Old Fashioned Patriot

Santorum Comes From Behind

2012-01-04T06:49:00.000-08:00

Dan Savage's Google bomb still works. This also proves googlebombing still works.

Seattle? Really?

2012-01-01T00:14:00.000-08:00

The fireworks grand finale at the Space Needle were accomanied by the dulcet tones of Richard Nixon congratulating the Apollo 11 astronauts.

Happy New Year!

2011-12-31T22:25:00.001-08:00

Light posting but not because of the hollerdays.

A Repost From Comments at Eschaton

2011-11-29T03:16:00.000-08:00

In response to the "Good Morning" post I opined, As part of the austerity movement sweeping the elites who rule the globe you are no longer allowed to say "Good morning." You must say "Ood mornin." Failure to do so might make a bankster lose his bonus which is an inviolate contract unlike social security and other pension funds.

Fire Panetta Now!

2011-11-23T08:24:00.001-08:00

It is civilian control of the military, asshole, not the other way around.

Hah!

2011-11-19T09:13:00.000-08:00

Not too long ago President Obama said ...That includes the right to peaceful assembly and association, the right to free speech, and the ability to determine their own destiny. These are human rights. And the United States will stand up for them everywhere.* *Offer not valid in New York City, Oakland or Seattle.

Preoccupied Mayors

2011-11-15T07:21:00.001-08:00

It seems that if a city's mayor is concerned about sanitation in a city park they would provide port-a-potties rather than thugs with badges in riot gear to beat the shit out of Americans peacefully assembling.

One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Tax Breaks

2011-10-31T06:52:00.000-07:00

From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

How Convenient!

2011-10-20T14:02:00.000-07:00

Obama's Job Council is headed by leading lay-off artist Jeffrey Immelt of General Electric and guess what his committee is recommending? Modernize and Expand the Electric Grid through Transmission Siting Reform are pesky safety regulations getting in the way of Jeffrey's project featured in this Super Bowl ad?

It's Labor Day!

2011-09-05T10:18:00.000-07:00

Wouldn't this have been a better day for Obama to give a pivot to jobs speech rather than during the NFL's opening game?

My Wish List

2011-09-01T22:27:00.000-07:00

I want!

If Obama's Favorite President Ronald Reagan Was...

2011-08-01T03:50:00.000-07:00

... the Great Communicator and Obama wants to emulate his idol then the most he can hope for is to be called The Great Spelunker because he caves a lot.

seriously, really?

2011-07-07T09:25:00.000-07:00

Obama offers to cut Social Security. What a hopeless failure. for the html impaired: hopeless failure.

facepalm

2011-06-05T12:19:00.001-07:00

Palin defenders are working to revise Paul Revere's history.

Romney to America: Drop Dead

2011-06-03T08:30:00.001-07:00

Romney: Bankruptcy, not bailouts, saved Detroit

In Which I Strike Back At The Empire

2011-05-27T21:59:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day Weekend is the traditional time for oil companies to jack up their prices for the summer recreational travel. This year they won't make a penny off of me this weekend. A no gas weekend in which I will only drive my bike or my electric car.

This Made Me Laugh

2011-05-21T07:49:00.000-07:00

I Splurged Today

2011-05-18T21:16:00.001-07:00

I bought a new Nissan Leaf.

Happy Spring!

2011-05-13T22:26:00.000-07:00

I just had to try out this 3D site. It's nice. The flower is in my front yard.

The Company You Keep

2011-05-04T15:45:00.000-07:00

George Bush's grandfather, the Miserable Failure George Bush that is, financed Hitler. George Bush's father hung out with Osama bin Laden's father on 9/11. George Bush hung out with Dick Cheney. Can we arrest Jenna's and Laura's friends just in case?

Criminy!

2011-05-04T03:43:00.001-07:00

If Bush's dad's business partner's son, aka Osama bin Laden, doesn't release a tape in the next few days saying, "Nyah, nyah, nyah, you missed me!" then I think there is no need even for a short form death certificate.

Wouldn't It Be Funny If...

2011-05-02T07:52:00.000-07:00

Wouldn't it be funny if Rumsfeld's former company Bechtel, with a history of large overseas construction projects, built bin Laden's compound for their former shareholder?

We're #1! !@#$%^

2011-05-01T09:48:00.000-07:00

More poor kids and even poorer than before. Thanks, Bush!

Nothing To See Here!

