February 5, 2009

Thoughts on GOP’s “waste” claim

By : Roy
Filed under : politics

Here are some good thoughts from DP Kron Miller on the GOP’s list of “waste spending” in the stimulus bill. For good measure I’ve included the GOP’s list below.

$2 billion earmark to re-start FutureGen, a near-zero emissions coal power plant in Illinois that the Department of Energy defunded last year because it said the [...]


November 11, 2008

Obama keeps citizens informed with Change.gov

By : Roy
Filed under : politics

I feel pleased and confident.  The day after the election, President-elect Barack Obama hit the ground running, announcing the creation of his “transition team.” 
According to GovExec.com  (a business magazine serving executives and managers in the federal government), the transition team is officially known as the, ”Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501(c)(4) organization, a nonprofit that can engage in lobbying [...]


October 15, 2008

Who gets to say what ‘natural sexuality’ truly is?

By : Roy
Filed under : culture, gay issues, legal, politics

My instructor for my cultural anthropology class presented a section on sexuality and discussed how peoples sexuality is determined, in large part, by the culture they grew up in. The book that we are reading to compliment the curriculum, The Gebusi, discusses how younger males will go off into the forest with older males after [...]


October 1, 2008

The Bailout Plan: What would You do with $3500?

By : Roy
Filed under : business, politics

I’m very happy to see that the bailout plan for financial institutions did not pass in the House of Representatives. We already have a system for companies who make bad financial decisions and need to restructure their debt. It’s called bankruptcy!
Here is a visual for you, divide $700,000,000,000 (amount proposed by Senate to [...]


September 15, 2008

SNL Hilary: Ask Palin about dinosaurs

By : Roy
Filed under : humor, politics

Palin: Hillary Clinton, who came so close to the white house and me, Sarah Palin who is even closer. Can you believe that Hillary?
Hillary: No. No I can’t!
I love Tina Fey and SNL.