A massive earthquake has rocked the pacific, hitting 80 miles off of the coast of Japan. Tsunami warnings have been issued for the entire western seaboard of the United States and Canada, as well as Hawaii, which is already getting hit by the waves. Here’s a CNN video of the waves hitting Hawaii, measuring 6 […]
After 3 weeks of Wisconsin Democrats boycotting the Senate and us hearing constantly that they were needed to vote, last night the Wisconsin GOP did a typical dirty trick to strip employees of bargaining rights: In a bold gambit to put an end to the weeks-long budget standoff in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) split […]
Alan Simpson, the Republican co-chair of President Obama’s debt commission, decided to go on another rampage yesterday: The co-chairman of President Obama’s deficit commission tried to scold the elderly on Monday for complaining about their Social Security funds being targeted, but instead he found himself making a reference to “Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dogg.” “This is […]
Is Scott Walker even all there mentally? At a press conference Monday afternoon, Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) fired back at state Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller (D), the leader of the 14 Democrats who have fled the state in order to block budget quorum on Walker’s anti-public employee union proposals, who this morning sent Walker […]
The AP is reporting that John Ensign, the Senator from Nevada who has a problem keeping it in his pants, won’t seek re-election. Looks like we could see another interesting Nevada Senate race next year.
It’s no secret that Glenn Beck’s show on FOX News has been in a rapid decline in terms of content, viewers and sponsors. Now it looks like the end to Beck’s television show could be in sight: But a funny thing happened on the way from the revolution. Since last August, when he summoned more […]
You may have noticed some subtle changes. Today I upgraded IntoxiNation to the latest version of Drupal – Drupal 7. I still have a lot to do and things may seem a little wonky, but the big job of getting the database all updated is over with. Things like the Blogroll and other features will […]
In the past I have covered Facebook posts leading to people losing their jobs, but a new article places a whole new twist on this: Two students have been suspended, and one student has been expelled, over negative Facebook postings they made about a teacher. The individuals are in seventh grade at Chapel Hill Middle […]
Rasmussen, who has tried everything to slant polls in regards to collective bargaining, is out with new results showing big support for collective bargaining and rapidly fading support for Gov. Scott Walker. Of course that won’t change what Walker and the GOP is doing because they are “listening to the people” and by people, I […]
Sarah Palin once again opened her mouth (twouth?) and showed her ignorance for the laws of the land: Yesterday’s ruling that Westboro Baptist could continue to protest the funerals of fallen soldiers was a classic first amendment case. That’s why John Roberts, said that “even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do […]