2011-04-05T08:31:00.001-07:00

Radiation from Japan's reactors showing up in the Pacific Northwest.

Meet the Future

2011-03-30T17:50:00.000-07:00

Not the unpainted garage wall. The electric car charger attached to it.

Just Saying

2011-03-19T17:10:00.001-07:00

A country that can't afford to pay teachers can't afford tax cuts.

Way To Go, Bernie!

2011-03-10T21:36:00.000-08:00

Sen. Sanders, the only Socialist in Congress, single handedly got the Smithsonian to commit to selling American made artifacts at its gift shop.

We are all Wisconsin now

2011-03-06T01:14:00.000-08:00

A Democratic Governor in Washington State is proposing education cuts that would make Gov. Walker proud.

Leaders Lead

2011-03-04T08:19:00.001-08:00

Is Obama staying away from Wisconsin because he dislikes crowds?

I Can't Eat the Pizza

2011-02-24T19:03:00.001-08:00

But I plan on ordering a pizza for the protestors in Wisconsin. Should I order one with extra cheese?

It's A Small World After All

2011-02-11T06:35:00.000-08:00

'Thousands' of protesters may have been tortured: report One cable, dated November 2007 and published by the Telegraph, describes a meeting between the head of the SSIS, Egypt's secret police, and FBI deputy director John Pistole, in which the secret police chief praises Pistole for the "excellent and strong" cooperation between the two agencies. (Pistole has since been appointed head of the TSA

Let The Hagiography Continue!

2011-02-04T14:47:00.000-08:00

The range of commentary allowed about Reagan runs the range from "He was a great President" to "He was the greatest President." There is no room for Tear Down This Myth

Ruh-Oh

2011-01-21T07:03:00.000-08:00

Reagan Acolyte Obama might make cutting Social Security a priority in his State of the Union. If he does, real Democrats in Congress should walk out on him before he finishes the sentence.

Now That's Efficient!

2010-12-13T21:30:00.000-08:00

I must admire Obama's efficiency. Obama has managed a Pyrrhic victory and managed to skip the victory part.

To Arms! To Arms!

2010-12-10T09:09:00.001-08:00

Call your senators now! Details at skippy's!

I Can't Believe It!

2010-12-05T09:43:00.000-08:00

It appears as if a Democratically controlled Congress and an ostensibly Democratic President are going to pass the "Borrow Billions for Bush's Buddies Tax Cuts" in exchange for nothing.

Dear Rep. Reichert

2010-12-03T18:28:00.000-08:00

If the deficit creating tax cuts are so good at creating jobs then why the fuck has unemployment increased by 10 million since their enactment? If those tax cuts are so good for the economy why have wages not kept up with inflation? Oh, wait, I forgot. You are a Republican so you don't do facts.

Time For A New GoogleBomb

2010-11-29T21:29:00.000-08:00

Time for a new Googlebomb Hopeless Failure For the HTML impaired: Hopeless Failure Why my change of heart considering I was one of the first people to suggest Obama for President back in 2004? Can we torture? Yes we can! Can we spy on you without warrants? Yes we can! Can we leave 50,000 soldiers in Iraq and call it a

We're #1! We're #1!

2010-11-26T08:47:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow we can brag that we have been bogged down in Afghanistan longer than the USSR was.

A Modest Proposal

2010-11-24T08:19:00.000-08:00

Ireland's austerity plan of cutting wages and raising income taxes while leaving the corporate rate untouched doesn't go far enough. The black market for white babies brings in 20,000 euros. With their laws against birth control they are sitting on a gold mine.

Thanksgiving Travel Week

2010-11-21T02:03:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving - the time of year we give thanks for our country's freedoms and submit to gate rape.

Too Bad He Didn't Change His Name To Telcom

2010-11-14T01:45:00.000-08:00

I saw this story at skippy's. David Kernell, the young man who broke into Sarah Palin's Yahoo account where she was illegally conducting official Alaska business, has been sentenced to a year in custody. Dick Cheney, who broke into untold millions of Americans' email, is still at large. Apparently, the stiffest penalty came not from breaking into Palin's account but deleting her emails from his

Jon Stewart on Rachel Maddow

2010-11-11T23:24:00.001-08:00

Rachel's interview with Jon Stewart proved one thing. He sure needs his writers.

It's Bipartisan!

2010-11-09T07:03:00.001-08:00

While most political observers are wondering if the Senate millionaires will vote themselves a tax cut, I'm not.

This Is Not From Star Trek

2010-10-31T02:51:00.000-07:00

It is the dashboard from the new Nissan Leaf.

News That Warms The Heart

2010-10-31T02:18:00.000-07:00

Jon Stewart's rally estimated to be twice as large as Glenn Beck's "rally." Of course, Stephen Colbert will think his crowd is what made it larger...

Why I Love The First Amendment

2010-10-09T14:49:00.000-07:00

The First Amendment gives crazy people who are employed by churches the right to say things like "If you just sign up for a little yoga class, you're signing up for a little demon class."* Ministers spouting weird ideas is not the reason I love the First Amendment although I do appreciate its protection for crazy talk. The reason I love the First Amendment is it makes it easy to identify the

Things That Make You Go Hmmmm

2010-10-02T13:05:00.000-07:00

Watertiger has a post about the Republican Senate candidate claiming her father was Bozo the Clown. I definitely think O'Donnell is part bozo and part clown

I Add My Two Cents

2010-10-01T04:55:00.000-07:00

I posted my thoughts on the enthusiasm gap over at skippy's.

Nissan Leaf Pre-Order Closed

2010-09-24T01:30:00.000-07:00

They sold their 20,000 reservations in five months instead of the expected eight months.

I See How Fox News Can Save Money

2010-09-22T20:44:00.000-07:00

They just need a talking version.

Idiot Obama Strikes Again!

2010-09-06T23:54:00.000-07:00

More tax cuts for business: The tax cut would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of new investments in plants and equipment made between now and the end of 2011, according to the senior administration official.Like the tax cuts under Obama's hero Reagan, corporations will probably use these tax cuts to build new plants overseas.

Facepalm

2010-09-01T08:24:00.000-07:00

Crap from Obama Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page.We met our responsibility? Invade a country that was no threat to us? Or was it to kill 100,000 civilians on a pack of lies? Americans across the political spectrum supported the use of force against those who attacked us on 9/11.Fuck you

You're Welcome

2010-08-17T07:50:00.000-07:00

Democrats have long been irritated by Republicans calling them "The Democrat Party." I suggest Democrats return the favor and start saying "The Republican't Party."

Nobel Prize Winner Speaks!

2010-08-16T04:48:00.000-07:00

So let’s beat back this unnecessary, unfair and — let’s not mince words — cruel attack on working Americans. Big cuts in Social Security should not be on the table. Obama turns a deaf ear to working Americans and to Nobel Prize Winning Economist with his deficit commission. It makes sense that Obama has no respect for Nobel Prize Winners considering he got his Peace Prize for escalating the war

Obama's Sham Iraq Withdrawal

2010-08-10T19:57:00.000-07:00

Soldiers will be coming homefrom Iraq (maybe) but the plan is to replace them with mercernaries. Is there a single promise that President Obama has not broken (besides the escalate the war in Afghanistan)?

Arizona's Idiot Republican Governor

2010-08-04T14:07:00.000-07:00

So while Gov. Jan Brewer is worrying about Mexicans crossing the border fence and causing crime - her outsourced prison system let three convicted criminals (two for murder!) cut through the prison fence. Keeping taxes low on rich people sure is working out.

Oops!

2010-06-18T03:35:00.000-07:00

Remember the bank bailout that would pay for itself? It was the highly unpopular bankster bailout that got bipartisan support from both parties' Presidential candidates? The program we were told didn't cost American taxpayers a nickel and gave Obama's bosses at Goldman Sucks $10 billion in bonuses? That program? Well the check is in the mail... Sometime between banks announcing they were

Unemployment

2010-06-18T02:21:00.000-07:00

Unemployment will be deemed to be a problem when members of Congress lose their job due to unemployment.

My Favorite Comment I Have Posted So Far This Year

2010-06-03T23:48:00.000-07:00

Posted at first draft even though the blighters won't blogroll me. Can you phrase that in the form of a tax cut? That is the only thing the Democratic majority has a stomach for with the Republican controlled Congress.

It Worked On Lost...

2010-06-03T23:02:00.001-07:00

As far as stopping the Gulf Oil Monster, I think we need Desmond and Hurley.

Washington State Now Has Sales Taxes On Water

2010-06-01T09:22:00.000-07:00

Why can't we have sales taxes on CDOs and exotic derivatives. A sales tax on Goldman Sachs toxic products could bring in a lot more money than a sales tax on a bottle of Perrier.

