The big buzz today has been the change in the GOP Presidential field. Essentially we are now looking at three candidates. Here they are in this screenshot from the HuffPo: So the three we have to watch out for are Romney, Perry and Bachmann. All three of them are scary and can pose a possible […]
A new report [pdf] by the FCC gives a real wake-up call to U.S. internet customers: A recent report by the FCC shows that more than two-thirds of so-called broadband internet connections in the U.S. don’t actually meet the minimum speed requirements of 4Mbps downtream and 1Mbps upstream to be considered broadband. In real terms, […]
From USA Today: Oil spill could sink Obama’s offshore drilling plan If there was ever a silver lining to something so horrible, this is it. But at what costs? A third leak has been discovered, and a fire-fighting expert said the disaster may become the biggest oil spill ever. [SNIP] Some 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons) […]
Just now breaking on MSNBC that Arlen Specter is going to announce he is switching parties, which will give the Democrats that 60 vote margin. UPDATE: Chris Cillizza reports: Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and announced today that he will run in 2010 as a Democrat, according […]
Specter just asked Gonzalez if when they do go to the FISA court for a warrant if they disclose that their information for the warrant was obtained by warrantless taps. Gonzalez would not answer because he didn’t feel comfortable going in to it. This was a very important question. If FISA is denying warrants because […]
(OK it has been a while since I done one of these) For years Presidential campaigns have been fought and won on wars. Until recently the wars haven’t been the more violent ones, but the catch phrases are victory getters none the less. “The War on Drugs†or “The War on Abortionâ€ÂÂ. These are […]
Prime Minister Tony Blair said the world has been ignoring the threats of terrorism since the “wake-up call†of 9/11. “September 11 for me was a wake up call. Do you know what I think the problem is? That a lot of the world woke up for a short time and then turned over and […]