Why Do We Not See This In The US?

Hoyas Go To China - Wind Up In Fist Fight..

What a great way to represent your country!



Here is how CCTV China represented the Game Fight. Sounds OK to me.


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Wait, You Have To Pay ToTalk To A Congressman??

What Paul?  I guess it's what Lobbiests do, so why not the regular people too?  Um, fucking DUH!!

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61454_Page2.html

RTHR = ?

So is this stupid girly playtime, or the future?

Cute, but it makes me wonder.  I had all that shit out of my system at 16.  But I am still totally silly, so maybe I judge roughly.

The Senate GOP Slaps The Tea Party, A Bit..

Lindsey Graham and David Vitter joined with Democrats today, to dispose of the House Debt bill that would force a real bad constitutional "Balanced Budget Amendment".

Graham is smart when he needs to be. Vitter, is still under consideration. Regardless, they joined in to assure that when the day comes (and it will), when the "health insurance" companies have driven the US economy to the edge of a cliff..we can end them. We can have a single payer health care system in the US.

Thanks Lindsey and David, for being forward thinking...

Fukishima Clean-up

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110725a6.html

Wait, where are you putting the dirt from the ditches?  Where is the water from the street cleaners going?  You can't live or farm there.  Why do you try?  It will take 50 years before it approaches safe..

Historic Day

UPDATE: Bo[eh]ner has pulled out of the deal, must have had the phone call from the Koch brothers??? Asshole, missed a chance to go down in history in a good way. No one remembers extremists, we remember the deal makers. good luck next November idiots...

Not the heat on the US East Coast, but Don't Ask Don't Tell is dead (come September). The Cut Cap/Balance bill was defeated (saved us from total failure). The President and Bo[eh]ner came to an agreement on the Debt Ceiling.
If that last one goes through, I will stopp calling Jon "Bo[eh]ner", for a little while at least.

Happy day!

So, who’s Pushing For The "CUT CAP AND BALANCE Constitutional Amendment”? Health Insurance providers, of course...

If you look at H.R. 2560 what it does, is require the US Federal Gov. to not exceed 18% of GDP in spending (no matter how high or low the economy is). So this locks in spending at that level, which floats each year, and requires the Gov. to hire or fire people each year, based on GDP.

That would:

• Wreak havoc at every FED Agency, especially DOD, because no one could do any long term planning.
• It would screw Medicare, for sure.
• But the big BIG deal, is that it would make a “single payer” health care system impossible. So America would be locked into funding shareholder payments to WellPoint/Wellcare’s stock holders forever.
• It also makes it impossible to EVER pay off our National Debt. So we would be stuck just paying interest on that debt for all time.

Sound good to you?  If not, contact your Representatives.

The Shell FLNG Project

It will be the biggest ship in the world.  And we give them tax breaks so they make billions world-wide.  Pretty smart.



Oh, forgot to mention it will be the biggest target on the planet for terrorists.

More here; http://www.shell.com/home/content/aboutshell/our_strategy/major_projects_2/prelude_flng/

Mitch Says What?

OK, so Mitch is obviously gunning for a new nickname, something like "Stitch Mich".  He thinks he can stitch together a proposed law letting Democrats raise the Debt Ceiling all by themselves (written by Republicans, so they can vote against it) and he really thinks it will pass?

While I think there are a few who might get scared into signing up, the majority would balk at it and force a deal.  Don't save this for the last second Mitch (and Jon), because you toy with disaster...you walking dust bag..
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-12/mcconnell-said-to-propose-three-stage-process-for-raising-u-s-debt-limit.html

The Senate Tells The House To Compromise

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00105

The only No votes were Republicans (Made Your Point).  The only Not Voting were Republicans (Pussies).  It passed 83 to 8, so you guys in the House need to take heed.  It will be OK, the Independent voters will understand, and appreciate your much anticipated proper behaviour. You weren't voted in to get nothing feasible done.  You have done enough unfeasible legislation for the next 10 years.

Thanks
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Some Interesting Proposed Laws

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr904ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr904ih.pdf  by Jim Sensenbrenner http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/  Strips funding to enforce State's Motorcycle Helmet laws.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr919ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr919ih.pdf  by Trent Franks http://franks.house.gov/  Gives away 315 acres of Mojave Valley for an Arizona gun range.  Free.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr920ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr920ih.pdf  by Louise Gohmert http://gohmert.house.gov/  Forces CBO to not factor inflation into cost estimates for non-discretionary spending?  Just pretend it will never happen.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr934ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr934ih.pdf  by Pete Sessions http://sessions.house.gov/  Lowers Corp. taxes without paying for it.  How much further into debt do you want America to be??

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr942ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr942ih.pdf  by http://www.house.gov/brady/  Extends Corp. tax breaks and doesn’t pay for it.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr958ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr958ih.pdf  by Ron Paul http://www.paul.house.gov/  Removes Federal courts (and Supreme Court) from Gay marriage or Abortion/Privacy rights cases. He basically eliminates the Judicial branch of the Government. You know, the third branch of government spelled out in the Constitution. Good one Ron!

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr937ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr937ih.pdf  by Tim Scott http://timscott.house.gov/  Lowers Corp tax to 23% without paying for it, and cuts taxes on Dividends (so the rich get richer and don’t have to pay any taxes while doing it). It has a ton of rich Republican co-sponsors.

Afghanistan Is Going Great! (NOT)

The head of the Central Bank (Abdul Qadeer Fitrat) fled the country, because he was calling people out on corrution, then they wanted to kill him:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13935876

Then Karzai tosses out 1/4 of Parlaiment (totally against their Constitution) using a special court. The court tells press that other countries should not meddle in Afghan business:
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0623/Court-s-fraud-ruling-throws-Afghan-parliament-into-turmoil

Me, I just wonder why the fuck we are still there?? They are all corrupt, they won't learn. Train up the Army and get the hell out...

The US House Of Representatives (sneak peek)

Wow, Congressman Frank Wolfe wants to expand the size of the government! Been in Congress for over 30 years. Bye...
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1502ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1502ih.pdf

John Lewis (of Georgia) wants the Department of the Interrior to study a Church site to see if it can qualify to be a National Park? http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1521ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1521ih.pdf  Wasteful spending?  Yes.

Frank Pallone legislates a time machine and modifies tax codes back to 1986 for a buddy?
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1634ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1634ih.pdf

Rep. Sue Myrick introduces the "10k Run for the Border Act" http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1698ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1698ih.pdf  That might piss off some farmers and restaurant owners?

Can't Spell "Can't" Without Cantor

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-cantor-20110623,0,6664028.story

He walks out of budget talks because they are waking up, and see we need some tax hikes.  Everyone knows we have to raise them some, take off your idealogical blindfold...idiot.

Um, according to the Danish web site, they plan to send humans into space, in a trash can type container, who's parachute fails to open.  Sign me up!!

Sagrada Familia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia

Some up to date photos are here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonf/page87/

It is a church in the making, since 1882??  Um OK.. 

Park Police Don't Like Dancing

DC park Police break up a Flashmob.

Italy Puts Scientists On Trial

They should have predicted that damn Earthquake...idiots.



http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/experts-to-be-tried-over-2009-italy-quake/story-e6frfku0-1226063111729 

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Location Is Everything

Thailand is insane..