The Most Expensive Pistol In History

2010-05-31T13:11:00.000-07:00

Americans have borrowed $1 trillion from the Chinese so that Bush could hang Saddam's pistol in his "library".

Dennis Hopper Dead At 74

2010-05-29T12:36:00.000-07:00

Easy Rider was one of my favorite movies at the time although I don't think it aged well.

Facebook's Ad Targeting Needs Tuning

2010-05-28T20:04:00.000-07:00

I put up a post about BP and they start showing me Palin and Dino Rossi ads. Yeah, right, they will reign in the excesses of Big Oil. You betcha!

2010-05-28T06:29:00.000-07:00

Boycott BP!! and its brands & affiliates on May 29, 30, 31 (Memorial Day Weekend)Create your Like Badge

Bye, Lost's Smoke Monster

2010-05-25T19:46:00.000-07:00

Hello, BP's oil monster....

Want To Boycott BP But Can't Find a BP Gas Station?

2010-05-23T13:09:00.000-07:00

It turns out British Beyond Blighted Petroleum own several other companies that you can boycott and/or picket. ARCO Castrol am/pm Wild Bean Cafe

With No Apologies to Barry Goldwater

2010-05-20T21:27:00.000-07:00

Extremism in the pursuit of page clicks is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of page clicks is no virtue.

Information Age Protection Racket

2010-05-07T07:51:00.000-07:00

Spokeo has aggregated all sorts of public information and sells access for $4 a month. It also has a link to ReputationDefender which charges you $10 a month to remove that information.

More Symbolic Than They Realize

2010-05-04T10:18:00.000-07:00

At the Supreme Court corporate lawyers can still use the front doors but the American people have to use the side door.

What Next, Arizona?

2010-05-03T02:13:00.000-07:00

Ethnic studies are now on the chopping block in Aryanzona. What next? Ethnic cleansing?

Not A Law But More Like A Psychosis

2010-04-24T12:39:00.000-07:00

Can Gov. Brewer's irrational fear of Hispanics culminating in Arizona's law empowering police to stop and arrest people for "suspected illegal immigration" be called borderline personality disorder?

Odd, Isn't It?

2010-04-24T08:30:00.001-07:00

Arizona passed a law which allows police to harass over a quarter of its citizens and yet they allow bankers who robbed them of billions walk the streets free.

"Reform"

2010-03-21T22:27:00.000-07:00

Forcing working Americans to pay a trillion dollars to insurance companies who are loathe to pay medical bills when the insured needs them is being touted as a good idea. Insurance companies have a lot more practice saying no than a distraught parent has at getting them to say yes.

Who's Watching You While You Are Watching Them?

2010-03-17T03:37:00.000-07:00

Have you noticed those electronic displays at Whole Foods that are used to promote various in store brands? Some are outfitted with video measurement of DOOH messaging (that's a mouthful) Foot traffic was found to be about 100,000 monthly, and the network had 75 percent viewership. Peak time-of-day impressions varied widely, but Tuesday was the day with the strongest weekday audience. Screens

Palin to Headline McCain Rally

2010-03-16T02:05:00.000-07:00

Palin is going to campaign for Sen. Grumpy in AZ. What is she going to say? "How can I quit you?"

Attention: Marketing Department

2010-03-15T07:59:00.000-07:00

Was the Ides of March the best time to push the Senate plan for health care "reform"?

The Prince and the Pauper

2010-03-02T07:11:00.000-08:00

Republicans, once again, are trying to do something to halt death and taxes and as always their concern is for the super rich rather than real Americans. Case in point, the millions of autistic kids whose parents will try to set them up with benefits from life insurance will lose all of their inheritance if they are barely getting by on state assistance. Meanwhile, Republicans are feverishly

If You Think It Is Bad Now...

2010-02-16T09:05:00.000-08:00

The Democrats' inability to pass anything while having an 57 Senators is going to look pretty pathetic next year if there are 50 Republican Senators to partner with Lieberman who will manage to finish the job the Bush junta started.

Happy 80th Birthday Social Security Checks!

2010-01-31T06:00:00.000-08:00

The first Social Security check was issued 80 years ago today to Ida May Fuller. Republicants have been trying to kill it ever since.

Yay!

2010-01-15T20:46:00.000-08:00

My son is out of the hospital. It was nearly 3 weeks. He had a burst appendix followed by several complications.

Google Stands Up To China!

2010-01-15T02:06:00.000-08:00

However, Google kowtows to American Republicans by censoring George Bush as a result for "miserable failure".

