May
31
Power Rankings of Members of Congress
Congress.org scored and weighted 289 variables in 15 categories to determine a ranking of the most powerful or effective Members of Congress.
See Power Rankings by State, Chamber, Party, Committee, Class/Tenure, Position, Influence, Legislation.
Don’t write discrimination into the Constitution.
The measure was put forward by Rep. Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) only […]
May
30
Robert Newman History of Oil
This is wonderful history via comedy. A Brit named Rob Newman elucidates the history of oil. Enjoy this historical comedy/commentary.
Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years - but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, the places oil centre […]
May
29
The American people, as well as World leaders and the citizens of the Planet, do not trust you.
We cannot trust you. None of us can afford to trust you.
We all value life too much.
You went AWOL when Kristina hit New Orleans; you have yet to satisfactorily deal with its aftermath.
It caught you off guard when […]
May
29
I actually spent some time beginning to compose a persuasive and compelling letter to the assorted pseudo-Christians, neo-cons, anti-liberals, supergreedy imperialist corporatists, and dominionists/supremacists (I think most of them wear the same hood).
But I caught myself. Why bother? Why do I expend all this energy at this level?
I went to a local pool […]
May
28
Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme - Week 173
Bounce :: Delete
Wasting time :: Prioritizing
Utility :: Bill
London :: Paris
Pregnant :: Planning
Cranberry :: Barn
International :: Opinion
Disappointment :: Setback
Sponsor :: Affiliate
Second :: Duel
May
27
Some quizzes from OKCupid
What Kind of Psychic Are You? Test
Shaman
You scored 5 Empath, 5 Channeler, 1 Medium, and 10 Shaman!
You are a SHAMAN
As you are vividly aware of nature and the spirit in animals, plants, and trees, your style of psychism is shamanistic. You derive a highly tuned sense of danger from your instinctive link […]
May
27
What shall we choose: democracy or theocracy?
The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party - a public information project from TheocracyWatch.org.