The US Senate Fails To Pass 5 Budgets

This was mostly bipartisan. None of them want a budget… so stop bitching everyone.

http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00097 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00098 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00099 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00100 http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00101

D.O.M.A.Unconstitutional, Again

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0223-doma-20120223,0,7882387.story

The more Republicans tighten their Catholic grip, the more star systems will slip through their fingers..

Pakistan Supports Taliban

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16821218

Um, old news? We need to break with Pakistan, and support India in finishing the war. Get it done. Pakistan is a totally failed state.

The New Dodge Dart

Every bit as ugly as the original..Fiat/Italy design doesn't play well in the US...

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-autos-detroit-dodge-dart-20120109,0,7038898.story?track=rss

Hey McAfee, Get OFF MY DESKTOP!

It is one of the MOST ANNOYING THINGS software companies do. Drop a desktop icon on the Desktop every time you get an update (listening Adobe?), but McAfee has gone above and beyond. Every time I get a virus definition update, they drop a Desktop Icon...every day. Hey Norton, you busy??
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CNN, BBC, Others

I (WE) WILL NOT SIT THROUGH A 30 SECOND COMMERCIAL TO WATCH A VIDEO CLIP THAT RUNS 45 SECONDS OR LESS. STOP IT, GET A NEW MODEL FOR ADVERTISING..

THE INTERNET NEEDS TO BE FREE, AND IF THE "MAIN STREAM MEDIA" CAN'T HANDLE THAT, WE, HERE IN THE WORLD HAVE OTHER WAYS. YOUR SITES WILL DIE. THINK.

The 2011 TOP Outsourcing Companies

What a great honour!

This is a company pic.  Wonder why they lean Republican?

YES! Sending American jobs to China, Mexico, Canada and VERY SOON; Columbia and South Korea! A great day for America.

http://www.iaop.org/content/23/152/2040/

Happy Birthday Obama!

Having the stock market crash might seem like a crappy thing to have happen on your Birthday, but I would love nothing more than Obama coming out and encouraging people to get their money (including 401Ks) out of the markets.

Put it in a CD at your local bank and let Wall Street completely fail. You will be so much safer in the long run.

James Bond Home FAIL

Ok, noisier than a trash compactor, not flush to the floor (heard of shims?) and what is up with the rug squares?? FAIL...

Dear Playboy..

I think Erika Michelle Barre is a beautiful model, but her balloon sized boobs are a joke.  Sorry hon.

US Trade Deficit Maxed Out

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12431066

Duh, when you allow (even support) moving your manufacturing base out of the country, what did you expect to happen??

NASA Asleep At The Wheel?

So NASA can't figure out how to get back to the Moon or Mars....Enter ATK with a solution:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12394991

The funny thing is, I saw a story Monday that said NASA needed more than the $8BN they already have to do this???

The Palins FAIL At Trademarking Their Names

Why wouldn't she do that? Who could resist licking some Palin Ice cream, as cold as her very soul? I could go on with more possible uses for the trademark, but leave a comment with your own.

When Did Egypt Move To Iraq??

Pretty good Fox News coverage.  It's ok, they can re-write the school books in texas and make it so.

Indian Rocket Explodes

You can let it load and jump to about the 1/2 point.

Voyager 1 Is Almost Done

What a fantastic career, and mission. As it left the known realm of our solar system, she looked back at Earth and snapped this picture.

So that's us, pretty miniscule.  Insignificant.  You would think, that with that kind of perspective, we would see how alone we are.  See the futility of greed, which most rich/powerful people don't understand until they are near death.  Guess what, you still died; And your greed did nothing to better life on the pale blue dot. See the futility of power and war, it only weakens us as a whole.

If anyone comes to see what we are all about, this is the first thing they will see.  They would probably pick up TV and Radio broadcasts first.  I would hope that would be enough to get them to turn around.

Russian Rocket Falls Short...Literally

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11922496

That sucks, these things are damned expensive.  They were to be part of system called GLONASS, similar to GPS.

Debt Commission = FAIL

Ok, you guys make huge "cuts". So huge, they can lower the deficit by $3.(something) Trillion over 10 years? Brav-fucking-o. We are running a deficit of over a Trillion dollars a year. This gets us NOWHERE, except $7 Trillion deeper in debt. It also gives big business huge tax breaks, but does nothing to pull jobs back from Asia and South America.

Thanks for your time, you are excused...

Since I despise complaining about a problem, without offering a solution;

Revise the tax code (Income Vs Tax) with zero deductions:
30-40K = 7% FLAT
40-60K = 11% FLAT
60-90K = 14% FLAT
90-200K = 17% FLAT
200-600K = 16% FLAT
600-2,500K = 15% FLAT (they are paying a lot more overall)
2,500k-INFINITY = 12% FLAT. (they can pay in gold ingots)

Some cuts:
Cut the Executive Branch 20%, FLAT (they will get just as much done, which is about zero)
Cut Defense 20% FLAT (close bases that are barely used and consolidate the rest, trim programs. Get out of Germany, South Korea and Okinawa.)
Phase out Social Security over 20 years (priceless)

Guess what? We have a balanced budget, plus a surplus! Once the National Debt is near nill, Congress can taper off all the percentages.  We can have some prosperity, for our kids and grandkids.

HMS Astute's Captain is Relieved

Click to enlarge, those two white sticks topside aft are people!

It's not something that happens often in the US or UK.  I didn't know it was fitted with Tommahawk missiles. This is the one that ran aground earlier this year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11853493

Edison Tower, FAIL

The old chimney from an Edison Power Plant in Ohio didn't cooperate...