Category Archives: Politics

Right to the Other Thing

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Marion

Here is an excerpt from a cute story on Wonkette, about just how technically challenged our Supreme Court is.  To their credit, they seem to know they are technically challenged.  (They make me look geeky!) “Although Breyer was making a … Continue reading →

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Meg Whitman Has No Business Sense

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Marion

Here’s a fable:  You are the CEO of a global corporation, sixth largest of its kind in the world.  Your company has had an illustrious history, but right now things aren’t going well.  Accounts payable exceed your receivables, your corporate … Continue reading →

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Meet Your New APR

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Marion

I got a credit card offer in the mail today from Citi.  I’d been pre-approved to apply, it told me, or I could just go to their website and I’d be approved in fewer than five minutes.  (I wonder if … Continue reading →

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Equality; For Now

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Marion

Judge Vaughan Walker ruled that California’s Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.  Prop 8 changed language in the California constitution to define marriage as comprising “one man and one woman.”  I’m sure in Salt Lake City, and the Vatican City in Rome, … Continue reading →

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Yearbook Pix; a Rant

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Marion

So here’s an Internet-spawned political flap, or mini-flap, I want to weigh in on.  Someone found a yearbook picture of Rachel Maddow, the MSNBC journalist and commentator, and put it on the Internet. I don’t know why the person felt … Continue reading →

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Flip a Coin

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Marion

In 2008, the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Catholic Church and an American Baptist Church (I don’t know which one) descended on California and spent millions of dollars to withhold the right of marriage (and I meant “right,” not … Continue reading →

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And It’s Not Even Tina Fey!

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Marion

I haven’t picked on Sarah Palin–or even mentioned Sarah Palin–since March, but this is too good!  Click here to watch her on the O’Reilly show, and read AK Muckraker’s (aka Jeane Devon’s) commentary.  Caution:  Do not read if you have … Continue reading →

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BP and the Gulf–UPDATE

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Marion

From the Daily Beast: GULF DISASTER 1. Obama Announces BP Deal President Obama announced on Wednesday that BP has agreed to create a $20 billion escrow fund, calling the move “an important step toward making the people of the Gulf … Continue reading →

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BP–Update

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Marion

So I made a few changes to my post and sent it to the BP GOM suggestion website.  I couldn’t get an adequate screen capture, so here is a cut and paste of their partial response: Alternative Response Technology Inquiry … Continue reading →

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BP Could Do This Tomorrow

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Marion

Here’s a little something BP could do right now, a tiny gesture to make us feel better about the devastation they are wreaking in the Gulf of Mexico.  Without squabbling, without quibbling, without calling in the lawyers, they could show … Continue reading →

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