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Political courage is something of a rarity these days. Caution seems to be the first instinct of politicians, lies the first things out of their mouths. But one instances of sheer boldness caught my attention last year. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's call for chemical castration earlier this year tops the list of gutsiest political moves."I am glad we have taken such strong measures in Louisiana to

India said it has lodged a protest with Sri Lanka over certain “derogatory” remarks by its Army Chief Sarath Fonseka against some Tamil Nadu politicians and Colombo has expressed “regret”. ( Watch ) India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Alok Prasad took up the matter “strongly” with Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, External Affairs

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Seething with anger, frustration and in sombre mood, tens of thousands of people descended on Mumbai’s streets, close to the site of last week’s attacks in which at least 188 people died.It was touted as a peaceful rally but the mood at India’s biggest spontaneous and leaderless march was combative rather than peaceful. The outrage and anger was directed at politicians and neighbouring Pakis

The politicians are at the receiving end following the terrorist attack in Mumbai— quite justifiably. The Home Minister Shivraj Patil had to resign and there is demand for resignation of Maharastra Chief Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh and Deputy Chief Minister R. R. Patil. There was criticism against political visits to Mumbai by Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi, [...]

Mumbai is free but not our country.The Hostages have been released but we are still bounded.Death toll may have mounted more than 400 but the government claims 183 died, as if 183 deaths is not a number.Same old stories, same old age drama, same dialogues "Hand of Foreign countries",When will our politicians and officials come out of their blankets and look around. They have sheilded and immunise

                                                                  

New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Bollywood star Aamir Khan Friday wrote on his blog that politicians may try to use the Mumbai terror attack to their own advantage and stressed that terrorists have no religion.

What is Secular & What is Communal ?Congress says : Muslims getting killed by a few hundred is no less than a holocaust; But poor protesters getting shot in West Bengal under Left Govt is just a plain misunderstanding; 3,000 Sikhs getting slaughtered in thousands was only a big mistake; and 300,000 Hindus becoming refugees and thousands dead due to Islamic terrorists in Kashmir is a only polit

Alistair Darling's pre-budget report was notable for the tax cuts, but even more notable for the tax rises to come. He has promised a higher tax rate for everyone earning over £150,000 in 2011 -- after the next election. Why do we let them get away with it?

We all followed 3 years ago how Jamie Oliver asked Tony Blair to reform school dinners in good old England. Both men had a constructive chat and it seems that there was a light at the end of the tunnel   3 years later, lots of English children are still eating industrial rubbish and Tony Blair is [...]

Between Al Franken's nail-bitingly close race for Senate and Val Kilmer's discussing a run for Governor of New Mexico, we decided it was time to revisit our favorite celebrity politicians ever. Check out the FlipBook here.

Politicians seem to have come over all self-righteous and moralistic of late. Rather than spending their time doing something useful and saving us from th excesses of government, they appear to be at home watching TV. They spouted off about Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross saying some less-than-polite things, telling us things which we can think [...]

The Arizona Report would like to wish everyone a Happy Halloween. Politicians are just like the rest of us – they like to dress up in costumes, bob for apples, and give people tricks and treats. To celebrate the event, we are listing what some of your favorite politicians are going as for Halloween this year. (See the costumes from Last Year)Barrack Obama – A Giant AcornJohn McCain – Bill Ay

We've got a little election coming up in a few days...maybe you've heard. This year's race has not been as athletically-charged as some in years past, although we did have such moments as Sarah Palin getting booed at a Philadelphia Flyers game......and Barack Obama "bowling".Luckily, there's been plenty of others better suited for the sports/politics crossover in years gone by. And today we'll loo

What does it take to get an election ticket? … A bomb blast! Article taken from HT epaper Uma Bharati’s Bharatiya Janshakti Party (BJS) has offered a ticket to sadhvi Pragyasingh Thakur; arrested in connection with Malegaon blast, for the forthcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. The state goes to the polls on November 27. The party [...]

