Looking through the headlines this morning I was struck by the difference of opinion concerning the attacks by the two front running Democrats against each other. I don’t know who to believe, do you?
Attacks Cease:
Clinton, Obama Back Off Attacks @ Washington Post
Clinton seeks to smooth relations with Obama @ Reuters
Tired Bill turns off anger [...]
Today is Tatiana Day, St. Dwynwen’s Day, and Burns Night.
Today in 41, after a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate.
Today in 1881, Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company.
Today in 1919, The League of Nations is founded.
Today in 1961, John F. Kennedy delivers the [...]
From Boston.com, more reasons to dislike the current administration and call for impeachment.
Bush won’t yield on Justice choice
January 24, 2008
President Bush renominated Steven G. Bradbury as assistant attorney general yesterday, refusing to yield to Democrats who oppose a permanent job for the official who signed legal memos authorizing harsh interrogations for suspected terrorists. Bradbury [...]
Attempting to block the adoption of the new FISA wiretap bill which would grant immunity to the telephone companies that illegally tapped American citizens phones, Senator Chris Dodd needs your help.
It’s important that your lawmakers know how you feel about the the president, the vice president and the NSA casually defecating on your rights and [...]
As Hillary and her husband, what’s his name, get more involved in mud slinging, members of the Democratic Party are pushing back. Using ‘politics of deception’ isn’t what most democrats are hoping for in this primary election and some rather well known party members are going on record to dispute the tactics used by [...]
Today in 41, Roman Emperor Caligula was brutally murdered by Cassius Chaerea and the disgruntled Praetorian Guards.
Today in 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California Gold Rush.
Today in 1984, the first Apple Macintosh, today known as the Macintosh 128K, went on sale, becoming the first commercially [...]
From BoingBoing: (And this one Rocks!)
N-Tune In-Guitar Tuner
Posted by Joel Johnson, January 23, 2008 8:35 AM | permalink
Guitar tuners are a dime a dozen, including ones with little motors that physically turn the pegs to Gibson’s fully automatic "Robot guitars." Separate tuners are difficult to find when you’re on stage, however, and the Robot [...]
New studies indicate that exercise may not be the end all answer for what ails us. I’m 50 years old and ever since the Presidential Physical Fitness Awards back in grade school (the 60’s for those of you who are counting) I’ve been told that exercise leads to a full, healthier life. And that’s [...]
Fred Thompson, more widely known for his stint on Law and Order than his record as a U.S. Senator from Tennessee, has quit the political arena in his latest bid for the White House. Following yet another poor showing in the South Carolina primary, Fred ended his campaign as he started it. With little [...]
Piracy exists, we all know that. Whether we’re talking about music, movies, Gucci bags, or Rolex watches, it’s a world wide issue.
The MPAA, the evil twin brother of the much loathed RIAA, has admitted that a study commissioned in 2005 is rife with errors. Citing "human error", the number they choose to claim this [...]
Today in 1368, in a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.
Today in 1656, Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
Today in 1897, Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West [...]
5 highly respected senior military officers including a former NATO supreme commander in Europe have written a document that suggests pre-emptive nuclear strikes should be used ‘to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction’.
The 150 page proposal for revising western military strategy is currently being reviewed both in the Pentagon and by NATO’s [...]
A brilliant Op/Ed piece from my local Seattle Times:
Democracies don’t torture
By Robert Crawford Special to The Times
Torture has re-entered the public domain. From Attorney General Robert Mukasey’s equivocation about waterboarding at his confirmation hearings to the current controversy over the CIA’s destruction of interrogation videotapes, [...]
A former FBI Turkish Language translator has accused the FBI of outright lying with regards to a key case that details evidence about even more corrupt government officials accused of stealing nuclear weapons secrets and selling them to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Will the trail of cover-up, corruption, and malfeasance in this administration never end?
FBI denies [...]
