One disturbing and growing theme during the health care debate has been that far right conservatives are panning Obama is a socialist/un-American/Nazi who wants nothing more than to kill your grandmother. Of course, we on the left find this laughable if only because we remember the bad-old-days of the Bush administration. Indeed, many on the [...]
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The Joys of Pseudo-Security
Working at a helicopter flight school, I often have run-ins with various federal officials – most commonly the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Well today I finally got around to actually taking the TSA security test to make it possible for me to, you know, work at an airport. What [...]
Did you catch this one?
So thanks to Jeff Bell for first pointing this one out. He may not be willing to discuss this beyond retching. Well I could not help but check it out to see what was on the site (kind of like how you have to look at a horrific car accident). So here is, word for [...]
My Epiphany
Late last night, as I was attempting to fall asleep, it finally dawned on me why Obama’s candidacy so captured Americas youth. At the age of 24, I am one of the older members of Generation Y, a generation marked by political and social activists. What fully came into focus is that I have only [...]
What Today Really Means
When this blog post is due to be published, an utterly amazing and relatively uncommon thing is taking place in the most powerful nation in the world – the exchange of power not through violence, exile, or death, but with pomp and celebration. Indeed, the swearing in of one president whilst the outgoing president sits [...]
Young Democrats of Utah to Host "Bye Bye Bush"
Now, now, get your minds out of the gutter. The Young Democrats of Utah are saying a not-so-tearful goodbye to President Bush this Friday at The Woodshed. The party starts at 9 and goes to whenever. The Woodshed is located at 60 East 800 South (across the street from Sears). There is a cover charge [...]
On Civil Disobedience
The actions of Tim DeChristopher this past Friday should be lauded. For those of you who may not know, DeChristopher was able to find his way into a Bureau of Land Management auction of various parcels of land around Zion National Park designated for potential oil drilling and bid on them; artificially raising the price [...]
Greeted as Liberators Indeed
The BBC reports: A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq has been overshadowed by an incident in which two shoes were thrown at him during a news conference. An Iraqi jouralist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Mr. Bush “a dog” and threw his footwear, just missing [...]
All’s well that ends well…right?
Many of you may have seen this bumper sticker floating around your city: So this leads me to the question, how low will gas go once Bush leaves the White House on January 20th? The national average right now is around $1.72 and dropping fast, at the current rate of reduction at $1.44 less per [...]
