Take a moment from your busy holiday season to consider the following fact: As the new class of Tea Party backed legislators prepares to head off to Washington for the 112th Congress, the movement is once again besmirched by one of it's … [Read more...]
Archives for December 30, 2010
The Latest Tea Party Crackup: I’m Not A Witch, I’ve Just Got Sticky Fingers”
Take a moment from your busy holiday season to consider the following fact: As the new class of Tea Party backed legislators prepares to head off to Washington for the 112th Congress, the movement is once again besmirched by one of it's … [Read more...]
Why do other states do this?
Hi All: Just found this story on Yahoo. It shows that seven states are raising the minimum wage due to increasing cost of living expenses. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/201... It might not be much of a wage increase, but why do legislators get … [Read more...]
The Iraq War is a Giant Boondoggle
I'm deployed to Kuwait right now. Most of my time is spent sitting around, or doing stuff to look busy. This is because a whole battalion (about 500 soldiers) has been assigned to do work that could be done by a company (about … [Read more...]
Is Extended Solitary Confinement in Massachusetts Torture? Is it Cost Effective?
Celebrated local doctor, author, and MacArthur genius grant recipient Atul Gawande argued yes, it is a form of torture, in this 2009 New Yorker piece, and went on to assert that it is also not effective, very costly, used with exceptional … [Read more...]