Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Finland postal service to open mail and send scanned email copies – Telegraph – Okay, I see the point … but this just doesn’t sound like a good idea.
- a look inside » WikiLeaks – “Collateral Murder” – Okay, so here’s a guy who’s been there, multiple times, and his assessment of the WikiLeaks video, the threat present, and what should or should not have happened that day in Baghdad. A lot of this rings very true.
- Supreme Court Gets Chance to Remove Roadblocks Keeping Disabled Veterans from Benefits – Somehow, I don’t expect this court to change the precedent. After all, we don’t want “compassion” to be part of the judicial system, do we?
- ‘Mostly free’ – Money graf: “Yes, the Heritage Foundation would be more satisfied if our economic freedoms were more in line with countries that have socialized medicine, impose higher tax rates, and in Ireland’s case, is in need of a massive bailout to prevent a catastrophe.” And, it’s worth noting, some of whom (Hong Kong and singapore come to mind) are far less free (from a civil rights standpoint, not the Heritage Foundation’s economic freedom) than the US.
- How the GOP Purged Me | FrumForum – Chris Currey’s tale is the story of way too many Republicans I know — good, smart, compassionate, pragmatic people who were mistrustful of the populist liberalism of the Dems, but have now been turned off by the zealotry and Know-Nothingism of the GOP.
- The Writedown Hype – The government is taking away money the government was giving us! It’s the same thing as a new tax, except we don’t have to pay anything extra, but we’re going to complain about it bitterly anyway!
- Newt Gingrich: ‘Foolish’ to focus on Michael Steele – Andy Barr – POLITICO.com – Newt, I don’t think people are intentionally picking on Michael Steele (more than any other RNC chairman). He just seems to keep drawing attention to himself.
- Washington State Man Charged With Threatening Life Of Senator Patty Murray Over Health Care Support – So, one must wonder, why was Wilson so “extremely angry” about the passage of health care reform? What was he told, by whom, to convince him that this was something worth killing (or threatening to kill) about?
- What you have long suspected may actually be true: Apple might really be a cult – From what I have read, the iPad isn’t really meant to compete with Netbooks. It’s an appliance, not a computer, and while the initial release will have all sorts of problems and gotchas, Apple’s subsequent releases will address most of them. Which isn’t to say that I’m going to rush out and get one because, frankly, I don’t want an Internet appliance; I want a computer. But some folks will find it just the thing they are looking for.
- The ENDA Is Near! – The Evil Cross-Dressing Gayz Are Going To Eat Your Bible And Use Your Restroom And Get A Paycheck For It! Eek!
- May Day: Saving America From Forced Starvation, Obama’s Brownshirts, and God’s Wrath – Some people need health care reform in order to afford the psych meds they so clearly need to be taking …
- Coburn Implores Audience To Not Be ‘Biased By Fox News’ – Holy smokes — there’s some actual rationality and civility coming from a Republican Senator? Stop the presses! (In all seriousness, this is quite refreshing.)
- Minnesota Attorney General Denies Pawlenty’s Request To Challenge Constitutionality Of Health Reform – Alas, Colorado’s AG (a Republican) is joining in the suit, despite requests to the contrary from our Governor (a Democrat).
- ExxonMobil paid no federal income tax in 2009. – Money graf: “Two out of every three United States corporations paid no federal income taxes from 1998 through 2005.” And that’s not because they all didn’t make money.
- 6 Ridiculous History Myths (You Probably Think Are True) | Cracked.com – I can’t say as I’m terribly surprised by any of these.
- Ballard and Republicans make another move to disenfranchise Marion County voters: Terry Burns
- Medical Chart of the Day: Allie Brosh accompanied her… – HA! Yeah, Margie got to “experience” that standard chart when she was in with her broken ankle. I think she would have liked this one better.
- Cheap Fake Brands – “Oh, Edith. Look. It’s an ‘N’.” — Archie Bunker, downcast after Meathead pointed out that the OMEGA watch he bought for cheap is actually an ONEGA.
- Weathermen, and other climate change skeptics : The New Yorker – Humans are good at fiddling while Rome burns. Especially if someone’s waving their hands and making scary noises as a distraction.
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