Monthly Archives: November 2012

Hey, is Glenn Beck still alive?

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

What’s America’s favorite crazy uncle up to these days? From Wonkette: The media giant is reacting to controversy over a painting of President Obama resembling Jesus Christ on a crucifix by putting a bobblehead doll of President Obama into a … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Beck, Religion, Tea Party | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The latest phase of GOP cliff diving

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

We’re getting closer to the fiscal cliff (from the New York Times): Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner presented the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a detailed proposal on Thursday to avert the year-end fiscal crisis with $1.6 trillion in tax … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the USA, defense spending, Economics, Politics, Poverty | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Syrian connection

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

This doesn’t look good: That’s a chart of Internet traffic in Syria. The government shut the Web down yesterday. It’s bad because President Bashar al-Assad is waging war against his people. We’ve seen the destruction, because Syrians have been taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East, Science and Technology, Terrorism | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Marco Rubio needs to talk to Pat Robertson

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Pat Robertson constantly amazes me. One minute, he says atheists are responsible for mass shootings and if your spouse has Alzheimers get a new spouse. Then I get whiplash when he turns around and says marijuana should be decriminalized and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, environment, Evolution, Nature, Politics, Pseudo science, Religion, Science and Technology, television | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Leave it to Obama

Image | Posted on November 28, 2012 by | Leave a comment

FDR: Don’t trust the GOP on fiscal matters

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

A few words to consider from Franklin Roosevelt about negotiating with Republicans, as we approach the “fiscal cliff”: Republicans will drive us over the cliff, if we let them. (Via Daily Kos) Related articles Let’s Defend Social Security and Other … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the USA, Economics, History, Liars, Politics, Poverty | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dumb ways to die

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

This is making the Internet rounds. It could have been really gross and disgusting, but ends up rather cute (From the Melbourne Metro System in Australia): The kind of thing you’d have kids sing at nursery school. (Hey, I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Children, Education, Health, Music, Natural disasters, Obituaries | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

A (hopefully) final note on the 47%

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

The above spread sheet contains the latest numbers from the presidential election. If you look at Row F, you see that the U.S. total for Mitt Romney was 47.49%. That rounds off to 47%. And you know what that means: … Continue reading →

Posted in Back in the USA, Economics, Politics, Poverty | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Climate change is simple

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

A Ted Talk by climate journalist David Roberts of Grist. If we keep doing what we’re now doing, we are screwed. And given the constant resistance we get from the right side of the political spectrum — which, I’d like … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, Global warming, Health, Natural disasters, Nature, Science and Technology | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The cost of doing business

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

Here’s a novel concept. If companies want skilled workers, they should pay a decent wage (from the New York Times): Eric Isbister, the C.E.O. of GenMet, a metal-fabricating manufacturer outside Milwaukee, told me that he would hire as many skilled … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment