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From ThinkProgress.org: McCain To Deliver Keynote Speech For Creationists
I used to have a great deal of respect for John McCain, but he seems to be lurching ever more heavily to the right these days; and now giving the keynote speech for the Discovery Institute?  Why, John, why?
Scientifically, there is nothing at all questionable about evolution.  [...]

D’oh!

Early returns are in; and, contrary to intelligence and common sense and democratic principles, we went and recalled our governor and put an action movie star in his place.

But at any rate, now that Californians have proven to the world what a bunch of gullible idiots we are, I feel that I can [...]

Some Things Never Change

Personally, I find the California recall race very reassuring. It’s nice to know that there are some things that never change, including the fact that elections like these haven’t changed all that much from the days when we were voting for class president in sixth grade. For example, I remember that when I was in [...]

Lies and Deceit

I wanted to write about these issues months ago, but I always felt it was unfair to do so while I was still working for the company in question, and when I quit the issues were still too raw. Now, time has passed, and some of the outrage has cooled.

It’s no secret at all [...]

The Thing Is…

..that I’m not any more convinced now than I ever was that Saddam Hussein and Iraq pose any serious threat at all to the United States or our interests. Oh, yes, it’s always nice to rid the world of a dictator or two, but there are plenty of maniacal dictators in the world that we’re [...]

Evidence

Today, I offer evidence that there is no IQ requirement necessary to owning a modem and a computer. Well, actually, that evidence is already quite abundant: just look at the fact that the Internet is riddled with all sorts of websites offering, for example, “proof” that the Holocaust never occurred; or “proof” that man never [...]

The E-Word

Today was my first real graduate school class. Yes, it was a Sunday class; since the MLIS program at San Jose State is geared toward working people, they decided to have the single actual meeting for the students on a Sunday so that we could all attend.

The topic of this class is management theory. [...]

Pre-Remembrance

A year later and we’re still taking stock.

One thing that occurs to me; perhaps the state of nervousness and tension that the world — especially the United States — is experiencing is the norm, rather than the relative peace and ease that we felt during the mid- to late 1990’s. In the [...]

As Big a Grain as You Can

Last week, the Worldwide Fund for Nature (otherwise known by their old initials: WWF) released a report which states that our planet is going to run out of natural resources within 150 years, and that by the year 2050, all of the world’s population will face severe restrictions on their lifestyle, just because resources will [...]

Messy

I’m not sure if I’ve made my feelings about President Bush and the current administration clear in this forum before; but just in case I haven’t, let me clarify. I think that President Bush is a typical politician, guided more by the big money interests that he is firmly in bed with (I think I [...]

The Grocery Liberation Front

As often as I can justify it — and often even when I can’t — I will drive ten miles out of my way to go shopping at the locally-owned Food Co-Op in Davis, rather than the big Safeway here in Dixon. Call it my own little bit of anti-corporate rebellion (well, that and refusing [...]

Political Moron

I’m downright ashamed to admit that when we moved, I completely forgot to re-register with the County Clerk to vote, so I am not registered to vote in Solano County. I may still be registered to vote in Yolo County; I’ll have to call the Yolo County Clerk and check with them.

This is [...]

Terrible Waste

Just a quick note this evening. I observed on CNN.com that Israel has chosen to sever ties completely with Yassir Arafat. And in the meantime, two members of the Jewish Defense League in the United States have been (rightfully) arrested for plotting to bomb several Muslim temples and landmarks in Los Angeles.

The [...]

Too Much to Ask for?

I really believe in giving people the benefit of the doubt. I believe that people are generally good, that things are improving, and so on. I even believe that most people, even politicians, usually want to do the right thing. I don’t believe that the government is evil, or out to get us; I believe [...]

A Safe Little War

I saw on MSNBC.com that the first wave of U. S. strikes against the Taliban have begun this morning. The Taliban has moved 8,000 to 10,000 to the Afghan borders to defend itself. We have somewhere between 30,000 to 50,000 troops in the region — nothing like the huge buildup we had in the region [...]