Weeping For My Home State

"SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Unaware that a live microphone was broadcasting their words around the Capitol, Assembly Democrats meeting behind closed doors debated prolonging California's budget crisis for political gain.

Members of the coalition of liberal Democrats talked about slowing progress on the budget as a means of increasing pressure on Republicans.

A microphone had been left on during the closed meeting Monday, and the conversation was transmitted to about 500 "squawk boxes" that enable staff members, lobbyists and reporters to listen in on legislative meetings.

Some members of the group, including Assemblywoman Jackie Goldberg, said if the budget crisis were extended, it could improve chances for a ballot initiative that would make it easier for the Democrats to raise taxes by lowering the threshold for passage from two-thirds to 55 percent."

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You have to respect those California Democrats, making a real challenge for themselves. Republican and energy, Democrats and the budget...Is anyone not trying to manipulate the Califronia people in some way?

Hair-Raising Science

Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists™

Highlighting the heads of science. The Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists (LFHCfS) is a club for scientists who have, or believe they have, luxuriant flowing hair. The project was first announced in mini-AIR 2001-02.

HOW TO JOIN THE CLUB: To propose yourself or another luxuriantly, flowingly haired scientist for membership in the club, please send info to: LUXURIANT HAIR SCIENCE c/o Please include a URL that points to an evidentiary photograph in which the luxuriant, flowing hair (LFH) is clearly evident

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Paul's Freudian Moment Of Clarity

"MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz warned foreigners Monday not to interfere in Iraq (news - web sites), in remarks aimed at Iraq's neighbors and suspected foreign fighters who may have arrived in the country."

Yep, I wish those foreigners would stop meddling with Iraq's affairs. Damn, that must make Mr. Wolfowitz mad, himself and his army all native Iraqis.

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Another Reason To Switch

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Well, We're Back

Sorry about dissapearing on everyone...been keeping up to dat but I had a hell of a time getting blogger to talk to me. Must have been someting I said. Anyway, it seems like there's been some momentum inside the resistance and Darth George and Grand Moff Blair look to be taking it on the chin more and more. Recently, some potentially Death Star exploding stuff has come to light through the efforts of Judicial Watch: It seems that The Sith Lord Cheney was carving up Iraq like Hitler standing over a map of Poland way back in March 2001. It seems that some of those energy meetings with Enron execs to establish an energy policy for the Empire were really about something else:

"Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption and abuse, said today that documents turned over by the Commerce Department, under court order as a result of Judicial Watch’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit concerning the activities of the Cheney Energy Task Force, contain a map of Iraqi oilfields, pipelines, refineries and terminals, as well as 2 charts detailing Iraqi oil and gas projects, and “Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts.” The documents, which are dated March 2001, are available on the Internet at: www.JudicialWatch.org. "

May the force be with us.

Seems up...Kid test

After a long sleep and a tech miasma....are we back on?