Politics
Back at you, Santorum – The Boston Globe
Back at you, Santorum – The Boston Globe The scandal in Washington so mirrors what’s happened in Boston and other Catholic dioceses the nation over to the point of being surreal. A rank-and-file member of an organization does wrong by a minor. The hierarchy, in turn, does nothing. Now, rather than a priest, it’s a … Continue reading
Apple – Report on iPod Manufacturing
Apple – Report on iPod Manufacturing Kudos to Apple for responding to criticism and producing the report above.
Firedoglake – Firedoglake weblog » Note to Joe: You Get What You Paid For!
Firedoglake – Firedoglake weblog » Note to Joe: You Get What You Paid For! The first hosing company we went with was on a shared hosting account. This is the same thing that Joe has with MyHostCamp (a shared hosting account is exactly what it sounds like – numerous websites are hosted on a single … Continue reading
Daily Kos: CT-Sen: Why Lieberman’s site is down
Daily Kos: CT-Sen: Why Lieberman’s site is down But now I have the definitive answer as to why Lieberman’s site went down. They are paying $15/month for hosting at a place called MyHostCamp, with a bandwidth limit of 10GB. MyHostCamp is currently down, along with all their clients. Here’s the deal — you get what … Continue reading
Israel – slightly smaller than New Jersey
CIA – The World Factbook — Israel With all the recent unrest concerning Israel and its neighbors, I wanted to check out the size of the country. According to the CIA World Factbook, it’s slightly smaller than New Jersey and its population is only 6.3 million. No wonder it’s so concerned about its security – … Continue reading
A peach of a scandal in Georgia | Salon.com
A peach of a scandal in Georgia | Salon.com The key paragraph: “Had I known then what I know now, I would not have undertaken the work,” he said, when the details came out in a Senate Indian Affairs Committee report. Mr. Reed insists he didn’t know it was gambling money, which, given the e-mail … Continue reading
Henry Paulson’s conflict of interest. By Daniel Gross
Henry Paulson’s conflict of interest. By Daniel Gross I love the last paragraph. GW, thank you for our modern day plutocracy. What’s the worst thing that could happen if Paulson held on to his Goldman stock? It’s possible that a government in which the treasury secretary had a gigantic stake in Goldman might recklessly cut … Continue reading
Feds pursuit of phone records is only the latest fishing trip – MarketWatch
Feds pursuit of phone records is only the latest fishing trip – MarketWatch Dvorak’s column asks an obvious question: Why ask for records when you can look at the results yourself with a bot? Many suspect that this isn’t about child porn or any sort of porn, but an attempt to track the public, possibly … Continue reading
Is Al Gore Running for President Again? – Yahoo! News
Is Al Gore Running for President Again? – Yahoo! News Gore as President and Wesley Clark as his running mate would get my vote.
Zarqawi wears US trainers and can’t fire gun, says Pentagon – World – Times Online
Zarqawi wears US trainers and can’t fire gun, says Pentagon – World – Times Online Maybe Zarqawi needed help firing his gun since it was a SAW – Squad Automatic Weapon which is mainly used by U.S. Forces. This video looks like an audition for the latest installment of Hot Shots. I wonder if he … Continue reading