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Life in Bizarro Republican World : What's Wrong With This Picture?

2012-02-16T08:45:00.000-05:00

Mitt Romney, November 2008: IF General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed. ABC News, February 2012. "Since the depths of the recession, we've seen manufacturing stabilize and start to come back," said Robert Dye, chief

Chinatown

2012-02-13T00:12:00.000-05:00

Parade pictures on the way...

For Mom

2012-02-11T23:43:00.002-05:00

RIP Whitney. Thank you for sharing your beautiful voice.

This...

2012-02-09T23:24:00.001-05:00

... is why I came to California. This. Right here. Now, let's get out there and send some Republicans packing...

Whatever It Is

2012-02-07T01:07:00.002-05:00

Thanks, I think I will.

Ride Captain Ride

2012-02-05T23:26:00.000-05:00

"We're callin' everyone to ride along to another shore We can laugh our lives away and be free once more"

Thank You Chrysler

2012-02-05T20:26:00.001-05:00

Nice. "Detroit's showing us it can be done" - thanks to President Obama and the Democrats who stood up and fought for the industry. Never forget that. This commercial didn't strike me like last year's simply because I knew it was coming. But it's a goodie - the ad team working with Chrysler are geniuses.

Offensive On So Many Levels

2012-02-05T13:34:00.008-05:00

... you can't begin to count them all. Pete Hoekstra really jumps the shark in this Michigan-based Super Bowl ad tonight, and I sure hope that both the people and the press call him out on it. You've got your Asian stereotypes in visuals, music, and the way the language is spoken in the script, you've got Pete basically calling Stabenow a "john" that is spending our money for fun overseas (

Saturdays in Oakland

2012-02-05T11:02:00.006-05:00

January 28th, 2012, from the streets of Oakland. Update on the week after: The local media backlash after last Saturday's mass arrests and acts of vandalism was scathing, and they painted the Occupy movement in an extremely bad light. Message of inequality? No, this has turned into a message about a war with the police, the roots of which go back decades in these parts. The media tallied up

When Denial Falls Away

2012-02-04T08:45:00.001-05:00

Maybe it takes getting personally hurt by these jackals before the people who call themselves "conservative" wake up to what the Republicans are really all about these days. Bob Lutz discovered this the hard way when the Masters of Deception finally hit his baby in an attempt to create some more manufactured outrage, ala Solyandra, over the Volt. It seems that Rush and the propaganda machine at

Shame on You

2012-02-03T11:34:00.001-05:00

This one goes out to all those that would lie to others just to serve their own personal agenda... yeah, I'm lookin' at you, Mittens. Jobs numbers!!! Heh. Felt me the need for some Amy Ray this morning.

Sierra

2012-02-02T02:03:00.001-05:00

Donner Pass. Amazingly beautiful, and this is just the rest area. The real Donner Pass is actually a few miles from this spot, you can read about it here. Apparently I got very lucky with the weather. A little bit further down the road, I looked out the window and over the side, and it looked foggy. Thick and wide, it covered the view. Thought it odd. It's only when I started to descend from

Sympathy for the Devil

2012-02-01T20:40:00.002-05:00

She is the monster they created.... Looks really good. Check it out. Later: Maybe you're wondering why I posted that - well, it moved me. First of all, I love Julianne Moore. She's always good, and it looks like she's going to be really good as Sarah. And no, I hadn't read the Slate write-up when I posted the comment above, but nice to see my instincts are still intact. Roach has called the

Oops

2012-01-29T01:04:00.009-05:00

That would be the Oakland PD... So, I'm trying to have a relaxing day, clear my head of everything, right? Supposed to rest up for the big week. Went to SF, saw some sights, generally tried not to think about much. I'm coming home, reading e-mails on the train, and I'm alerted to some trouble happening at Occupy. Something about tear gas and rubber bullets being used earlier in the day. Ogawa

Elk Mountain

2012-01-28T09:25:00.000-05:00

The things they miss when they fly over. Also available in 1000 px.

Turbines in the Wyoming Sunrise

2012-01-27T01:11:00.003-05:00

Wyoming was beautiful, desolation etched in snow. There were wind farms in a few places along I-80; this was one shot I caught as the sun was coming up behind me on New Year's Day.

Couple of Things to Note

2012-01-26T08:44:00.000-05:00

Comcast e-mail address is shut down now, so start using the new one. If you need the new one, drop me a line in the comments, and I'll be in touch. Happy 175th birthday today to the great state of Michigan! Check out Michigan Radio's roundup of links for some excellent info on that. Stay warm everyone!

Home Run

2012-01-22T13:09:00.001-05:00

You know when they hit a long home run to right at AT&T Park in SF and it splashes into the Bay? This would be the place. To the left are openings in the wall where you can stand there are watch the games. I guess they come around and clear people out after the third and sixth (?) innings so everyone gets a chance to see. Very nice park, looking forward to catching a game there. I'm

Saturday Night at Occupy

2012-01-15T12:29:00.000-05:00

Occupy Oakland, earlier in the day. Getting ready for a march. The police are always around Ogawa Plaza, or wherever these folks congregate. Heavy presence in the city yesterday. So later, I'm sitting in the apartment, the Pats finished up destroying the Broncos, the TV is nattering on in the background, I've got my eyes closed and am partially drifting off... and all of a sudden,

Michigan RPS Ballot Proposal: 25% by 2025

2012-01-12T06:41:00.000-05:00

Yes! So happy to see this. From my man Paul Egan: A group wants to amend Michigan's constitution to more than double the existing requirement for how much of the state's electricity must come from renewable sources by 2025. Proposed ballot language filed Wednesday for the Nov. 6 election would require the state's utilities to reach 25%, well beyond the current law passed in 2008, which requires

Ogawa Plaza, Yesterday

2012-01-10T23:46:00.001-05:00

In the darkness you could hear the people's microphone.... One of the tree-sitters, from last Saturday...

Happy "Blue" Year 2012!

2012-01-01T07:03:00.000-05:00

If you would have told me a year ago that I would wake up on the first day of 2012 in Laramie, Wyoming, well... just goes to show, you never know what is going to happen. Make it a great year everyone - will write more on my adventures when I am able. Onward to victory!

2011-12-25T03:23:00.006-05:00

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

Yet Another Festivus Miracle

2011-12-22T16:19:00.001-05:00

Cave. House Republicans have reversed course and agreed to pass the payroll tax cut extension for two more months, reports National Journal, citing "Republican and Democratic sources." It comes after first Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and then President Obama reiterated that the House ought to pass the temporary compromise before starting to negotiate on a full-year extension of the 2

Seems to Me...

2011-12-21T15:32:00.000-05:00

... you don't want to talk about it... seems to me... you just turn your pretty head and walk away... Watch the House Republicans walk away from the American people, not even allowing a vote on the compromise that they asked for in the first place. Pretty hard to have "negotiations" if you close down the chamber and leave for vacation. Fade to black...