Grover Norquist Drowns Bush Legacy in Bathtub
Didn't anyone watch newshour tonight?This is just too good!!! Gwen Ifill was interviewing Grover Norquist(Mr. Drown it in a Bathtub) and Vin Weber. She was interviewing them on a number of issues,...
View ArticleWill we ever see the CIA Torture Report?
If you were thinking we might get a chance to see that CIA torture report by the end of this week. I suggest you stop holding your breath.The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more...
View Article22 Million Bush Emails Found - Updatedx3
According to the AP The National Security Archive and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington are claiming they have located 22 million emails that were previously missing.
View ArticleHI-01 Some Good News From Hawaii
Good news has been hard to come by lately, but we get a little from here in Hawaii today.Ed Case will withdraw his primary bid in the 1st Congressional district in Hawaii!
View ArticleBank of America - You Cannot Be a Protestor and a Customer!
Mrs. R stumbled on a video today that needs far more exposure than it has received. Frankly, I'm not sure why this video hasn't gone viral. This isn't current news, this video was recorded a week ago....
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Support for Legalizing Marijuana Reaches All-Time High
According to a new Gallup Poll 50% of Americans now support legalizing Marijuana, up from 46% last year. This marks the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1969 that supporters...
View ArticleMarijuana Legalization - The Last Word
I posted a diary yesterday on Gallup's New Poll showing that 50% of Americans now support legalizing Marijuana with 46% opposing.I didn't expect this issue would get much publicity in the MSM, and for...
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Cruising Adventures - The Island of Tanna, Vanuatu and Mt. Yasur Volcano
As some of you know, Mrs. R and I are currently sailing around the Pacific in our little 37 foot sailboat, Reflections. I thought it was about time I started sharing some of our adventures with my...
View ArticleCruising Adventures - Daily Reports
Just a little late night diversion for those that so enthusiastically enjoyed our first cruising and sailing diary the other night, Cruising Adventures - The Island of Tanna, Vanuatu and Mt. Yasur...
View ArticleI've Already Cast my Vote in the November 2012 Election! Have You? Can You?
There's nothing misleading about that headline! Yes! Last Friday, I cast my vote for the President of the United States, Senator for Hawaii and Representative for my district in Hawaii. And that's...
View ArticleRemember the Shooting Yesterday at the Empire State Building?
Wait until you see today's headline at NBC News... NYPD confirms: All bystanders in Empire State attack hit by police bullets.First paragraph:All nine people wounded during a dramatic confrontation...
View ArticleTouch Screen Voting Systems and Our Current Election
This diary was originally published after the election in November of 2006 with the title Electronic Voting and the Myth of the Voter Verified Paper Trail.With the election season currently in full...
View ArticleYou Need to See This! Updated With the Players Names and Positions
If there is any email in the Bridgefest pile that is more damaging than Bridget's one liner, this exchange has to be the one!I've seen snippets of this posted here, but reading the entire exchange...
View ArticleBridgegate... Is the Next Shoe About to Drop? Huge Update!!
While reading the diary Port Authority Chief Samson Says He Might Resign in Wake of Bridgegate by ericlewis0, I noticed a very unusual paragraph in the associated New York Times Article.In fact, Mr....
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When You've Lost the Cockfighters...
your days are coming to an end!I'll bet Mitch McConnel never saw this one coming! From TPM comes this little piece, Cockfighting Fans Swear Revenge Against Mitch McConnell.Can Mitch McConnel afford to...
View ArticleGood News!! Christie Says He Has 'Complete Faith And Confidence' In Scott Walker
According to Talking Points Memo“I have complete faith and confidence in Scott,” Christie said, according to The Bergen Record, adding: “I believe he has great integrity.”Christie made the comments in...
View ArticleAnother Must Read, Jim Wright Stonekettle, A$$ Backward Into The Unknown
I've been keeping an eye on our friend Jim Wright over at Stonekettle Station. He has produced some incredible pieces of writing lately and todays post is another! He pretty much rips the republicans...
View ArticleA Little Humor Before Election Day
This arrived in my email this morning and it gave me a good laugh so I thought I'd pass it on for a little light hearted humor before everyone goes to vote in the morning. Somehow it seems...
View ArticleAnyone Home?
The lights are on. I hear something on the television. Car is in the driveway. I hear the dogs barking.Where is everyone?
View ArticleYippee!!! I'm moving to Florida!!!
There is some snark in this diary title! Unfortunately, that would be the yippee part, not the moving to Florida part.Yes, after 12 wonderful years as resident of Hawaii, right on the edge of Waikiki,...
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