War in Iraq - Clock

2015 Days since the start of the War in Iraq

U.S. Military Casualties since the start of the War in Iraq

(Includes casualties from fighting in Afghanistan)

Deaths - 4779

Wounded - 30662

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David S. Broder Wants A Jerk

David Broder, Op-ed columnist for the Washington Post, has made a remarkable interpretation of the Presidential Debate hosted this past Friday by Jim Lehrer. He sees McCain's angry, undignified demeanor as somehow being a good thing - a positive for McCain. The fact that McCain could not look Obama in the eye or even speak directly to him, Broder sees as a plus for McCain. For most Americans who watched, this apparently was not true. It is not true for me. McCain looked like a jerk, in my opinion. A candidate who cannot look his opponent in the eye, even when shaking his hand, most likely has hatred for the other candidate. This makes me question what causes such hatred. Hatred for a political opponent is certainly not a quality I want in the President of the United States. Broder looks to statements by Obama that McCain was "absolutely right" on very specific points as evidence that Obama was somehow conceding to McCain. This surely was not the case. Obama clearly showed that although he agreed with McCain's concern about a particular problem, it was not agreement on the solution for that problem. Obama proved himself a statesman. McCain proved himself the opposite, whatever term fits. For Broder, that term is "Alpha Male." I find use of this term laughable. Obviously, Broder has never seen wolves pick an "alpha." They do not turn their eyes away from their challenger. Obama conceded nothing to McCain, not command of the issues, not intellect, not the strength to lead. Obama showed the calm, reasoned response that the President of the United States should be able to maintain in the face of opposition. 

NO BAILOUT FOR WALL STREET!

If you have not been following this story, you need to wake up! Paulson & Bernanke are trying to screw the middle class of the United States by adding hundreds of billions of dollars to our debt. Paulson calls the "plan" an "asset purchase" plan. This is PURE BULLSHIT! A BOLD FACED LIE! What is being purchased is paper with NO VALUE! These are derivatives - speculative bets made on the direction of particular stock and commodities markets. This is NOT  a move to save "financial markets." This is a move to protect brokerage firms and their fat cat CEO's wealth. If your senators and representative vote for this bailout, they are voting to put this weight of this "crisis" on your shoulders and mine. Don't let them do it. Go here and send a message to your senators and representative demanding that they reject this bailout. Do it now for the sake of every family in this country.

Hagan Smith - NVCCA Grand Opening

Although this video is focused on the drivers license, it goes into some depth concerning the Constitution of the United States of America. It may be a difficult video for some of you to watch because of your experiences growing up in the United States thinking that we have the type of country that the founders intended. We do not. It is not even close. In fact, I agree with the what Mr. Smith in the video states - that if the founders of this nation were alive today, they would once again take up arms against the leaders of this government. He also believes, as do I, that our current government is even more tyrannical than the one from which the founders first claimed independence. Yes, the totalitarian monarchy of King George III of England was not as tyrannical as our current day democracy. You can view the video by clicking here.

War in Iraq - Clock

2005 Days since the start of the War in Iraq

U.S. Military Casualties since the start of the War in Iraq

(Includes casualties from fighting in Afghanistan)

Deaths - 4765

Wounded - 30642

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Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live

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Governor Palin's Reading List

Please read this post by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. It is a short post but no small matter.

I HATE THE CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES

Yes, I really mean hate, as in abhor, cannot tolerate, wish they would disappear. And I mean all three of them: Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. Why? Oh, let's see...

• They collect and hold very personal information about me that I never contracted or approved for them to have.
• They disseminate very personal information about me without my knowledge or approval.
• They "score" me based on the very personal information about me that they hold.
• Based on THEIR score I may or may not receive credit or get a job.
• When they hold and/or disseminate incorrect information about me, they make it EXTREMELY difficult to correct.
• They charge ME to put a "freeze" on MY information.
• The time, expense, stress and turmoil that they have caused my family and me cannot be recouped.

Here is our latest experience with Experian. Today, we received a letter from our mortgage company, Countrywide, stating that one of their "former" employees, stole and sold our personal information. They stated that they are working with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to prevent any misuse of the information and are providing a two-year complimentary subscription to Experian's "Triple Advantage" service. OK, that sounds fair enough. There are always unscrupulous people who get into any company and get access to information of which they then take advantage. The problem? Although the letter is addressed to both my wife and I, we were only able to sign up for one subscription that does not allow the addition of a spouse to the account. When we attempted to use the activation code a second time to create an account for the other person, the system would not accept it. When I attempted to call for assistance from Experian, I received a message that they were experiencing a "very high call" volume (no kidding) and that I should attempt my call at another time. They are ALWAYS experiencing a very high call volume. They have NO INTEREST in serving the consumer. Their business comes from companies and corporations that contract their services to keep out so-called "high risk" individuals. Personally, I would love to see these "agencies" shut down - completely put out of business. The harm that they cause the consumer far outweighs any good that they provide to corporations. Are there any brave law firms out their willing to try a "class action" against the Big 3?