This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Bushism - Relief
"The best way to relieve families from time is to let them keep some of their own money."
---George W. Bush
September 13, 2000
Comment mode in Westminster, California
---George W. Bush
September 13, 2000
Comment mode in Westminster, California
A Military Feast
With private firms running the support services for our troops in Iraq, and with an unlimited budget (no-bid contracts), expenses for the war can be confusing. I mean, I want to support the troops and all - but is this necessary?
From Military.com...
From Military.com...
Forget the K-rations of World War II and the chewy, tasteless MREs -- "Meals, Ready-to-Eat" -- that sustained U.S. Soldiers in more recent conflicts. With most of America's 150,000 troops in Iraq living on large bases, the combat ration has given way to a smorgasbord of food that has some Soldiers bingeing and others in fits.
"You have to have an iron discipline," said Sgt. Robert Carmical, a trombone player in the 25th Infantry Division Band, who arrived at Contingency Operating Base Speicher only days ago. "A lot of people turn to food for comfort, and the opportunity is there."
Barbecue ribs, fried chicken, rib-eye steak, lobster tails, crab legs, roast turkey, stir-fry, cheeseburgers, fries, onion rings, egg rolls, breaded shrimp, buffalo wings, chili, crepes, pancakes, omelets, waffles, burritos, tacos, quesadillas, quiches, bacon, polish sausages, pulled pork, corned beef hash, milk shakes and smoothies -- and that's just for starters.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Evolution - Even More Proof
Were I only intelligent enough to fully understand the functioning of the human mind. So many of us are prone to beliefs that are based on emotional reactions to stimuli rather than to logical, fact-based stimuli. Just look at the millions of humans in the U.S. alone who buy into a belief in Creationism.
The evidence for evolution is so impressive that it's hard to believe how the human mind deceives so many.
From Boing Boing...
Apr 23, 2008 3:43 PM
Rapid island-lizard evolution
from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow
National Geo has the story of a tribe of island lizards who were recently (in evolutionary terms) transplanted to a neighboring island and underwent rapid and dramatic evolution:
Italian wall lizards introduced to a tiny island off the coast of Croatia are evolving in ways that would normally take millions of years to play out, new research shows.
In just a few decades the 5-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) lizards have developed a completely new gut structure, larger heads, and a harder bite, researchers say.
In 1971, scientists transplanted five adult pairs of the reptiles from their original island home in Pod Kopiste to the tiny neighboring island of Pod Mrcaru, both in the south Adriatic Sea.
Genetic testing on the Pod Mrcaru lizards confirmed that the modern population of more than 5,000 Italian wall lizards are all descendants of the original ten lizards left behind in the 1970s...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Political Joke
A bus filled with politicians was driving down a country road one day when it ran off the road and crashed into a tree. The old farmer who owned the land heard the crash and he went out to investigate.
A few days later, the local sheriff came out looking for the missing politicos. He saw the crashed bus but he didn't see any of its riders. He asked the farmer where all the politicians were.
The farmer said, "I buried 'em... They're all out in my back 40."
"All of them?" asked the sheriff. "They were all dead?"
The old farmer replied, "Well, a few of 'em said they wasn't... But you know how them politicians will lie."
A few days later, the local sheriff came out looking for the missing politicos. He saw the crashed bus but he didn't see any of its riders. He asked the farmer where all the politicians were.
The farmer said, "I buried 'em... They're all out in my back 40."
"All of them?" asked the sheriff. "They were all dead?"
The old farmer replied, "Well, a few of 'em said they wasn't... But you know how them politicians will lie."
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