Plato proposed a law requiring that all politicians get wasted and appear before their constituents once a year. The idea was that liquor makes the lips looser, and it is easier to get the truth out of these inherently shifty characters. The idea certainly has merit—but I can't think of anything much worse than listening to these egotistical bores cut loose—only bartenders and people equally

Skyler AndertonYo Bra, I’m chillin’ here in my smoking chair, totally lovin’ that Colin Powell knocked it out of the park, (unlike my poor BoSox). But, am I in a constant state of bakedness or was there something missing from his righteous verbiage? Call me motivated, but I think Powell was missing a key word, awesome. Dude, the world is eating a crap sandwich because of this bog

Heck, there’s no “if” about it. Rick Mercer demonstrates: – Hat tip to a SaskBlogger == I wonder what Stephen Harper would say about this landlord in Saskatoon? == Sarah Palin had fun getting whupped in the VP debate. But she’s glad it’s over? I know I’m always glad when fun things are over, you know? “Later, in San Antonio, she let [...]

The Sunday Post In Summer 2008, a junior doctor made a remark on a Doctors Only Forum. This innocent comment was to cause uproar in the medical profession, as doctors questioned what, if any, human rights were applicable to them. The doctor known as Dr Scot Jnr was suspended from his job in Inverness. Little was done by the British Medical Association or the Defence Unions. Due to this catastrophi

Part of the Applied Anarchy 2008 Series - Previous in series         …to be politicians. While checking out the new Salvation Army Store in Gilroy (one of the few ways to avoid sales tax) last weekend I came across a mint condition copy of Dr. Fred Schwarz’ You Can Trust the Communists (to be Communists, originally published in 1960).  The paperback copy I pi

Oh boy! Cool beans!!! TONIGHT: Ahmadinejad ExclusiveTonight, a "Larry King Live" exclusive! His interview with Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Get his take on America's political candidates in a revealing hour!...guess Columbia was booked this time...DeMediacratic Nation Blogrolls

I am so sick of politics and the economy and worrying about things I have no control over I am probably giving myself an ulcer. My diverticulitis has had me sidelined for over a week on a liquid diet and rest. Which means lots of TV, chicken broth and Gatorade. I am sick of all 3, I have been watching MSNBC and CNN most of the days watching this Wall Street horseshit go down and between the oil a

Britain In The BinGarbage Nannies Take OverThe Nannies of Britain are never short of ideas to torture the public.No matter how small the stature of office, politicians and their minions in the United Kingdom share a uniform desire to prove that each of them is the most trite, meddling imbecile in the land. Apparently the prestige of this distinction outweighs all else, because British politicians

Where to start today. I just read through a bunch of things and I’m coming across more and more things of note. Let’s do it alphabetically from the different online sources I read. First, a kind of doomy financial thing from one of my favorites, Blogging the Singularity, about something I actually mentioned recently, “fire sales” and [...]

My favorite is number 12:  “If all else fails, and a critic suspects that you don’t know anything about climate change, just talk about the precautionary principle. Their eyes will glaze over as they stumble off to find someone else to talk to.” Read More: ccgi.newbery1.plus.com Tags: climate change, global warming, nyt, Politicians Related Posts Gore’s Lifestyle a Hot

The naked truth about politicians - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other top politicians are shown nude and in a compromising position on a new sculpture. The stone relief is mounted on the... Your News is the place where wonderful, funny, and amazing things exist. This blog delivers informative news in the easiest way.

A look at running and athletics in terms of nations and political figures. Read More » Tags: athletes, politicians, international Related Articles 5 Things to Help Keep You Going On a Fitness Program Your First Marathon—Predicting Race Times and Preparation Osteoporosis: The Effect of Diet and Exercise

I've encountered more than a few Christians who are convinced that we atheists would like to see a religious test for office that would disqualify any theist from holding office. I suppose it is possible that some atheists feel this way, but I certainly do not. I'm far more interested in doing what the Constitution says we're supposed to. In fact, I have no problem whatsoever with voting for Chris

If your like me you probably hate it when politicians (or anyone else for that matter) completley change the subject when you ask them a question. John McCain, for example, is a master at this. He appeared on The View yesterday and was asked some really pointed questions and he would just duck the [...]

