Plunderbund

Holy s***.
The Bush administration is considering doing away with health standards that cut lead from gasoline, widely regarded as one of the nation’s biggest clean-air accomplishments.
Battery makers, lead smelters, refiners all have lobbied the administration to do away with the Clean Air Act limits.
A preliminary staff review released by the Environmental Protection Agency this week […]

Funny stuff at the Plain Dealer blog- suggesting Scott Pullins stop suing and put on the gloves (Like Eric and Matt).  
Maybe we can get HBO to pick up both fights…
Scott Pullins: Not Larry’s Puppet 
All puffed up over what he claims was a “landmark” legal victory over a Knox County property owners association, Ohio Taxpayers Association […]

Here come the Dems. Hot damn. Blockin’ Congress’ auto-payraise. YeeHaw!
Officials said Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California and Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the party’s leaders, had notified Republicans they will try to add the anti-pay-raise provision to a bill that provides funds for most government agencies through Feb. 15.
“It is unconscionable that members of congress […]

Wake up, guys…
THIS is exactly the kind of crap that made everyone vote for the democrats this year. 

  
Lawmakers rushing abortion bill
They want to put into law new limits before Ted Strickland becomes governor.

By Laura A. Bischoff
Staff Writer (Dayton Daily News)
Thursday, December 07, 2006

COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers are moving swiftly to try to pass an anti-abortion […]

There has been a lot of press and discussion about Redfern’s announced engagement to Kim Kahlert, mainly because he is the head of the Ohio Democratic Party and she is a registered Republican.  (the Paula Abdul song “Opposites Attract” suddenly comes to mind- with Chris dressed like MC Skat Kat… )
Kim, I believe, was the recipient of some cash via an inheritence- so […]

If stumping for Bush in 2004 after the dirty tactics Bush employed in 2000 wasn’t enough, now McCain has hired the guy who produced the anti-Ford ad that hinted at miscegenation as a campaign manager.
McCain enlisted Nelson as an adviser back in March, months before the bimbo eruption. But by putting out this ad, […]

I wonder if Matt Naugle (RABid blogger and former Blackwell blogger) will update ConsoleGeorge to not only mock George Voinovich for showing emotion concerning his kids and grandkids, but also to mock George H.W. Bush for his public display of affection towards his son, Jeb.

So, what’s it going to be, Matt? You going to […]

This is why the internet was invented: a music video made with Star Wars toys for the Geto Boys’ “Mind Playing Tricks on Me”. It even feels like an early 90’s gangsta rap video, how it’s edited together. Brilliant.

I am far too cynical for my own good. Embarrassingly so. I mean, someone you haven’t talked to in years calls you up out of the blue to catch up, and you assume there is an ulterior motive because said person is newly elected to government and you work at a government agency? […]

This time, in Texas!

The Young Conservatives of Texas - University of Texas Chapter announced today that they will be displaying an “ACLU Nativity Scene” on the West Mall of the University of Texas campus on Monday and Tuesday, December 4th and 5th. The group’s intent is to raise awareness on the extremity of the ACLU, […]

 The recount started today in the race between Pryce and Kilroy in Ohio’s 15th.
But it looks like Deb Pryce has already starting hedging her bets just in case it doesn’t work out in her favor.
This thing came in the mail today … looks a lot like Ms. Pryce, no?
 

Amazingly enough, something George W. Bush did has brought the ADL and CAIR to the same side of an issue: Dennis Prager’s recent statements about Keith Ellison’s desire to take an oath of office on the Quran are inappropriate for a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, a Presidential appointment.
Yeah - a member […]

Despite recent reasons to be optimistic, there are still plenty of things that should cause alarm.
When radio host Jerry Klein suggested that all Muslims in the United States should be identified with a crescent-shape tattoo or a distinctive arm band, the phone lines jammed instantly.
The first caller to the station in Washington said that Klein […]

Researching my last post, I stumbled across this tidbit, that shocked even me: 66% of Americans feel that no country - including the United States - should be allowed to possess nuclear weapons. Holy guacamole! Other interesting stats on security/defense:

87% of Americans support US participation in a nuclear test ban treaty
83% the same […]

VikingSpirit finally grasps why Ken Blackwell went down in flames.
One of the major reasons I think we lost on national, state, and local levels is because of our party and many of our candidates embracing the religious right and extreme views on social issues. Some great exampes are Rick Santorum in Pennsylvania, Jim Talent in […]