During an interview today with the Editorial Board of the Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, SD) today, Sen. Hillary Clinton defended staying in the presidential race by referring to previous campaigns that were not decided until summer. She mentioned Bill Clinton’s California victory in June 1992 and Bobby Kennedy’s assassination during the primary season in … Continue Reading »
This week our Prius odometer hit 40,000 miles. We bought the car in May 2005, exactly three years ago. We average 43 mpg. That means we have purchased 930 gallons of gasoline during the three years, or 310 gallons each year.
Looking at the price of gas in Northern California (blue line) over … Continue Reading »
She makes a terific argumint.
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The sign in the background reads:
——–Tejas no es una colonia mexicana.
A tip of the hat to Robert Rummel-Hudson’s
Fighting Monsters with Rubber Swords blog.
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Not the whole story…
There are two competing propositions on the California Direct Primary (June 3) ballot:
Proposition 98–Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property
Proposition 99–Eminent Domain. Acquisition of Owner-Occupied Residence
If both measures pass, the one with the most votes prevails.
Do not click away from this page, my non-California readers, this post is not about the Propositions. … Continue Reading »
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While campaigning in Kentucky on Thursday, Hillary Clinton, identifying with Eight Belles, the only filly running in the 134th Kentucky Derby, said, “I want everybody to place a little money on the filly.”
Today, Eight Belles came in second to Big Brown, collapsed, broke both front ankles, and had to be euthanized on the track.
Coincidence? … Continue Reading »
Polls show Obama on the rocks, with pollsters suggesting that his association with Rev. Wright is one important factor in his recent decline. (Note: these polls were run prior to Rev. Wright’s National Press Club talk and Obama’s subsequent repudiation of him.)
The media lens is tightly focused on Wright’s assertion that HIV was invented … Continue Reading »