FIRST OFF DON'T WASTE YOUR VOTE HERE SAVE IT FOR NOVEMBER. NOW WE NORMALLY DON'T TALK POLITICS HERE SINCE WE ARE 100% ANTI-GOVERNMENT. BUT WITH THE NEWS CYCLE AT FULL-TILT WITH THE ELECTION WE THOUGHT WE'D GIVE OUR 2 CENTS HERE.EVERYONE JUST TAKE A MINUTE TURN OFF THE TV AND THINK TO YOURSELF WHAT HAS THE GOVERNMENT DONE FOR ME EVER!! OR BETTER YET DONE TO YOU. YEAH YOU PROBABLY HAVE A JOB &

ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors (ABCNews.com)The Influence Game in Denver: What Are They Hiding? (ABCNews.com)ABC Reporter's Attorneys Want All Charges Dropped (ABCNews.com)The Blotter from Brian Ross & The Investigative Team (ABCNews.com)

Well its been quite a impressive turnaround in the Singur blockade. I have already published about the basic causes of this issue. Its India, one of the worst politically hit country. As trinamool congress leader Mamata Banarjee was leading the protest against the TATAs. Now she made a back leap in her march. She is now allowing for the TATAs to continue their process in SINGUR fields. This decisi

The following is from Slate magazine. Miss Conceptions The invisible pregnancies of presidential daughters. By William Saletan Posted Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, at 8:29 AM ET Is Sarah Palin the first nominee on a major-party presidential ticket whose daughter got...

Thanks to TechCrunch, I got to know of a site that aggregates tweets discussing American politics at Twitter. govtweets is an easy of tracking live conversations that occur via twitter on the topic of the Democratic and Republican Presidential tickets for 2008. Instead of tracking conversation generators, govtweets tracks specific content that is being discussed by anyone on twitter. If you find

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Government forces killed at least 44 militants in clashes in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, and the stock exchange took drastic action to stop steady losses stemming from increased violence and political uncertainty.Hopes for political stability in nuclear-armed Pakistan after Pervez Musharraf resigned as president last week were dashed when the ruling coalition, led by the

Kenyans are outraged by a proposal to pay hefty salaries to the wives of the prime minister and vice-president. A leaked document says the head of civil service Francis Muthaura has directed that they each be paid $6,000 (£3,000) every month. But MPs have vowed to shoot down the proposal in parliament, saying it is [...]

Our MPs are often criticized for not having an appreciation of the younger members of society, and in particular of the sexual habits and attitudes of more recent times. It strikes me that, with the impending banning of family members from working for MPs, and a consequent influx of young and impressionable researchers and secretaries into a family-free work environment, this particular problem ma

This article orginally featured at Charlotte Home Mortgages. Unathorized duplication prohibited. Why I Can’t Stand Politicians! Today, at 10:02pm, Governor Micheal Easley quietly signed North Carolina house bill 2188 into law. The major purpose of this law was to change how lenders…

What do these things all have in common: 1) wealthy private corporations funding election campaigns; 2) “corporate media” (i.e. huge multi-media companies) playing a crucial role in modern campaigns; 3) elected officials conducting themselves in brazen ways, mocking the electorate, blatantly abusing rules of ethics, in some cases routinely breaking the law, making it clear they will do [...]

(NewDesignWorld Press Release Center) Wednesday, 13 August 2008 -- Developers and banks in Spain are teaming up to offer discounted new build properties in a bid to kick start the country's ailing property market. One of the main blocks in the 1 Vote(s)

Two environmental causes I strongly recommend: Regarding endangered species protection: Tell the Bush Administration to protect endangered wildlife! Bush must not weaken the Endangered Species Act in order to impose the agenda of those politicians and corporations that support cheap, quick and easy unsustainable development and an agenda of climate change disbelief Facts on the weakening of the [

Quick! What do you think of when I mention Bill Clinton, Jim McGreevy, Eliot Spitzer, and now John Edwards? Here's what immediately comes to my mind. All of them preyed on underlings and abused the power they were elected to guard with dignity and respect. All of them were hormone driven, little boys who apparently were never told no. All of them have joined a long and growing list of pol

I don’t know if I should be worried or thrilled. I have spent the last couple of years studying behavioral economics and social psychology to augment my understanding of rewards and incentives to help companies get where they want to be. Now I see an article that talks about politicians getting the idea that this is important for public policy. I don’t know if I like the idea of politicians ge

There is a new way to campaign for an office in the Philippines - E-campaign (electronic campaign, if I may say). This is because presidentiables and senatoriables have joined cyberspace (by way of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Obama Family featured on the September cover of Essence magazines. Normally it was a part of politician's campaign to set up a family portrait. It's something like a message to the US citizens how all american guy Obama was and of course, he is a good guy, no doubt.Previously US President Kennedywhat's with the flag? Hrm..I might say no comment for this one..Ok now, "I'm John McCain and i have a b

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The days are hot, an unbearable kind of heat, searing, like needles forcibly thrust into the skin, minus the, blood of course. There’s no rain. Where have the rains gone? It came wet the roads,... This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!

