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I thought, being in the the software field, I was the only one who caught this subtle mistake from the the second Bush-Kerry presidential debate.
Watch the debates online.

The more things change, the more things stay the same. There is plenty to get up tight about if you’ve got a child getting ready to go to college. (For me, it’s my little brother and sister) For one thing, why do tuition rates outpace inflation every year? (Since I graduated from college, tuition […]

Can we please talk about something that has happened since I was born? Is anyone else getting sick and tired of talking about ancient history? 60 minutes has just aired a story about how Bush was somehow wink-wink-nudge-nudged into the Texas Air National Guard 35 years ago. Who cares already? First of all, there […]

A few weeks back, I commented that it is hard to go anywhere without having a heated discussion about the upcoming election. Sometimes it’s nice to lighten up a bit and laugh. Check out some of my favorite sources for political satire:

Thank you Jay for the link to JibJab!
UPDATE: Check out […]

It seems the country is getting more and more divided and I feel it on a personal level as my everyday discussions (when I can’t avoid politics) become more and more adversarial. But it seems to me that us everyday-folk should be more together and questioning the loud noises coming from the right and […]

If you missed the president’s speech last night, you can catch it here.
One of our national treasures is c-span. For the uninitiated, it is the a by-product of our free, open society: a cable channel that broadcasts our governments machinations for the world to watch. One can see our senate floor, a state department […]

There is a big debate brewing all over the country on the issue of Gay Marriage. Today, through an act of the Massachusetts Judiciary’s interpretation of the state’s constitution, same sex couples will be able to get married. There has been much legal wrangling on this issue, with Governor Mit Romney fiercely opposing it. (Some […]

On the way to the airport recently, I listened to my taxi-cab driver talk about how the last 4 years under Bush has been “like being in jail.” He went on to say “I almost lost my house last fall” as if Bush were personally responsible. This type of sentiment is common, and it […]