Fresh off his tour in Fairbanks this weekend, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is back in the news. Speaking at an American Legion convention, Rumsfeld likened opponents of George Bush to Nazi sympathizers, claiming that they are trying to appease a “new type of fascism.”
In an administration bent upon dividing the nation, this is hardly surprising. […]
Entries from August 2006
Rumsfeld to Dems: “NAZIS!”
August 29th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Tags: Politics
Unregistered comments allowed again
August 28th, 2006 · 2 Comments
For the time being, anyway. Just installed a plugin that will hopefully improve the spam catching abilities of WordPress. If that works, then I’ll start putting my time back into making the presentation a bit better. Gotta hand it to the posters in Something Awful’s computing forum for their WP plugin suggestions.
Tags: General
Primary Wrap Up
August 23rd, 2006 · No Comments
It’s official, Governor Murkowski is out. This is a welcome relief to the many Alaskans worried about his gas/oil dealings, his shady nepotism and general untrustworthiness. With three republican candidates to choose from in last nights primaries, Murkowski came in dead last. A condemning verdict from the Alaskan people.
Sarah Palin, formerly a mayor of Wasilla, […]
Geothermal electricity debuts in Alaska
August 21st, 2006 · No Comments
This weekend I attended the 1st Annual Chena Renewable Energy Fair. While it was a drizzly gray day, the plethora of interesting booths, and the tour of Chena Hot Springs Resort’s new geothermal electric plant was to big of a draw to keep me away.
The plant is the first geothermal plant in Alaska and is […]
Tags: Alaska · Science · Politics
Lost data and Taking Back the Blog
August 14th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Lost all data between the end of December and my last post, which was in April. I’m taking back this blog. But apparently killing data in the process.
On average, I receive 200+ messages on this blog per day. I’d say 99.9% is spam. While my filters have done a fairly decent job nabbing […]
Tags: General
Review: The Republican War on Science
August 14th, 2006 · No Comments
Reposting this lost book review
There is no doubt that the current administration will be known for its myriad failures. From Iraq to cronyism, Bush Jr.’s reign has been one of corruption and deceit. While the press seems to have done a fair, though not excellent, job reporting these infractions, there’s one that seems to have […]
Tags: Book Review · Religion · Science · Politics