Surprise!

2010-01-14T19:27:00.000-08:00

So-called centrists will not create an excise tax for bankers' Rolls Royce bonuses but will create an excise tax on hard working Americans' health care insurance plans.

Life Happens

2010-01-13T02:34:00.000-08:00

I've been away for awhile. My son is in the hospital for a ruptured appendix. My so-called Cadillac health plan saved his life. Through Obama's infinite wisdom I will owe tax on my health plan that saved my son's life. I guess I am supposed to be grateful for that.

Reminder: The LEAF Will Arrive In Portland Tomorrow

2009-12-22T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Nissan Leaf will appear in Portland from Dec. 17th to the 23rd.

There May Be Only One Way To Unscrew This Fork

2009-12-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

11 Dimensional Chess has gotten Obama into every chess player's nightmare. A fork in chess is when a player is essentially screwed. He has to lose one piece or another and losing either piece makes the player's position weaker. The problem as many people have realized is this: pass Health Care Reform after it has been improved by its opponents in the Senate and enrage the people who voted for

A Modest Experiment

2009-12-16T23:23:00.000-08:00

After trillions for banksters and trillions for bombing a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 I will take the liberty of saving I have a modest proposal of a mere $2 billion that I think will have a large impact on jobs and energy. Currently a megawatt of electrical power generated by solar energy costs about $4 million to build. Solar power isn't necessarily produced best by a centralized

As Digby Says:

2009-12-15T21:24:00.000-08:00

The Best We Can Do: I think it's really cool being lectured to by Obama about not getting everything you want. I would imagine that Joe Liberman laughed and laughed and laughed at that one.

The Fury of Dashed Dreams

2009-12-14T21:49:00.000-08:00

Obama and the Democrats may soon feel the fury of dashed dreams. We dreamed of change. We hoped no more Americans would have to die for lack of health care. If the "historic" health care reform consists of mandatory insurance for people who can't afford it then the Democrats will have failed and their staunchest supporters will know it. It won't matter how much the leadership pats themselves

If I Ran The Zoo

2009-12-14T06:53:00.000-08:00

Obama's mentor Lieberman is holding up healthcare for personal gain. At this time I would stop appeasing the negligent homicidal Senator from Connecticut and instead go over Jowl's head to the American people. Create the pony plan. Make Medicare free for all Americans. Let the Senators of death oppose it. Make them filibuster night and day for the next 12 months. Let it be the issue of 2010.

Reminder: The LEAF Arrives In Vancouver, Canada Tomorrow

2009-12-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Nissan Leaf will appear in Vancouver on Dec 14th and 15th.

Nissan Leaf Tour

2009-12-10T07:22:00.000-08:00

I get to go see the car "in person" today.

I've Got A Bad Feeling About This...

2009-12-09T22:28:00.000-08:00

Senate Democrats See Room for Hope on Health Care Bill The new, nonprofit insurance plans would be overseen by a well-established federal agency, the Office of Personnel Management, which now runs the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and negotiates prices and benefits packages with private insurance companies.Emphasis added. So the private insurance companies are selling non-profit

Reminder: The LEAF Will Arrive In Seattle Tomorrow

2009-12-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Nissan Leaf will appear in Seattle from Dec. 8th to the 12th.

Banksters Not Allowed!

2009-12-06T18:20:00.000-08:00

Ripping off the U.S. for billions of dollars? No problem. Not making enough money to live comfortably in Seattle? The IRS will audit you.

Mooselini

2009-12-06T17:45:00.000-08:00

yeah, yeah, yeah, Google says it fixed Googlebombs so this won't work grifter and quitter extraordinaire useful link to paste into your own blog about sarah palin, aka mooselini grifter and quitter extraordinaire

New Toy For My Wish List

2009-12-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

Audi has an electric car.

No Number Of Troops Will Be Enough For Cheney's Thirst

2009-12-02T08:20:00.001-08:00

Halliburton spun off KBR shares to its stockholders. The $30 billion to send more soldiers to die in Afghanistan is going to cost $1 million per soldier per year. Much of that goes to KBR. When Dic "Five Deferments" Cheney goes on TV pushing for more troops he is identified as former Vice President and not as a money grubbing leech.

Reminder: The LEAF Will Arrive In San Jose Tomorrow

2009-12-02T06:00:00.000-08:00

The Nissan Leaf will appear in San Jose Dec. 3rd to the 6th.