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Sadly, this about sums up my opinion too in Politics JoeUser Forums

I don't have much to add to this.

The H-wing fighter in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Go see it, I'll be here when you get back.

Akira! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

And then the world explodes. Well, maybe not, but at least you can have the bike.

So-called tax cut for the rich in Blogging JoeUser Forums

So I look at this table, and I really want to know - where's the tax breaks for the rich? (Note - this is TOTAL federal tax burden, not just income tax). Looks to me like the rich pay most of the taxes (top 20% pay 65% of the taxes, and the top 40% pay over 80% (!) of total federal taxes. Even if you define the middle class as the three middle quintiles (whic

Clinton's focus on Terror in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Glenn Reynolds doesn't exactly need more traffic, but I'll give him some anyway.

Reply to Harry Potter trailer links in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Well, depending on where you're teaching, sometime (maybe soon, maybe not), you'll be able to move your mouse at your desk; and the result will end up on the classroom's front screen. Behold Clarke's Law. On the other hand, I'm willing to bet it'll lead to powerpoint presentations replacing teaching in ceartain (college, mainly) classrooms. Bah. (although some of my profs in college, a powerpoint presentation would have been more useful).</fon

Reports from California in Blogging JoeUser Forums

While you're there, check out this . And follow the Rebecca's Remarks link at the bottom. Priceless

Harry Potter trailer links in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

I resisted getting into Harry Potter for a number of years (at least 3). But now I'm hooked. The books are good clean fun, and the movies are both nifty, and as close to the books as I think a movie is realistically going to get.

Fun with figures in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Interesting observation on the job creation front - see here and here . I realize that there are "<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/bwill/archive/2004/02/07/

Reply to When is a rich man not a rich man? in Business JoeUser Forums

I'm not entirely sure of the relevance to the discussion? Are you implying that Brad Wardell (the author of the articel linked) is not a good christian? (I have no evidence, one way or the other). Or are you trying to save my soul? Or your own...

The new Air America in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Between stuff like this and this I've figured out the theme song for the new liberal talk radio (and for the leftist anti-war types that aren't just ag

When is a rich man not a rich man? in Business JoeUser Forums

Entrepeneurs have made this country great. They lead the wave of innovations. So many of their businesses sink in the first few years, but enough prosper and grow that our country continues to lead the developed world in innovation. Under the current tax laws of the USA, they are generally considered to have the "income" of their company, not a salary paid by that com

The new "news" organization in Blogging JoeUser Forums

So I'm sitting in Freedom Square, DC, (13th & Pennsylvania ave. NW), getting ready to listen to some Daiko drumming (group is from Japan). I just finished off a bowl of shrimp tempura in a Styrofoam bowl. And I've been taking notes for a blog post when I get to an internet connection on a hand-held computer. Once again, I realize the extent of the age of m

AOL running man as a tourist attraction in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Seeing people getting their pictures taken with the AOL running man at part of the Cherry Blossom festival in DC today was vaguely amusing. Do people in other countries get their pictures taken with marketing icons?

I wish I could write like this in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Go read Mr. Hanson. Says it better than I can, he does.

Reply to Once again, go read Lileks in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Lileks is Da Man when it comes to writing stuff like this. (He's a professional , that probably helps - ed). That reminds me, I need to add the Bleat to the blogroll; adduming it works for me this time...

Once again, go read Lileks in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I've been coming to the conclusion that I don't give a tinker's damn about "World Opinion". "World Opinion" wants a tame power, under their control, not interfering with their sweetheart deals, and spending money in their economies, and not looking behind the curtain. What they have is a self-aware power, stirring up trouble and dealing with it before it gets out of h

Reply to Now here's a good ad in Republican JoeUser Forums

Oh, and as for unemployment - every economist I've read hs said that the unemployment levels of the late 90's was unsustainable, depending on a massively unsustainable tech buble (that popped well before the election - so you can't blame that on Bush).

Reply to Now here's a good ad in Republican JoeUser Forums

I have to wonder about how many countries actually liked the US under Clinton. Kyoto was devised and pushed under Clinton (and killed with a 99-0 Senate vote under him too). Kyoto was pretty much all about slowing down the US economy. (If that wasn't the goal, why haven't the countries that did ratify it implemented it unilaterally. It's for the environment, after all). I think the rest of the world hasn't liked the US for a while (cert

Now here's a good ad in Republican JoeUser Forums

I've seen this linked a couple of places (I followed the link from Bill Hobbs). I like it. Anyone else got an opinion?

The lighter side of President Bush in Republican JoeUser Forums

Compare and contrast. One of side, we have a president who is comfortable poking fun at himself. On the other, a candidate who is so uptight, he has to proclaim, "I don't fall down. That son of a bitch ran into me," when a member of his Secret Service detail bumped in to him accidentally during Kerry's recent ski trip. Given the choice, I'd rather have someon

Schooltime Rant in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I have two links on the state of education today - I'll still be here when you're done reading them. My rant is mainly concerned with the second, but the first explains why there are less stellar teachers, so I decided to includ

Almost Live from I-CON 23 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Due to stupid user errors (forgot the cable I need) I haven't been able to get online until just now. Now that I have both my cable and some free time, I decided to set some electrons to screen. I-CON, for those who don't know, is a multiple media convention (sci-fi, fantasy, anime, TV/movie) convention that is held every year in the latter half of march a

Con-bloggin in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I'm going to I-Con up at SUNY Stony Brook this weekend. I'll be blogging onsite from there from time to time, taking advantage of my wireless carrier's 3G service to connect at dial-up speeds. But hey, it beats carrier pigeons...

And the links go on in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm on a linking frenzy today. I have an uncontrollable urge to say "heh". Seriously folks - I'm beginning to think that we are seeing the opening of the Bush Rope Store - 6 foot lengths, easy financing, oak tree thrown in free. And the Dem's are queuing up.