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Am so utterly frustrated by the events in Washington to Wall Street and back since last Thursday that I did something I haven't done in a while. I wrote to my House Representative and both Senators. I also think I burst a blood vessel in my right eye screaming at the television watching Treasury...
Ok politics and religion is like a real emotional thing for people. I mean, like a buck-wad bubba they'll pull out their baseball bats if ya don't agree with them. Well it is just their opinion but I don't think they realize it. My pet peeve---Just a rant I say.....just a rant! Anyway, any speech...
For my birthday a few weeks ago, I visited my best friend who is living in D.C. for an internship. It was a lot of fun, especially the day we spent at Mount Vernon, George Washington's home. The house was very cool. It's actually made of wood, but Washington had it cut and sanded to look like brick....
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio has passed away. Rest In Peace Stephanie. is in critical condition with very limited brain function.
Rep. Tubbs Jones On Life Support Congresswoman From Cleveland Hospitalized After Reportedly Suffering Aneurysm Aug. 20, 2008 written by CBS News reporter Ryan Corsaro. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, is reported to have suffered an aneurysm and is not expected to recover, according to CBS...
Endangered Species Act Changes Give Agencies More Say By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 12, 2008 The Bush administration yesterday proposed a regulatory overhaul of the Endangered Species Act to allow federal agencies to decide whether protected species would be...
Take a look at this list of businesses / retail outlets that are closing or have already closed. Just another reason to vote for Senator Obama for President of the United States. Senator McCain will only continue the FAILED Bush economic policies and this list will grow. Ann Taylor closing 117...
Sen. Stevens indicted: 7 false statements counts By Lara Jakes Jordan – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and a figure in Alaska politics since before statehood, was indicted Tuesday on seven counts of failing to disclose thousands of dollars...
Welcome to Atlantic City! The famous sign on the Atlantic City Expressway has been revamped to match one of the largest on-going city remodeling projects on the east coast. More than just remodeling, Atlantic City, New Jersey, has seen more new construction in the last five to ten years than any...
It appears as though we are once again taking a step towards the future Orwell so prolifically wrote about in his novel 1984. Tomorrow our Congress will pass a bill that will give immunity to the telecommunication corporations that have been illegally spying on us citizens since just after 9/11....
[this blows] Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor – 4 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. Marine Col. David Lapan confirmed Thursday that the...
I am so excited I finally got to upgrade my camera. I looked for a while and my price range was really limiting but found one I think is going to really be great. It is a Nikon D40. I am still reading the instructions and suggestions on additional lenses and light sources but that is all future...
This June, lots was happening. July sort of feels like the after-effects of June. Here are some pictures (and captions) of what went down. First of all, both my parents turned the double nickel (55), two days apart. Aren't they cuties? My mom's birthday was celebrated at Princeton restaurant...
Most of the headlines are focusing on President Bush signing the new war funding bill and the cost of the war. Rightly so, that is where the focus should be. However, the President did make some compromises by signing the bill. The package approved by Congress includes a doubling of GI Bill college...
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Second Amendment to the US Constitution Answering a 217-year old constitutional question, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Second...
