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What are the pros and cons of the new health-care reform bill that House Democrats approved yesterday? The bill is 2,000 pages long, and full of lawyer-speak. Most pros and cons are based on partisan opinion. Still, there are some changes in the bill with more objective elements. Here are nine aspects that will help […]
What do you do when the economy goes south? Try to escape it by watching more movies? Save every penny? Brush up your resume and contacts in case you get a pink slip? One thing that probably hasn’t occurred to you is striking. We Americans don’t make a habit of it the way they do […]
One reason Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab went through the security line undetected was that nobody saw the bomb in his underwear. As a result, some airports, including all Dutch airports with US-bound flights, and Chicago’s O’Hare airport, will start using full body scan machines as part of their security protocol. Although the machines are expensive and […]
Some crackpots think the world is controlled by giant lizards, but what they don’t know is that several animals really have tried to be elected to power. Meet the real-life political ‘party animals’… 8. Pigasus the Immortal Boar Pigasus the Immortal was a boar hog put forward by the Yippies (Youth International Party) in the […]
A new Senate proposal will offer a first time home buyer tax credit extension to homes under contract by April 30, 2010. The former deadline was November 30, 2009. The home buyer tax credit will also be offered to people who have lived in the same home for five years, according to the proposal, which […]
Image: Temple University Six state attorney generals are suing the federal government for ownership of unclaimed bonds. The AP has more: Most American families bought at least one bond (during the national World War II bond fundraising effort) and many never cashed them in — thanks in part to a 40-year maturity in the bonds. […]
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski today proposed a set of new Internet neutrality rules relating to ISPs. CNET has more: In a speech given at the Brookings Institute, Genachowski proposed that the FCC turn its four principles of network openness official into regulation. And he suggested that the FCC add two more “principles” as part of […]
Linda McMahon, CEO of World Westling Entertainment, Inc., will resign from her job to run against Chris Dodd in the 2010 Connecticut Senate race. The LA Times has more: Maybe The Rock and Triple H will serve as campaign managers. Although not nearly as flamboyant as her husband — WWE Chairman and ringmaster Vince McMahon […]
When I heard the GOP accuse the Obama speech to kids of pushing a socialist agenda, I had to get my hands on a copy of the transcript. This complete transcript comes from Whitehouse.gov. This rather boring, predictable speech turns the socialist agenda hype on its head: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m […]
Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy died of brain cancer yesterday, leaving a 47-year political career in his wake. Here are 5 famous Ted Kennedy quotes to remember the veteran politician by: 1. For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes […]
Image: Californiaopencarry.org After reading about protesters bringing guns to anti-Obama rallies, I grew curious about which states are open-carry; that is, they allow people to carry guns in public, as long as the guns are visible. I made this list from the map graphic at OpenCarry.org: Open carry states: Alabama Alaska Montana Idaho Wyoming Nevada […]
The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act introduced by Rep. Barney Frank announced this week that 50 members of Congress signed on as co-sponsors of the legislation. “Reaching this milestone illustrates that momentum is growing for a shift in U.S. policy and a rewrite of U.S. Internet gambling laws,” said Jeffrey Sandman, […]
