Why would anyone hesitate to give the Bush administration more cash…? The proposal “does not include the necessary safeguards,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. She called for “independent oversight, protections for homeowners and constraints on excessive executive compensation.” Paulson urges quick action on $700 billion bailout. This might be a “Good Thing” and since [...]
Just Stupid
Vista is consumer crap
So I booted my PC today when I got home today. I had intended to check e-mail before running out. The damn thing won’t boot. I’m typing this on the kitchen laptop. It says the registry file is corrupted and I should boot off of my Vista DVD and select the repair option. Except my [...]
IOC finally orders an investigation
It’s about time. If the rules say you have to be 16 years old the same year as the Olympics, then that’s it. Putting on a 14 year old is just very stupid 1950 style communist government.
Michael Chertoff doesn't just look like a ghoul
You know I hate to see any detainee die in prison. And I always believe if there is negligence or misconduct that ought to be punished. I also recognize that the population of any detention facility, whether it’s a state prison, federal prison, you’re going to get a certain number of deaths. Aftermath of an [...]
Is President Bush a shill for the next guy?
I know he’s a college frat boy first and President of the United States second but honestly, can we have a little common sense and dignity when he’s abroad?
And now my car got broken into
Today was an odd day. Not bad exactly, but definitely odd. I went to work for a scheduled systems upgrade. Lily and the kids went to Central Park and after work we met in Chinatown. When we returned to Long Island we found my front passenger window was broken and my GPS unit stolen. Now [...]
No joke, take no laptops or ipods out of the country
Things sure are weird in this country. People will just accept the oddest things. I wonder how long it will be before DHS can copy all photos and papers you take on a trip? They can seize and copy your entire laptop every time you cross the border. Next time you come back into the [...]
The Senate rolls over and plays dead
President Nixon Bush got what he wanted: Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill. The news article mentions that the old FISA rules were a problem, and that Congress did not want to deal with this in an election year. Even Senator Obama folded on this one. I guess his ambition is greater than his [...]
More Han Reiser reading
Salon has a jailhouse interview with Hans Reser from days before he made that deal. Interesting reading.
Good read re warrantless wiretapping
Salon has a good write up on Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation Inc. v. Bush from one of the lawyers involved. If you are a “Get them before they get us” type, don’t bother reading. If you think everyone has to obey the law (meaning me, you, you, and especially YOU), then it’s a long read but [...]
