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Happy Birthday Gary!

The Confluence wishes Gary (garychapelhill) a very happy birthday! This is his birthday card, so please everyone sign it.  (this is not a discussion thread – take discussion elsewhere)

Emmanuel Goldstein has fled to Afghanistan!

We have never been at war with Iraq, we have always been at war with Afghanistan.  Apparently the war in Iraq is soon to be over: The president, speaking to Marines in Camp Lejeune, N.C, on Friday, announced that the U.S. will end the Iraq war over the next 18 months, ordering the immediate drawdown [...]

No More Taxation Without Representation

Well, my sistren and brethren, after a month of “Hope and “Change,” are you feeling sufficiently represented by your new “progressive” government? In my case, the answer to that question is a resounding, “Hell, no!” Legislatively, the Obama Administration has failed to impress. The Lilly Ledbetter Act finally passed, but without the Paycheck Fairness Act, [...]

Media Malpractice

Filmmaker John Zeigler produced a documentary about the media coverage of last year’s election titled “Media Malpractice – How Obama Got Elected And Palin Was Targeted.”  I’ve only seen the previews and they left me wanting to see more, like any good preview should. I’m not endorsing or bashing the film, I’m just presenting these clips for [...]

Friday: Budget under control? Great. What about mass transit?

Paul Krugman reviews Obama’s budget plans and gives a thumbs up.  Obama’s got his priorities straight, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some problems coming up: So we have good priorities and plausible projections. What’s not to like about this budget? Basically, the long run outlook remains worrying. According to the Obama administration’s budget projections, [...]