Record as I Am

Tech && Soccer && PHP Coding - More Bolivian than America expected.

If McCain has won, We could have had a VP that made Dan Quayle look like a Rhodes Scholar. I don't want to be jumping on the "America you did the right thing" bandwagon, since all we did was vote for a president, but I'm soooo relieved Palin is nowhere near the White House. I hope this puts a fork in the Republicans party pandering to Social Conservative extremists, although I seriously doubt it.

Palin Didn't Know Africa Is A Continent, Says Fox News Reporter (VIDEO)

According to Fox News Chief Political Correspondent Carl Cameron, there was great concern within the McCain campaign that Palin lacked "a degree of knowledgeability necessary to be a running mate, a vice president, a heartbeat away from the presidency," in part because she didn't know which countries were in NAFTA, and she "didn't understand that Africa was a continent, rather than a series, a country just in itself.

...click to continue reading.

Go read Christopher Buckley's explanation of his NR resigation - its a fascinating look at how one conservative thinks of the "modern conservative movement."  The latter now apparently means, think as we tell you to think, and disloyalty must not be tolerated.  A lot of people are realizing that the current Republican leadereship, with its concentration of executive power, expansion of government spending, and theocratic totalitarian tendencies is not what used to be called the "Republican Party" just a few decades ago.

...click to continue reading.

As if there was any chance left that I'd vote for McCain this fall, this pretty much seals it. BTW, Comedy Central last Thursday had a great movie about candidate McCain. Yeah, I'm a few days behind on that, but life is hectic with a kid. Its actually kind of nice - practically the only time TV is on is for a soccer game.

Wonk Room » Is Sarah Palin A Creationist?

Is McCain’s choice for vice president a creationist?

...click to continue reading.

From The Price
Tag for Immigration Enforcement, the crackdown on immigrants is only going to get more
expensive next year. The Department of Homeland Security is asking for a 19% increase for
"immigratin enforcement and border control for 2009". ...click to continue reading.

Both Clinton and McCain's call for a gas tax holiday would make a neglible impact on your wallet and is nothing more than an election year stunt to win votes.

Clinton campaign spokesperson Geoff Garin said in a conference call this week that the proposal would save each driver $70.

...click to continue reading.

City planners aren't very smart sometimes, or at least, don't fully grasp the concepts of cause and effect...

Dallas had anticipated an annual $14.8 million for red-light-running fines, money essential to keeping the cameras running — before people stopped running lights and reduced violations more than 50 percent at some locations.

...click to continue reading.

Posted here because I couldn't do a good job explaining this at dinner last night: Why is competition between health insurance companies useful?

This is not the world we live in, but it is the world we should aim for and I am more than willing to consider how government might get us there.

...click to continue reading.

Next Up for the Democrats: Civil War

It wasn’t an accurate statement, historical or otherwise. It was a lie, and a bigoted lie at that, given that it branded Hispanics, a group as heterogeneous as any other, as monolithic racists.

...click to continue reading.

On Brad Delong's blog Richard Eskow Talks to David Cutler:

David Cutler: I'd like to start with a general comment.... Two possible reasons why people don't have health coverage are usually given.

...click to continue reading.

She's willing to garnish people's wages if they refuse to buy health insurance even though they can afford it. Hmm, i thought the government would coerce us into a socialized health care system by raising taxes to cover the cost.

...click to continue reading.