Nov 13 2009

"I Reject Your Reality…"

“…And substitute my own!”
So reads a t-shirt often worn by Adam Savage, one of the two original starts of the Discovery Channel’s series Mythbusters, which I have slavishly watched since the very first episode (I think that was the episode where they busted the myth of the rocket-propelled car launching into the air).
The tee commemorates [...]

Nov 11 2009

Breaking: Obama to Reject All Afghanistan War Plans

From the AP:

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
That push follows strong reservations about a possible troop [...]

Oct 9 2009

NLPC’s Peter Flaherty: Charles Rangel ‘Dirty Even After Coming Clean’

In this excellent CNN expose of misconduct on the part of House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) and the failure of the Dems to clean house as Pelosi promised, CNN’s Anderson Cooper reports on the House Ethics Committee expansion of its investigation. Joining Cooper are CNN Senior Congressional Correspondents Dana Bash and Joe [...]

Aug 11 2009

On Cookies

Over the past two weeks, during the public comment period on OMB’s cookie policy, we have received significant feedback and suggested revisions to the current policy. These comments reflect individual opinions on all sides of the issue. 
Our main goal in revisiting the ban on using persistent cookies on Federal websites is to bring the federal [...]