Salon.com has an excellent article up today questioning why Washington culture rallies against prosecuting politicians for crimes. Democrat Harold Ford is the latest to argue Bush and co. shouldn't be held responsible for illegal behavior while in office. Salon.com takes a different view:"Why would we expect political officials to do anything other than break the law if we continuously tell them -

Baghdad – Al Sumaria TV (Iraqi Satellite TV Network) is reporting that Malaki and Bush have agreed that a time for withdrawal of US troops in Iraq should be set, however, the talks concluded that “the new role of US Forces in Iraq will be for a limited period of time according to the successes of cooperation between national forces and multinational forces.”. Additionally, some Iraqi politi

I put in a Google search for politicians who had a face lift and quite surprisingly a TV serial in new Zealand called Facelift popped up.This show is not a plastic surgery based reality show or documentary though and instead is all about a comedy/parody that mimics politicians and celebrities in New Zealand.Plastic surgery and politicians however are not inseparable, and in more re

A new report published today by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health, with support from the Royal College of Psychiatrists has shown that one in five Members of Parliament (MPs) surveyed has experience of a mental health problem but fears disclosing this because of the stigma and discrimination associated with mental health issues. An anonymous questionnaire completed by 94 MPs, 100

In Wave 4, Richard Poe brings up a fact that I have never considered: the meaning of the word “job”.  He quotes economists James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg who claim, “ The twenty first century will see the death of jobs as we know them.”  The author goes on to explain that it [...]

…who also had alleged affairs, which became internet fodder. Publius IX does a great job of laying out the two ways the Troy King story could play out…and so far it looks like we are headed down the same path as Sen. Kerry and Alexandra Polier, as opposed to Clinton and Lewinsky. The writer is [...]

The caretakers are taken a bit more seriously when they take care of themselves. Nobody liked Hillary Clinton when she was looking her age- she was just a former First Lady. When she commenced campaigning for Presidency of the United States, she had to do some major image revamping before the nation cozened up to her. Take Carla Bruni, the French president's wife for instance. No matter her ava

“It’s a man’s world. We’re just living in it.” I heard this quote in a movie once. It was set in like the 1850’s. Stupid movie. John McCain is gonna set things straight. McCain promises women equal pay for equal work. Of course, that wasn’t his stance a while back. He’s [...]

SEnator Barack Obama’s attempt to give a speech at the historic Brandenburg Gate has been vetoed by German Chancellor Merkel. Unconfirmed reports indicate a member of George Bush’s staff made known to German diplomats the president’s anger toward their nation allowing a Democratic presidential candidate to give a speech at the Brandenburg Gate. Chancellor Merkel [...]

Hantu Laut If  Darth Vader has the order of the 'Sith', Anwar now has the order of the SD (Statutory Declaration), a new ill- founded weapon specially designed to attack Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, implicating him in the murder of the sultry Mongolian model.This is the 2nd SD after Raja Petra's equally explosive bombshell. On the other side of the fence the story of  saving a victi

This is an amazing piece of questionnaire truthfulness. Three members of the Welsh Assembly have disclosed that they have been raped. This was in a questionnaire set to AM colleagues by Nerys Evans of Plaid Cymru. She sent it to all 60 AMs, but only eight responded. Three out of eight is a high number.The thing I noticed is that none of them reported it. Time and again this happens. Why? I think b

  We all do remember the famous answer of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2006 about the merger between ECM Libra and Avenue Capital:   “I dunno, I am not involved”   If the Minister of Finance dunno, who does?   Anyway, that day was the last day I conducted financial training courses to Malaysians. I mean: you cannot stress your [...]

