they're Indian-American!!Here's the article via SF-Gate of the...
View ArticleHow low can they go?
Blind 21 year old black man arrested and then left stranded in the country by Miami-Dade PD back in August.http://miami.cbslocal.com/...
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