Archive for May 1st, 2008

Hillary Doesn’t Care About Expert Advice

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Hillary has been receiving a lot of criticism recently for her gas tax plan.  She was asked to name a single non-political expert who supported her plan.  Here's her campaign's response: "We believe the presidency requires leadership," said Wolfson. "There are times that a president will take a position that a broad support of quote-unquote experts agree with. ...

Dock Workers Protest War

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Here's a great story that seems to be getting almost no play in the main-stream-media. Apparently all west coast ports were closed today as thousands of dock workers stayed home to protest the war. This is great because it's a serious protest. This is the kind of ...

BSG Escape Velocity Review

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

As always there are spoilers for the episode in this review, don’t read if you haven’t seen it I enjoyed this episode (I enjoy most BSG episodes) but let's begin by airing a few grievances.  I didn't like that there was no attention paid to the Demitrius or Cylon plot lines.  ...

RIP Albert Hofman

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

The inventor of LSD, Albert Hoffman, died this week. RIP my friend, your work has had a profound influence on my life. "And once again, I find myself standing in a pool of my own vomit." Indeed