Federal Credit Card Maxed Out
Treasury Secretary John Snow notified Congress yesterday that the administration had taken “all prudent and legal actions” to keep from hitting the $8.2 trillion national debt limit.
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Brokeback and The Oscars
Good grief, every where I turn I’m seeing headlines about Brokeback Mountain not getting the Oscar for best picture as some sort of statement about Hollywood dissing the gay film. Could it be that Crash was actually a better film?
Read moreA Rare Bird
My Mom sent me this photograph of a rare albino peacock.
Read moreI'm Not Sure I Was Meant To Be Here
I’ve been pondering this post for sometime. I do not want this post to be seen as self-serving, but to point out how poorly we are doing as a society at caring for the least of these.
Read moreCar Crashes Columbia Restaurant
A driver who ran a red light not only damaged his truck and another vehicle, but left a gaping hole
Read moreAnd So Begins The End
A couple in Rhode Island decided to pay off their J.C. Penney credit card, so they mailed in a $6,500 payment. They later learned their payment was being held until reviewed by Homeland Security because it was more than their usual monthly payment.
Read moreAmerican Pie Presents Band Camp
Matt Stifler is sentenced to Band Camp where he plans on playing a series of practical jokes on the kids there. Instead, he falls for a young woman and tries to change his ways.
Read moreSmall Room-Small Man
It turns out that George Bush wasn’t being completely honest explaining the federal government’s response to Katrina. I know this will come as a big shock to many of you, but when W said that no one thought it would be as bad as it was, and no one could have anticipated the levee breach, he wasn’t telling the whole truth.
Read moreEver Wonder Who Wrote Happy Birthday To You?
No birthday party is complete without cake, candles, and a performance of “Happy Birthday to You.” The song is quick, painless, and everyone knows the words. But while the lyrics are familiar to all, their author remains a mystery.
Read moreI Heart Huckabees
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.
Read moreGonzales Backtracks on Senate Testimony – Hints At Additionaly Spying Programs
In a letter yesterday to senators in which he asked to clarify his Feb. 6 testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Gonzales also seemed to imply that the administration’s original legal justification for the program was not as clear-cut as he indicated three weeks ago.
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