The Sidewalk To Nowhere October 12, 2008
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Speaking to my previous post I think this video says it all about McCain’s recent campaign of division and fear.
Reaping What You Sew October 11, 2008
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Though I have not liked McCain’s policies for the past few years I never thought he was a bad person. He’s just been hanging around bad people. I actually used to admire the man in a way from my left looking goggles. But as we all know his campaign has recently turned to the gutter Rovian politics that he so abhorred back in 2000. It is almost tragic in a way to watch a man in this last desperate attempt to become President in the golden years of his life. But he was the one who let out this racist genie who’s only wish is to see the destruction of Sen. Obama. Once that genie is out of the bottle it is almost impossible to put him back in.
Below is a piece from Friday’s Countdown which sheds light on the state of McCain, his campaign and those who follow him.
Peddle Power! October 1, 2008
Posted by changenickel in Bicycle, commute, exercise, green, savings, work.3 comments
This Summer I hung up the keys to my car and put my bus pass in the back of my wallet. I started out with a simple goal which was to ride my bike to work in an effort to get in shape. Though I didn’t gain any additional weight, I didn’t lose any either. 
But shortly after I started riding I thought it would be a good idea to track my commuting pattern with a calendar. Below are the vital statistics I from this Summer’s endeavors.
- Tracked dates from May 5th thru September 30th.
- Bicycled to work 69 times
- Round trip mileage 19
- Total miles to and from work 1311
- Took Public Transportation to work 18 times
- Drove to work 6 times
- Saved $276 by riding my bike to work this Summer instead of taking public transportation
Though I may not have lost 20 pounds, I did keep some green in my pocket while being very green! I still plan to ride to work when the weather is good but for the most part I will probably be taking the bus more now that it is getting colder.
Fascism Is On The March.. Literally! September 26, 2008
Posted by changenickel in Scary shit, fascism, martial law, military.add a comment
Not to scare the bejebus out of everyone (actually it should!) but apparently the administration is about to violate yet another long standing law. The administration will be bringing back a unit from Iraq to do patrols in the United States!! Many view this as a clear violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. Just wrap your head around the thought of the US military patrolling US cities. It stinks of martial law at best and a police state at worst. With the looming financial crisis and this latest move by the administration I can honestly say that I’m a feared!! Can someone hold me?
By The Numbers September 24, 2008
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Congress is still debating whether to give the Fed $700 billion today. Trying to get your head around a million can be daunting but trying to get your head around a billion is almost impossible unless you break it down to something more simple. Let’s see….
1. Here it is with all the donuts! $700,000,000,000
2. How about scientific notation: $7×10^11
3. 700 billion is 7 times the number of stars in our Milky Way galaxy!
3. If they distributed it to every man woman and child in the United States we would each get $2333.33.
5. Conversely, if this whole thing goes south we end up owing that amount!!
No matter how you slice it, it’s a lot of frickin’ money!
All The King’s Horses… September 23, 2008
Posted by changenickel in Congress, Politics, banking, disaster, financial.7 comments
I’m currently listening to Paulson and Bernanke testify in front of the Congressional banking committee right now. Congress is going to push through patch work legislation in a matter of days that should take months of deliberation and refining.
What is happening right now on the Hill is a classic definition of Disaster Capitalism. The current proposal in front of Congress is to authorize the Fed to receive over $700 billion to deal with the current banking crisis. This proposal has little to no oversight and little assistance for the everyday person. More importantly, this legislation if passed will give the Executive branch an unprecedented amount of financial power. Congress would in effect be relinquishing their own power and duty to the American people over our money and oversight of its use. It will be Congress’ fault if they relinquish even more power to the Executive branch. This is unheard of in the history of the Republic.
If the current financial crisis scares people the response from Congress should terrify everyone. This could prove to be the worst response to a crisis ever.
Devil in a Blue Dress September 12, 2008
Posted by changenickel in Election, Politics.Tags: crazy bitch, Election, Politicis, Republican, Sarah Palin
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I’ve been intently watching what has been going on with the phenomenon that is Sarah Palin. She is, without a doubt a superstar in the Republican party. She has done what McCain, Romney, or Guiliani could never do. She has appealed to the religious right. Good for them! Bad for the rest of us. It is my opinion as a rational human being that this is a dangerous woman! She is against abortions for women in cases of rape or incest. She wanted to ban books when she was the mayor of Wasilla. She has used the office of the governor in a vindictive and retributive manner toward her former brother-in-law to try and have him fired. But those are the minor highlights. No, this woman is dangerous because I do not believe she clearly separates church and state. Believe me when I say I could care less about her religious affiliations. But she has given some insight to this when addressing her church and stating, “Our national leaders are sending U.S. soldiers on a task that is from God.”
But the icing on this shit cake was last night during an interview with Charles Gibson when she basically said that if Georgia and Ukraine were NATO countries the US would have to go to war with Russia if they were invaded. Granted, that as a member of a NATO aligned country you do get a few perks but what she fails to understand is the history of the current conflict between the regions in Georgia that want to break away, our role in the support of Georgia with regard to those regions and let’s not forget Mama Bear Russia and her own motivations! War with Russia?! Has this bitch lost her updew?!? Her bellicose language regarding such a sensitive subject has sealed the coffin regarding her judgment. It is poor and would get us all killed. This woman can not become the VP to Grandpa McCain. The man has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peal!
Go Bears! September 8, 2008
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Last night was the official start of football season for me with the Bears facing off against the Colts. Holy crap!!! They actualy won?!? Even though I’m a big Bears fan, I wasn’t holding my breathe on them winning that game! And Orton didn’t do too bad. At least he is pretty consistant. Unfortunately, with football season there is massive beer drinking! I’m feeling the pain today.
