Archive for February, 2006

Homelessness Increases in Guilford County

Friday, February 10th, 2006

Michele over at Chosen Fast has begun posting results from the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County’s 2006 Point in Time Count: 1108 individuals were counted on Jan. 25, 2006 who fit the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness and were counted using HUD’s accepted methodology for the Point in Time Count. This total came from a […]

Libby Points to “Superiors”

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

From CNN: A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney told a federal grand jury that his superiors authorized him to give secret information to reporters as part of the Bush administration’s defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq, according to court papers. Who are Libby’s superiors? I don’t think he can have […]

Flying Snakes

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

I’ve been trying to think of a witty way to post about this, or some kind of non-lame pun for a headline, but I’m drawing a blank. So, without further ado: Flying Snakes.

Nathan Tabor and the ACLU

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

Nathan Tabor, “a conservative political activist based in Kernersville, North Carolina,” brings us the latest round of ACLU-bashing with an article on The Conservative Voice entitled The ACLU—Not Looking Out for Your Best Interests. He starts off by listing a few threats to our liberties: Unfortunately, there are a number of threats to our liberty […]

Cartoon: Kindergarten Eye Exams

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

Cartoon: Kindergarten Eye Exams

By “Middle East” He Means “Wherever”

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

In last night’s State of the Union Address, Bush laid out a specific goal relating to our dependence on oil: Breakthroughs on this and other new technologies will help us reach another great goal: to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025. By applying the talent and […]