This morning I was thinking about the situation at Republic Window & Door. Now, granted, I don't know enough about the situation to grasp all of the nuances, but I've never let that stop me before. It seems that the workers are upset because they haven't been paid for the last week of work they did. …

Oh the joys of tolerance and inclusiveness. From the Chicago Tribune: Tolerance fails T-shirt test. Remember, it's only socially acceptable to be bigoted against some people.

Campaign politics aside, we now have a new President-Elect. Now it's time to enter the world of politics where (theoretically) what you do is more important than what you say. On the Agenda page of Change.gov it says: The principal priorities of the Obama Administration include: a plan to revive the economy, to fix our health …

Today is election day in the US.

So, I'm watching Project Runway tonight rather than the debate. Why? Because at least it matters to me who wins Project Runway. Whereas the "winner" of the debate has no bearing on my life, because I've already decided who I'm voting for for president. I'm voting for Cynthia McKinney. Since you probably don't know who that …

... and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God. Senate Oath of Office I've been doing some research for an idea I had, and I came across this page that list US Senators, in order of the percentage of votes …

So, my brother occasionally makes noises about what a freakin' awesome president he'd be. He's wrong, of course. But since I enjoy arguing with people, I'm picking a fight with him right now. What my brother, and from my point of view the major political parties but especially the Democrats, seem to forget is that, in …