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First They Steal…
May 9. 2008 by Dick.
First Burma (Myanmar)’s military junta refuses aid. Then the junta steals the aid that does get through. This is an object lesson in how to kill your own people–deliberately–without firing a shot.
Once upon a time, the World Court prosecuted War Criminals. Is it time to prosecute these “Peace Criminals”?
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
May 8. 2008 by Dick.
Every Florida Democrat in Congress has written to Democratic Party Chair (and former Vermont Governor) Howard Dean. The congress critters have insisted that Governor Dean respect the Florida voters by seating the Florida delegates at the upcoming Democratic convention.
Huh?
Perhaps every Florida Democrat in Congress needs to have some respect for the rules of their own party. After all, it was the Florida Democrats who broke their own rules by holding their primary elections too early. The Florida Democrats knew they were breaking the rules because the Party leadership and every media outlet in the known universe told them so. I reckon even Al Jazeera carried that particular story.
Now they want to break the rules again.
Does anybody wonder why I don’t want to be a Democrat in any state?
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Goose Egg
April 18. 2008 by Dick.
NAPA and Sears have about the most user unfriendly sites that I have visited this week.
I need a battery for my Keyscar.
Sears.com offers 80 or so choices at different prices but you have to drill down three levels to find out the battery group size. What’s a group size? Sears doesn’t tell you that because there is no “find your battery by car type” button. I can tell you that the $59.99 DieHard doesn’t come in Group 34, but I can tell you that only after 10 minutes of swearing at the screen.
NAPAonline.com does have the button but I had to disable the firewall for their battery page to load; it never did show prices. It showed a column for prices and a column for “selection.” Both were blank.
I have a headache.
I think I shall go eat eggs.
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