HT: Nick BoothI was having issues posting this response to Nick's request [Is the British Government planning a new department of Digital Cleaners?] for 'more detail' on how Culture Secretary Andy Burnham's call for censorship a la TV of YouTube etc. (mainly YouTube) gives me the deja vus.I lived through the Australian conservative government's equally knee-jerk reaction to a moral panic around th

I went to speak at an informal Democratic club brunch in Los Angeles today. Even though I was fasting, it was very pleasant and enjoyable. After I was finished explaining why Rahm Emanuel is Satan and the other stuff I talk about when I get within earshot of 3 people, there was a discussion and [...]

Hantu Laut "I am sick and fed up of judges who have no guts to speak up when in office and to live up to their oath of office. Judges demand an independent judiciary but are unwilling to make sacrifices to ensure its independence. It is such silence in the face of such outrageous misconduct by a fellow judge that confirms the public’s perception that judges are opportunists and cowar

Yesterday, CBS’ Katie Couric was honored by the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum at their Alice Award Luncheon Gala. She was recognized for “her remarkable career in news media, her ground breaking role as the first female solo anchor of a weekday network evening broadcast and her tireless advocacy for colorectal cancer screening, which has helped [...]

Voters face a simple choice on Thursday. Do they want to give more powers to the EU or not? That seems a pretty straightforward question to me, and no doubt it does to you too. But this is not the issue that the Yes campaign wants to debate. They want people to answer a completely different [...]

By Julian Krasta Now that the Democrats have, at long last, selected their nominee, “We” need to remind ourselves of long-standing facts concerning those persons we elected to public office. More importantly, the presidential candidates need to hear from us. The United States is hovering closer to the thin edge of the wedge, because too large a [...]

By Julian Krasta Now that the Democrats have, at long last, selected their nominee, “We” need to remind ourselves of long-standing facts concerning those persons we elected to public office. More importantly, the presidential candidates need to hear from us. The United States is hovering closer to the thin edge of the wedge, because too large a [...]

By Julian Krasta Now that the Democrats have, at long last, selected their nominee, “We” need to remind ourselves of long-standing facts concerning those persons we elected to public office. More importantly, the presidential candidates need to hear from us. The United States is hovering closer to the thin edge of the wedge, because too large a [...]

Isi Leibler in the Jerusalem Post talks about Ehud Olmert's investigation, and says that: It could be weeks, or even months. But Ehud Olmert's political fate is sealed. Even if the nauseating revelations in Morris Talansky's testimony fail to result in a formal indictment, Olmert has passed the point of no return in the court of public opinion, which has determined that he must go. The displays

From the article: AL GORE, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AND NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE: “… We have the first global warming bill in history that is comprehensive, bipartisan and that enjoys support across the country — from labor and agriculture to the business and the environmental communities. Of course the bill needs to be stronger, but it’s vital [...]

"The thought of ceding the Golan Heights gives me a bellyache, but for real peace one must be willing to pay a real price. Theoretically, Israel can do without the Golan," said Halutz during a cultural event in Beersheba, Saturday. Just what is this "real price"? How many people will die in this region when Syria decides to launch it's invasion? Why would a General be willing

La nueva cancion de ColdPlay pero parodiando a politicos...la original la encontrareis en youtube..ala vagos! a buscar que no lo teneis dificil!

Kristian Dahl of the Danish People’s Party sent out a press release saying he regetted his coment the previous day that the party was “anti-Muslim.” He noted, “if I had to do it over I would have chosen a different ways of saying it.” He was commenting after Birthe Ronn Hombech, of the Liberal Party, [...]

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Last month in Kansas, the state legislature overwhelmingly passed HS SB 389, the Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act. But that act met the veto of Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius, a practicing Roman Catholic. The Kansas State Legislature tried to override the veto, but the state Senate’s attempt failed by merely two votes. In response, Archbishop [...]

