The View from Vulcan: November 2008

Whether or not you agree with him, it is so refreshing to hear a president speak intelligently. In my opinion I want a president that seems smarter than me. I think most people would agree with that so my question is; what does that say about Bush voters?

*(No offense to my loyal reader(s) who fall in that category)

Don't blame edgrimly, he voted for the lizard people

You can vote for them too here.

Gulf War Syndrome

Now apparently called Gulf War Illness, a long awaited congressional report is out confirming a causal link between service in the first gulf war with this illness. After over a decade of denying any such link and labeling it psychosomatic, the federal government and the VA should now have no choice but to pony up for treatment.

Like it's going out of style

Is the way the GW Bush administration is handing out money in its final few months in office. Think the Iraq war is a money pit? Not in comparison to what has been spent ensuring financial execs get their christmas bonuses this year. This CNBC page is keeping a running tally of the grand sum of federal handouts, and has a slideshow to compare it to other high dollar expenses in the history of the nation. The money spent on the financial crisis surpasses even WWII, and the entire cumulative spending of NASA. Memo to W: George senior can't write a check to bail you out of this one.

A song for Saturday

Another video for ed

It was kind of cool to see Mila Kunis say guild and twink.

More dumbing down

Not long ago Chopper wrote about people dumbing things down, he may be interested to read this from my favorite naysayer addressing a similar thing.

Eject him

Harry Reid, don't give Joe Lieberman any chairmanships please. Just don't. He campaigned for McCain, and is pining for an Iran invasion. Why would you put one of McCain's main men in one of the most influential positions on foreign policy? He is still extricating his shit stained nose from the GOP's ass now that he sees the wind is blowing the other way. The election buzzword was change and Lieberman is anything but that.