Why eating meat is bad for the environment

This issue of eating meat is gaining more momentum, as people start realizing the toll that meat-eating is putting on the environment.  Raising farm animals contributes more greenhouse gases to the environment than all transportation (cars, trains, airplanes and anything else) combined. This excerpt is from an article on Common…

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What the Democrats can learn from Larry Craig

Bob Cesca usually takes a take-no-prisoners approach to writing.  This recent piece from Huffpo is no exception and I agree with him.  Here's an excerpt: Prior to this embarrassing week of events on the Hill, the Democratic majority has acquiesced on war funding and have fallen over themselves backpedaling as fast…

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Bush flunks the economy, but exaggerates his grades

This video and attached article is so incredibly depressing, to think that this man is the leader of our country. Did I say depressing. Maybe I meant embarrassing or horrifying.   Especially horrifying in light of the economic shipwreck that is going to happen under the not-very-learned command of George W.…

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A football field covered with M&M’s says don’t waste your money playing the lottery

I’m sure you’ve seen the photos of many of those many delighted lottery winners! Yes, they do exist.  As we all know, though, winning the Powerball requires a lot of luck. For every smiling winner there are millions of people with nothing to show for their money.  How much luck…

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