This blog entry starts a series of posts entitled America's Problems. The first problem that will be addressed in this series is the issue of politicians seeing politics as a career rather than an interlude from their actual life. The Federalist Papers states on the issue of election to the House of Representatives that besides the limitations that you must be a citizen for at least 7 years and be

Today manufacturers are developing cars that run on pure water. But these are actually very expensive and costly to maintain. That is why the best and least expensive option today is to convert any normal vehicle to run on a mixture of water and gasoline. Basically what it does is improve upon the current technology and doubles or triples your current gas mileage.The principals of this are basically very simple. With an easy to install device and minor modifications your car uses a low current from your battery to separate water (H2O) already in your fuel into a gas called HHO. This is known as Hydroxy or Brown Gas. The resulting mixture greatly improves your gas mileage, burns cleaner, and is actually easier on you car's engine than regular gasoline.This simple modification can be done by

With the news of Megastar Chiranjeevi making a political entry making strong rounds in the industry, this has kept even the experienced politicians on their toes and each party is making their own agenda to counter his arrival.However, it is heard that Chiru is said to be showing keen interest in associating with the communists and talks are on between both sides. One must say that if Chiru is looking at bringing about communism amongst the democratic forum, he better look at the fate of states like West Bengal and Kerala first. Corruption dances like an evil there.Also, given the fact that he is a fresher to this field, the chances are that the experienced and wily politicians will not lose out on any opportunity to utilize the charm and splendour of the Megastar just to meet their politi

MAINSTREAM politicians have united to condemn the far-right BNP in the run-up to the Broxbourne Council elections on Thursday.Broxbourne Tory MP Charles Walker led the charge against the party, which, for the first time, is fielding a candidate in every ward up for grabs in the borough.He also argued against the results of a Mercury poll, in which 54 per cent of respondents said they would vote for the BNP.He said: "Let's be honest. Not half of the electorate will vote BNP. It will be a small percentage."The BNP is very good at targeting these sorts of polls. They have a network and they all bombard them."In these financially uncertain times, the last thing anyone needs to do is to vote BNP. The BNP offer nothing. This is not a party to be trusted with anyone's future."Speaking yesterday,

Politicians have long appreciated the Internet as an unparalleled marketing and publicity machine. In the United States, Steve Forbes announced his candidacy for the country's presidential campaign via a web site in early 1999.

Came across the following this morning from MarketWatch columnist Paul B. Farrell: Four years ago Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, warned that we had only a 10% chance of avoiding “economic Armageddon.” George Soros, Bill Gross, Jeremy Grantham and others saw it coming. But not politicians: Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson knew, [...]

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GORD-YAWWN BROWNBritain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown yawns inside the Security Council Chambers during a high-level meeting on peace and security in Africa at the United Nations headquarters in New York April 16, 2008.RICE POST-LUNCH?US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) yawns next to US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) during a photo opportunity after a meeting between US President George W Bush and El Salvador's President Elias Antonio Saca in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, November 29, 2007.MOUTH WIDE OPENIndia's Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee yawns during a function at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, July 15, 2005.BORING BUSH?US President George W Bush speaks during a meeting about the situation in Iraq with current

I just saw a commercial where Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich sit on a couch together and advocate “Climate Change” legislation. The funny thing is that we have not had a warming period for almost a decade. In fact most long term climate studies that propose a “Global Warming” scenario end in the 1990’s, which coincidently [...]

From The Guardian :   But as repossessions rise, jobs are shed and the price of fuel and basic foodstuffs rocket, one waits in vain for the candidates to deliver a keynote speech on class of a similar standard.   White working-class Americans are justified in their resentment about the way in which their needs and concerns are airbrushed from the national conversation or discussed in ways that bear little relevance to the root of their plight. Politicians too often cast the issue in populist terms of rich and poor, explains Michael Zweig, the director of the centre for study of working-class life at the State University of New York's Stonybrook campus. "Most people want to be rich and most of them don't know what rich is. A poll in 2000 showed that 19% of Americans thou

For the first time in European history a nation is being led by more female politicians than male. The new Spanish cabnet sworn in by socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has nine women alongside eight males including Spain’s first female Defense Minister. Spain is the nation whose exaggerated adherence to masculine values added [...]

I’ve said it before and I’ll surely have to say it again - People go into government for one reason: to reward their friends and simultaneously punish their enemies. The latest example comes to us from Minneapolis-St. Paul, soon to be host to the Republican National Convention- Bar and restaurant hours during the Republican National [...]

 Five years ago, people hardly knew what blogs were.  How time has changed!  In the post-mortem of the results of Malaysia’s recent elections, the ruling party Barisan Nasional (BN) has identified critical online commentaries and bloggers’ influence as contributors to the devastating showing.  As a result of the poor performance, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has consented to [...]

Perfectly understandable. Either way.