Help Kicking Up a Little Dust
Can you help me cause a stir?I'm organizing a political rally in our state capital (Salem, OR) in support of a bill to reform the way our budget works and I want to make as big a splash as possible for...
View ArticleMitt Romney Cost Me $300
I run a food cart in a pod of carts in downtown Portland, OR. Mitt Romney was in town on Monday (6/4) taking checks from the wealthy at the Governor Hotel, across the street from us. Lots of important...
View ArticleTalk Back: IT, Globalization, and Human Development
In his essay, Geoff Walsham discusses the potential benefits and harms of IT and globalization. Will it be a force for good or ill? These kinds of all or nothing discussions are more harmful than...
View Article7 Hopeful Sign for Republicans
FoxNation (Click) has a post by Matthew Cooper (of Valerie Plame scandal fame) written for the Natonal Journal. It is a list of seven reasons Republicans can be hopeful. In short form they are:1: The...
View ArticleEven GOP Staffers Turning Against GOP
Watching the GOP screw over different groups over the years: women, veterans, the poor, students, there's always a perverse pleasure I get from just how brazen they can be in their lack of empathy....
View ArticleThis Post is Only for Kos
Kos:Republicans could've shared in the credit by working with Democrats to pass what was their Heritage-designed plan . Kos:We weren't about to hit the streets to celebrate a Heritage Foundation-penned...
View ArticleOne Weird Question...
Would you support another candidate in a contested primary against President Clinton in 2019? I would and here's why. I believe issues and values are more important than individuals. I’m expecting...
View ArticleHillary is like Pizza
This was originally going to be an extended Facebook comment in response to all the ho-hum Hillary supporters I’ve been seeing, but it was getting way out of control, so I made it a diary instead. I...
View ArticleWin the White House!
Turned on by TPM’s Josh Marshall:www.brainpop.com/…Ahem … 352 EVs. Can you do better?Beat THAT!
View ArticleOutsourcing:Backlash Against Brown People :: Automizing:Backlash Against Tech...
There is a coming backlash against tech companies for their perceived role in automation. Truck driving, customer service, etc. As always this is inseparable from race, but with Indian and Asian...
View ArticleWhen I Was a Lad ...
To the tune of When I was a Lad by Gillbert & SullivanWhen I was a lad I served a term As golfing pro to Don Junior. I fetched some balls and kissed some ass, And I fluffed up an ego that was made...
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