Archive for February 2004
The monthlies.
Now A Warriors Fan
Having no hometown basketball team being from Buffalo (there may be an allegiance to the Clippers, but that was too far before my time), and my only allegiances in basketball being Syracuse first and Cal second, my favorite NBA team can leap at anytime. And I began liking the Lakers once Kobe jumped ship from [...]
Larry David’s Tour of Duty
My War By Larry David I couldn’t be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War. I can’t tell you how many [...]
Ding. Dong. Dean. Dead.
The Dean experiment is over. He has ended his campaign for the presidency, in what can only be summed up as a sad turn of events. Dean had all the momentum going into Iowa and New Hampshire, and when he lost Iowa, it was not that big of a surprise. (Kerry and Edwards had been [...]
Wisconsin Primary Results
John Kerry edged out John Edwards. John Kerry (Ma.) 40 % John Edwards (NC) 34 % Howard Dean (Vt.) 18 % Dennis Kucinich (Oh.) 3 % Al Sharpton (NY) 2 % (100% precincts reporting) Source: New York Times
Valentine’s Day Results
John Kerry continues his winning streak with two more this weekend. Nevada Caucus John Kerry (Ma.) 63 % Howard Dean (Vt.) 17 % John Edwards (NC) 10 % Dennis Kucinich (Oh.) 7 % Al Sharpton (NY) 1 % (100% precincts reporting) District of Columbia Caucus John Kerry (Ma.) 47 % Al Sharpton (NY) 20 % [...]
Larry David Interview with The Onion
The Onion: How tired are you of talking about Seinfeld? Larry David: It’s okay, I don’t mind. I can do it. O: How much have people been bugging you about it? LD: Um, the maximum. [Laughs.] Maximum bugging is going on. O: Are you looking forward to that being over? LD: Yeah, I’m actually looking [...]
1820 Election Results
The following are the results of the 1820 presidential election. James Monroe and Daniel D. Tompkins retained their positions. President James Monroe (Va.) 231 John Quincy Adams (Ma.) 1   Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins (NY) 218 Richard Stockton (NJ) 8 Daniel Rodney (De.) 4 Richard Rush (Pa.) 1 Robert G. Harper (Md.) 1
The Young and the Presidents
Bill Clinton walking with Senator George McGovern during his presidential run in 1972. And current president George W. Bush and his father, former president George H.W. Bush, during the time Dubya was serving in the Texas Air National Guard.Images: AP and Reuters
The General Bows Out
Retired General Wesley Clark will leave the race for the democratic nomination. He was unable to connect with enough voters after rumors (and truths) that he was previously a Republican. He had acknowledged that he voted for Reagan in the 1980s and Bush in 2000, considered high crimes by those on the left. Nonetheless, Clark [...]
Southern Primary Results
John Kerry has basically ended the process by winning in the south. Virginia Primary John Kerry (Ma.) 52 % John Edwards (NC) 27 % Wesley Clark (Ar.) 9 % Howard Dean (Vt.) 7 % Al Sharpton (NY) 3 % Dennis Kucinich (Oh.) 1 % (100% precincts reporting) Tennessee Primary John Kerry (Ma.) 41 % John [...]
Engineer’s have a sense of humor, too…
Three engineers were in the bathroom standing at the urinals. The first engineer finished and walked over to the sink to wash his hands. He then proceeded to dry his hands very carefully. He used paper towel after paper towel and ensured that every single spot of water on his hands was dried. Turning to [...]
Confindence 101
Russert: Are you prepared to lose? President Bush: No, I’m not going to lose. Source: NBC’s Meet the Press
Weekend’s Caucus Results
John Kerry continues his surge with three more victories. Michigan Caucus John Kerry (Ma.) 52 % Howard Dean (Vt.) 17 % John Edwards (NC) 14 % Al Sharpton (NY) 7 % Wesley Clark (Ar.) 7 % Dennis Kucinich (Oh.) 3 % (100% precincts reporting) Washington Caucus John Kerry (Ma.) 48 % Howard Dean (Vt.) 30 [...]
Bush v. Russert
Tim Russert will certainly show many clips/statements of Bush contradicting himself, and even after Bush responds to the question with an undoubtedly ridiculous lie/cover-up (remember: Bush is not too smart), Russert will pull back and resist calling Bush on it. Russert poses the questions, catches the lies, and then let’s the viewers discern for themselves [...]
Funding Scientific Education
Federal funding for public education should only be for true science, and not junk science. The true sciences are those that are supported by the scientific community. Creation is a pure example of junk science. Supporters of creationism (and teaching creationism) insist that their belief is a “theory,” just as evolution is a “theory,” and [...]
White House Cuts the Cheese
The Bush administration released a list of 65 programs it wants to cut (either fully or partially) in the 2005 budget. Here are a couple keepers for the book on compassion. – School Alcohol Abuse Reduction. 2004: $30 million; 2005: $0. – Comprehensive School Reform grants for low-income schools. 2004: $234 million; 2005: 0. – [...]
Say it is so, Joe!
Joe Lieberman has left the democratic race. It only he would have left sooner. He set his “lofty” goal on Delaware (the smallest state in the union) and lost handedly. Joe Lieberman is a centrist and a centrist is not what the Democrats want to run against Bush in November. (Imagine those debates: “I agree [...]
Junior Tuesday Results
Senator John Kerry won five out of seven contests to take firm control as the frontrunner to the nomination. South Carolina Primary John Edwards (NC) 45 % John Kerry (Ma.) 30 % Al Sharpton (NY) 10 % Wesley Clark (Ar.) 7 % Howard Dean (Vt.) 5 % Joe Lieberman (Ct.) 2 % Dennis Kucinich (Oh.) [...]
Those Missing Personal Savings Accounts
Bush called for personal savings accounts in his state of the union address last month. But they are not proposed in his budget. This man talks out of one side of his mouth to the American people — albeit compassionately — and spits at those same Americans out the other side. Here is the administration’s [...]
Another Halliburton Surprise
The gift that keeps on giving… Does this register surprise with any intelligent being? “Halliburton Co. allegedly overcharged more than $16 million for meals at a single U.S. military base in Kuwait during the first seven months of last year, according to Pentagon investigators auditing the company’s work.”Source: Wall Street Journal This better become an [...]