Disgusting. Contemptible. Immoral. Just a few of the words that come to mind as the news continues to roll out day after day of George Bush’s last-minute policy changes, which may take the next president years to undo. What, does the man want to ensure he goes down in history as the worst U.S. president [...]
Archive for November 19th, 2008
bush’s growing list of shame: the “midnight regulation” express
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bush Administration changing federal rules, Bush midnight regulations, Bush rolls back environmental protections on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
99 bottles of beer in the temple wall
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buddhist temple Thailand, Thai temple built from beer bottles, Treehugger.com on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
99 bottles of beer… don’t take one down and pass it around; they need all those bottles of beer in the wall. (well ok, no more beer.)
Since monastic rules prohibit drinking, this one’s strictly a beautiful ode to recycling. Temple of, but not to, beer. Says treehugger:
Fifty years ago the Heineken Beer company looked at [...]
CA supreme court will hear prop 8 challenge
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2008 Election, California constitutional rights, California gay marriage, California Supreme Court to review Prop 8, civil rights, marriage equality, Proposition 8, same-sex marriage on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy few months…
The court agreed Wednesday to review two arguments by opponents of Prop. 8 – that the measure exceeds the legal scope of a ballot initiative by allowing a majority to restrict a minority group’s rights, and that it violates the constitutional separation of powers by [...]
paul krugman: bail out the big three auto companies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alison Stewart, Auto companies bailout, economic crisis, Lame duck watch, Paul Krugman, The Rachel Maddow Show on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alison Stewart is guest-hosting for Rachel Maddow this week, and doing a great job of it, but apparently not enough for the usual posters to add the clips to YouTube (and alas, WordPress doesn’t allow direct MSNBC posts) so check it out from the source. The auto bailout section of Lame Duck Watch starts around [...]
