One Utah » Blog Archive » Bush League War Drums Beating Louder on Iran In short, it seems possible that Rove, who is no one’s dummy and would not want to be required to “spin†an unnecessary war on Iran, may have lost the battle with Cheney over the merits of a military strike on Iran, and only then decided – or was urged – to spend more time with his family. As for administration spokesperson Tony Snow, it seems equally possible that, before deciding he had to leave the White House to make more money, he concluded that his…
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Economist’s View: Paul Krugman: Seeking Willie Horton And if you look at the political successes of the G.O.P. since it was taken over by movement conservatives, they had very little to do with public opposition to taxes, moral values, perceived strength on national security, or any of the other explanations usually offered. To an almost embarrassing extent, they all come down to just five words: southern whites starting voting Republican. … This blog covers economics news, something I know nothing about, but it also gathers articles of general interest in politics and current events. And it’s written by a Duck,…
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The back-and-forth between people of different political views in this country could stand some improvement, as currently it’s on the level of ad hominem “yer a wingnut/yer a moonbat” attacks. NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!” news quiz consistently brings the funny LOLs when discussing political figures – sometimes with those actual politcal figures’ participation! Today’s show included a short segment to follow up on an important fact that came up in the wake of Karl Rove’s departure this week – Barney, the White House Scottish terrier, is not terribly well liked by staffers, who characterized him recently as “aloof…
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I was running an errand today in a nearby suburb and spotted this sign. It looked like it would turn out to be one of those “Want to meet exciting singles??” ads, but it turned out to be a little more provocative even than that. Wonder where I could get me one? Why, from here. Via: Flickr Title: Palatine sign By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 25 Aug ’07, 10.13am CDT PST
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I struggle to hit all the right notes on the “call center guidelines” we’re supposed to follow at work – this week and next week we’ll be in a big push to improve some of the “number of calls taken” stats and the “feedback” stats. It occured to me that it might be easier to remember the more obscure points that are important to cover in order to “score” well if I translated it into another dialect I’ve recently learned. This example call would score a perfect 100 if LOLcats were running the call center. Halpz U Thxu4callz r cmpnee,…
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Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of Cape Town, South Africa (a personal Anglican hero of mine) writes to his successor, on the current unpleasantness: The Nobel Peace Prize laureate’s plea came in a letter to the present Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane, in which [Tutu] also called on all Anglican bishops to be “more welcoming and inclusive of one another.” Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town Desmond Tutu has appealed to Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams to invite all bishops to the 2008 Lambeth Conference, “even those irregularly consecrated or actively gay.” …”Our Communion has always been characterized by its comprehensiveness,…
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Storms rip across Chicago area — chicagotribune.com There’s damage everywhere, and there’s still no letup in the rain.Hours after a fast-moving storm packing winds over 70 m.p.h. turned skies from day to night across the Chicago area Thursday — damaging buildings, splitting trees, causing flooding, and bringing planes and trains to a halt — the rain continued to fall. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect for Cook County until midnight, and a flash flood watch was in effect for the area through late Friday night. Occasional showers and thunderstorms will continue tonight, with heavy rainfall and damaging winds possible.…
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Yes, well, we were stopped. It was actually more interesting about a mile back, where floodwater was nearly up to the bottom of the undercarriage. However, I was busy driving at the time and watching waves break high enough to clear the hood of the car. Close to work, a large tree with a trunk a foot and a half thick was snapped clean in two, probably by the extremely evil black microburst-like storm that barrelled through at about 315pm, which resulted in our being evacuated to the basement. I think this bridge might be one of several over Salt…
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Why, yes, this is a Verizon Wireless cameraphone, why do you ask? Actually, I was just trying to capture the image of the fast-moving SECOND evil black stormcloud of the day, which looked like it might be about to drop a tail over the Northwest suburbs. Via: Flickr Title: 08-23-07_1711.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 23 Aug ’07, 5.13pm CDT PST
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Saturated soils, bank-full rivers render predicted thunderstorms ominous — chicagotribune.com The metro area is waterlogged and only a downpour away from far more serious flooding than anything which has occurred to date. That’s why forecasters are concerned about the introduction of thunderstorm-aggravating heat Wednesday and Thursday. Even Friday is to remain warm enough to foster t-storm development. The atmosphere is about as muggy as it gets here, brimming with 2″ of evaporated water, as evidenced by the humid tropical rain forest-level mid to upper 70(degrees) dew points, which threaten to erupt explosively in several waves of active thunderstorms in coming…