PaulThology

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, of California’s 8th District, declined to provide information about her earmarks in the recent budget. Yep, the same Nancy Pelosi, who as Speaker-elect said in Dec. 2006, “We will bring transparency and openness to the budget process and to the use of earmarks, and we will give the American people […]

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I like internet radio because of the choices offered. XM is 170 stations, Sirius another 198, but I have the entire globe to peruse for music in whatever mood or language I want. I don’t mind the commercials that help pay for the radio broadcast, but I will mind if my options become […]

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Let me first start by saying I’ve been fairly cynical of the federal government’s continued extension of fully subsidized housing since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. I’ve been critical of it because it’s really giving out fish, not teaching to fish, as the old saying goes. I’ve gathered that the displaced residents want help […]

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In a recent settlement by the newly formed City of Hampton, GA the city settled with a plaintiff whose daughter was killed by a man speeding from what she claimed an unnecessary police chase. Hampton, GA was only a city for 106 days when it settled a lawsuit where it will pay some portion of […]

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The Georgia legislature isn’t the only group of state lawmakers looking to cover their collective asses by creating a new sales tax to fund transportation in the state’s biggest metro area.
So is Minnesota’s state legislature, looking to ease the Twin Cities “roadshow,” where you usually have time to perform a puppet show for the car […]

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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a political do-not-call list?
Yes it would. But again for the 275th consecutive year since Georgia was colonized, the 220th since statehood, and the 132nd since the invention of the telephone, those of us not wanting to be bothered with recorded voice messages by political candidates will adopt the Chicago […]

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After reading the James Kim official agency timeline and CNET story regarding the search effort’s errors and agency politics, and the CNET article that included excerpts of an interview with his widow Kati, I tried to cheer myself up. The report confirmed many of my misgivings (and several of those of Spencer, James’ […]

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Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency because of the damage to California’s citrus crop in the past week, looking to speed aid to affected farmers. However, I found numerous types of widely available insurance that is available to crop growers at the USDA website. Among them:
Yield-based (APH) Insurance CoveragesActual Production History (APH)Group […]

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In a cruel irony of the differences of local government efficiency, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution printed two articles relating to local budgets within the last 24 hours.
The City of Atlanta is expecting a 40% shortfall, and the Gwinnett County Commission voted 6-1 to maintain current tax levels by cutting $6 million in expected costs in order […]

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I can’t believe the President was able to circumvent the Supreme Court’s decision that military tribunals were unconstitutional, getting his fear-mongering Senate cronies to pass SB 3930, which establishes Military “Commissions.”
From my understanding, three important rights established under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Geneva Conventions do NOT apply to those who are […]

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