michelle will make the loveliest first lady

at carnaval today, I signed this petition to rename the sewage plant after george w. bush.

things younger than John McCain

this blog is fantastic: a simple list of things that are younger than our dear republican candidate.
my favorite examples:
spam (the canned food)
the state of Alaska
McDonalds
the country of Israel
Ronald Reagan

the most boring vacation of the summer: the “US gas tax vacation”

You may have been watching the politicians pointlessly argue about the Gas Tax Vacation— McCain’s idea to lift taxes on gas for the summer.  Clinton endorses this idea, while Obama calls it a “short-term, quick fix”.  It’s not like either of these candidates will actually be in office to make this decision, but it’s one [...]

made my day!

feeling crafty or political?

This site lets you download your very own do-it-yourself finger-puppets of Obama, Clinton, or McCain. Just download, cut and fold, and you can have a candidate in your pocket.

another reason to be mad at bush

below is a conversation I had today with a former classmate and current Intelligence Officer for the US Airforce:
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protests in SF

today I was stopped by the commotion of a protest. it’s the 5-year anniversary of the war.

non violent protesters laid down across market street– stopping traffic for the afternoon. many people were arrested, including the nun pictured below.

happy tax season

that reminds me, I still need to do mine.  Anyways, I came across this interesting comparison of income tax around the world.  It’s an imperfect representation, since it doesn’t include local, state, or sales tax.  Perhaps a more meaningful comparison would be government revenue per capita?

election day lexicon

from daily candy.  I particularly like the term “scamdidate”.
20/20 vision
n. the media’s tendency to blow small issues totally out of proportion for the sake of news show fodder.
between Barack and a hard place
n. the sphere in which undecided democrats linger to contemplate the electability of candidates.
I heart Huckabee
n. a bad movie and campaign.
it takes a [...]

outsourcing pregnancies to india

“Suman Dodia, a pregnant, baby-faced 26-year-old, said she will buy a house with the $4,500 she receives from the British couple whose child she’s carrying. It would have taken her 15 years to earn that on her maid’s monthly salary of $25.”
I figured the time would come.  It started with textiles, then IT and BPO.  [...]

universal healthcare: hillary vs. barack. or does it even matter?

Even after learning a bit more about Hillary and Obama’s plans to ‘universalize’ health care, neither plan moves me towards one candidate or the other. And as long as they have the right idea (i.e. health insurance for more citizens), I’m not including my thoughts on their detailed plans in my final supporting decision. [...]

If you’re an old gay athiest, don’t bother running for president

Gallup did an interesting poll to see which races, religions, genders, and sexual preferences would block americans from voting on a well qualified presidential candidate.
Poll respondents were asked, If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for president who happened to be …, would you vote for that person?
Catholic — 95% would
Black — 94% would
Jewish [...]

the hillary special

shared by liisa.  a clever Missouri Sign.

not your typical gangsters

these women dress in pink and go by the name “gulabi gang” (pink gang)

From the India Daily: “The gang not only fights for women but also for the untouchables and the poor who can’t afford to fight for justice. They shun the lousy officials, corrupt politicians, and even the lecherous and money hungry husbands who [...]

federal law puts college women at a disadvantage

Because of the Deficit Reduction Act, signed by Bush in 2006, women who depend on university health care have seen a sharp rise in the cost of birth control. The federal law, designed to save taxpayers money on Medicaid reimbursements for drugs, requires pharmaceuticals to stop selling drugs to university pharmacies at a discounted [...]

President Bush hates children

Today he vetoed an extremely critical bill that would have subsidized medical care to low-income, but not impoverished, children. The program aims at a particularly neglected group who are not qualified for Medicaid, but still without access to free health care. From talks with my step-mom, a pediatrician, this group of children is [...]