Tag: politics
All the articles with the tag "politics".
Oh, Canada pt. 2
One thing I neglected to mention in my Oh Canada post about Harper, was his plans for Arctic defense . This would include three heavy-duty, armed icebreakers as well as a new port for them near Iqualu…
Energy concerns
So Bush has finally admitted the US is addicted to cheap oil. He made some statements in his address to the nation: - Coal. $281 million to develop clean coal technologies "to generate electricity whi…
Oh, Canada.
Interesting things are happening up north . Harper & the conservatives ousted the liberals from power. Harper is now the PM, and Martin has stepped down. I thought Martin was doing a decent job, but h…
More SD politics
About damned time: Mayor Jerry Sanders on Wednesday asked all City Council-appointed trustees of the city's troubled pension system to step down . They were put there by crooks , and are still running…
SD Votes, again.
District 8 doesn't have great choices. The campaigns have been short on facts, and heavy on mud-slinging. Both candidates have plenty of mud to sling at each other. VoteNoneOfTheAbove.info is starting…
CA votes
Well, San Diego and the rest of CA has voted. They didn't vote yes on the bad ones, but the didn't vote yes on the good ones (79, 80) either. San Diego was a bit disappointing, as we were hoping for F…
Harriet Miers
By now most people know that Harriet Miers has been nominated to the supreme court by Bush. Harriet Miers thinks Bush is the most brilliant man she has ever met. There are two possibilities: 1) She is…
Enviro & Government
- This really sucks - Million Solar Roofs Bill Dies in California Assembly - This bill had bi-partisan support until Assembly Democrats added union-sponsored amendments, including a provision that req…
Misc links
Some interesting news: World's largest solar installation to use Stirling engine technology . 20-year purchase agreement between Southern California Edison and Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. will resul…
Food & Oil
Remember how the US was outraged over the oil for food scandal with the UN and Iraq? Well.. Turns out the US and UN condoned Iraq oil smuggling to Turkey and Jordan . "How is it that you stand on a mo…