This is too funny: A woman goes ape-shit crazy when she can’t get her McNuggets. Via The Smoking Gun
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I Really Want A Sports Jacket
Reading this article about sports jackets from The Art of Manliness makes me want one. Someone should get me one. Ahem.
U.S. Limits Tarmac Waits for Passengers to 3 Hours
The NY Times has an article about the Transportation Department limiting tarmac waits for passengers to three Hours. We’ve been doing a lot of flying this month – a trip to Las Vegas for Barrett & Lindsay’s wedding and a trip to Reno to see my grandparents for Christmas. Our flight to Las Vegas was …
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Thoughts On The Current Status Of Healthcare
As you know, I post a lot of political things here on this blog. It’s what I’m interested in and I like writing down my thoughts and opinions. Lately, one of the biggest things in US politics has been the healthcare debate. There’s a lot to digest. Here are my thoughts. The House of Representatives …
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Climate Change Deniers vs The Consensus – An Infographic
I am a sucker for infographics. I also happen to be one of those crazy people who care about the environment. This infographic on climate change deniers vs the consensus is pretty neat.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) Has An Interesting Idea
So Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has a very interesting idea – a bill that will withhold Federal health benefits from members of Congress until Health Legislation is passed. What a novel idea. I wholly support it. Via The Washington Independent PS. I had to look up how to spell wholly, for some reason it just …
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Every Now And Again Ted Dziuba Is Funny
He posted this picture link from his Twitter Account: Picture. I thought it was pretty funny. Also makes me look forward to being a parent.
How Many Soldiers Are We Sending To Afghanistan?
The answer? No one knows for sure. But that won’t stop people from speculating! The Atlantic: [T]he increase in troop strength will be about 25,000 The Atlantic (Again): [E]xpect the commander in chief to approve north of 20,000 additional troops Times Online: [A] surge of at least 25,000 new US troops The Guardian: [E]xpected to …
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A Bunch of Republicans Are Bitching About A Dinner They Weren’t Invited To
So, President Obama is throwing a big party for the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a bunch of Republicans aren’t invited – boo, hoo. Is anyone surprised here? Why would he invite a ton of Republicans? You don’t invite people to your party that you don’t like. This is not complicated. Yet, according to …
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Unemployment Rates By County Animated Time-lapse
This is a really sad animated graphic of the rise of unemployment rates in the US. It looks like it could just as easily be a graph of a disease spreading outward. Via Daring Fireball.