BP is pissing me off. And with hurricane season it's going to get worse before it gets better. They have to remove the cap and stop drilling every time they have to evacuate for a storm.

I think Hayward should have to stay on the rig and make sure the cap stays on (I know that's not even remotely possible for many reasons but that's how pissed off I am).

Congratulations to Inouye for achieving the position but frankly him still being in office is just as insane as it was for Byrd to still be in office (and Akaka too, the combined age of Hawaii's two senators is 170; but at least Akaka's only been in the Senate for 20 years compared to Inouye's 43).

From Wikipedia:

It's only partially their age that bothers me (though it does to a degree) but more the tenure of people like Thurmond, Byrd, Kennedy and Inouye*.

We like our democracy and then don't use it. And then grin like idiots about how darling it is while they cling to the seat for months or years past their ability to actually contribute or lead. Just to be clear the insanity I talk about is that of the voters (I'm not an advocate of term limits).


* Or John Dingell who was held his Michigan seat for almost 55 years (facing reelection every two years) after inheriting it from his dad who held it for more than 20.

Though if you're interested in average age in the Senate here's a chart I made a while back showing how it's changed over time. It's been pretty much a straight upward line since the 1980 election.

And in the House the average age is now also approaching 60 and is higher than the Senate's average age for most of the 20th century.

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Is my home town the center of The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...legation_N.htm


FWIW, Monica Lewinsky lived here immediately before she got a job in DC;)

Wow! Their motto is "The words of Christians in the mouth of Christ." Interesting find. Some better than others for sure but I really like the concept.

edited to add: when you click on the picture, you read who said it. Unbelieveable.

Tee and hee. Particularly apropos having just driven past a looney camped in front of the post office across from work with "Impeach Obama" signs and poster-sized photos of Obama with a Hitler mustache drawn on.

The funny thing is that I read the whole thing before I realized it was on The Onion. It may be parody, but it's frighteningly believable.