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I want to get away from the concept of "opinions," so I will try to present here (without comment) news stories that I think are interesting, informative, or inflammatory.  Follow the links and Think Biblically!  For an opinion, check out the latest prediction on November's election results.
 
Storage Wars  Would anyone bid on a handmade blue coffin?  Yuuup!
 
Michelle's Secret:  $50K Underwear  I don't even want to think about it.  [News report denied by the White House]
 
Free Speech?  It's OK to burn the flag, but not to shoot holes in a T-shirt.
 
Health Insurance Surprises  This is why many people support Obamacare.  Is there some alternative solution?
 
School Bans Ugg Boots  A victory for good taste!
 
Obama's Car at Auction for $1 millShow me the CarFax.
 
John Tyler's Grandson on Newt, Obama  A bridge from yesterday to today!
 
Krauthammer on Obama--June, 2009.  Read with 20-20 hindsight.
 
 
 
 
This photo epitomizes the GOP debates for me.  Sigh...
 
 
Protests in Israel  Although Israel enjoys a low 5.5 unemployment rate and a growing economy, business cartels and wage disparities have kept many from feeling the benefit. Many protesters come from the middle class which bares [sic] a heavy tax burden and sustains the conscript military.
 
Evaluating Our Schools  (and our teachers)  What is truly important?
 
The Government Is Your "Federal Family"     Anybody heard of Big Brother?
 
Spokesman:  BO Can Do Things   So do them, already
 
35,000 Arrested for Terrorism  Or something like that...
 
Michelle Obama:  "Vacation Junkie"?

 

 
Rikers Island Throws Out Jamaican Burgers   Meat not spoiled, just smelled like sewage
 
Snake That Crashed Funeral Now Up for Adoption

 

Drilling Exec Drinks Fracking Fluid   How's he feeling today?
 
 
Cracks Found in Washington Monument  [How can we blame that on the Tea Party?]
 
BO Singlehandedly Stops Deportation of Illegals   Unilateral immigration reform.  White House officials said the new policy could help illegal immigrants with family members in the United States. The White House is interpreting “family” to include partners of lesbian, gay and bisexual people.  First Reprieves Announced
 
Save the sage grouse!  Only $112 million--Cheap because it's not endagered
 
Maxine Waters  Voice of civility
 
Biden Opens Mouth, Words Come Out   You're no George VI
 
 
Classroom to Courtroom   Appearance tickets for student misbehavior
 
Space Station's Humanoid Robot   One small step for man, one giant leap for tinman kind
 
Food Stamp Nation  People can't support their families on $10, $11, $12 an hour jobs
 
Taxing the Rich Won't Solve the Deficit   Even taking every last penny from every individual making more than $10 million per year would only reduce the nation's deficit by 12 percent and the debt by 2 percent
 
GM Bankruptcy  New GM said not responsible to fix Impala made by old GM
   
Ballistic Underwear   Recently, the Army again put in a rush order – this time for $19 million for “ballistic groin protection and armored exterior shorts.”
 
The Obamacare Ruling  A victory for the Constitution 
 
Another Truck Hits Binghamton Overpass  "Delivering Somebody's Baby"--Oops  Again 
Bachman's Gas Pricing Prediction  Rising gasoline prices have constituted one of the major hardships for American consumers this year, surpassing $4 a barrel for a time.

Bachman to Buffet:  Go ahead, write a check  The president has redefined millionaires and billionaires as any company that makes over $200,000 a year. So perhaps Mr. Buffett would like to give away his entire fortune above $200,000.

Binghamton Zoo Loses Another Director   County Executive Patrick Brennan said the zoo is an important regional asset that has the potential to attract visitors from around the state and the country.
 
Clothing Company Pays TV Cast NOT to Wear Its Products

 

Chicago Burger King Closed  Do you want flies with that?
 
BO's Bus   President Obama is barnstorming the heartland to boost US jobs in a taxpayer-financed luxury bus the government had custom built -- in Canada
 
BO to Give Major Jobs Speech    No final decisions on the economic package have been made. 

BU installs spots to plug in electric cars  Three charging stations available in campus garage...Chambers expects to receive requests for charging permits before fall-term classes start later this month.  (See also Costco Removes Chargers)

Watch TV and Die:  One hour = 2 cigarettes
 
BO:  I reversed the recession until bad luck hit.   Obama listed three events overseas -- the Arab Spring uprisings, the tsunami in Japan, and the European debt crises -- which set the economy back.
 
 
Politics and Economics, Argentine Style  "Talking about next year in today's world is like talking about something two centuries away."

 

Outsourcing Space Flight

 

Niagara Falls Claims Another Victim (or Two):  "The subject female was observed climbing over the railing and straddling it while looking out at the falls," Inspector Paul Forcier said. "She was holding an umbrella at the time."

 

Cows Die on Way to Slaughterhouse:  "It's just a (messed) up deal, that's all," said Brown. "Other than that I don't know nothing about it."