I hate to say it, but my opinion of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has just gone up.

Whose Side Are You On?

Below is an ad that's running in Montana and DC aimed at Max Baucus (D-HMO Toady).  It asks the fundamental question that should be asked of every Senator and Congressperson in the United States.

My name is Bing Perrine and I live… Read full post »

Thought I would use this space to draw attention to what I think is an unassailable argument that a single-payer health care system, is, indeed inevitable:

 The inevitability of an American single-payer health system

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In Woody Allen's Sleeper, the future world has discovered that Cheez Whiz is good for you.  Such things never happen in the real world.  Cheez Whiz can't be good for you.

But blue M&Ms can.

The same blue food dye found in M&Ms and Gatorade could be used to… Read full post »

Everything Rupert Murdoch does is a tawdry, roll-around-in-the-muck piece of crap.   That doesn't bother me so much.  What bothers me is that our politicians fell over themselves in a mad rush to give this clown US citizenship  -  so he could publish and broadcast tawdry crap… Read full post »

Too often in America, our various religious leaders seem to have become a branch of the Secular Republican Party.  The result is that they are often silent on issues that have traditionally been addressed by religious leaders: war, poverty, health, economic abuse.

So it's nice to see this, even… Read full post »

You know, when you're just a little tiny caterpillar trying to make his way in an urban jungle, lots of stuff looks appetizing.

Especially little red cars:

"Most drivers would be delighted if their car came with a silk-lined interior.

"Whether it's such an appealing prospect… Read full post »

Cinquain.
A rather odd,
esoteric verse form
using syllables, never rhyme.
Insane.

GM CFO: We admit errors in the past

Gee,  Mr.  Wizard, did the bankruptcy tip you off?

It never ceases to amaze me how truly self-deluded people can be, and the disease seems to strike the rich and successful in disproportionate numbers, probably because they spend their… Read full post »

I used to have blogger blog, dedicated chiefly to ranting about George W. Bush.  Having felt a bit better since January 20, 2009, my blogging decreased dramatically. 

I've heard good things about this particular outpost of the blogosphere, so I thought I'd see if perhaps it may be a place… Read full post »