Archive for December, 2006

Liabilities


Posted by Bruno on December 18th, 2006

Man, if military expenditures alone don’t push the cost of this Iraq fiasco over $1 trillion, then all the ensuing lawsuits certainly will.

Whoops


Posted by Bruno on December 18th, 2006

Error with Episode 275. Stupid internets. Anyway, it should be re-posted now.
(Thanks to reader HH for the tip)

The World in 60 Seconds - December 17, 2006


Posted by Bruno on December 17th, 2006

Bruno and the Professor present a 60 second news update from a funny, left-of-center perspective that covers some of the major topics of the week. This Week: President Bush asks for an extension to finish his term paper entitled, “What to do next in Iraq.” Time Magazine names their Person of the Year. And finally, [...]

So Much for That


Posted by Bruno on December 16th, 2006

Less than a month after announcing his plans to seek the Presidency, Evan Bayh drops out.
Here’s a guy who’s been rumored as a Presidential candidate for what, 20 years? And within a month, he’s in and out. Weird.
In other ‘08 news, Edwards is officially in. It’s interesting that [...]

Geek Saturdays: Fun with Questionnaires


Posted by Bruno on December 16th, 2006

I just upgraded my laptop to a MacBook, and thus, the global headquarters of Bruno and the Prof has received a giant infrastructure upgrade.
In the process of downloading all the new drivers, I came across this questionnaire on the site:

The first and fourth questions sound particularly intriguing. The idea of collaborating online [...]

The Great Sammamish County


Posted by Bruno on December 16th, 2006

I’m watching MSNBC this morning and they’ve got a piece on the windstorm that wracked the Pacific NW this week.
Here’s the weird thing: the reporter kept telling us that she was standing in the middle of Sammamish County, in the heart of the storm damage. They even popped up a little graphic showing us [...]

Gregoire Punts


Posted by Bruno on December 15th, 2006

Paralyzed by the fear of making a decision, the Guv kicks the can down the road:
Gov. Christine Gregoire this morning called for a public vote on the Alaskan Way Viaduct to break the political stalemate between an affordable elevated structure and a tunnel that is still financially shaky.
The vote should occur by April within Seattle [...]

Go, Ron, Go!


Posted by Contrarian on December 15th, 2006

As a card-carrying member of the union of the whiny underemployed, I think we should try it*:
In another sign that healthcare will return as a major issue when Democrats take over Congress next month, a prominent Democratic senator unveiled an ambitious proposal Wednesday to provide medical insurance for all Americans while reining in costs.
The plan [...]

If you exclude for the moment the concept of outsourcing education to “independent contractors” (whatever that means exactly . . .)*, this new report has some exciting new ideas for educational reform:
Warning that Americans face a grave risk of losing their prosperity and high quality of life to better educated workers overseas, a panel of [...]


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