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Yesterday, the Times had yet another story on how drilling projects have proceeded with environmental waivers, despite President Obama's so-called moratorium on permits. Deepwater Horizon received an environmental waiver last year and received another one just before the April explosion.
So, apparently it wasn't "just a few months" into the administration that the waiver was given.
All I know is, Hillary wouldn't have done that.
Are you still snarking?
What we do know is that Big Oil, to paraphrase Dick Durbin on the subject of the big banks, "owns the place" and will do whatever the eff it wants. Parent
Big Oil to Dick the big banks and eff it wants
That you are a reaganite GOP mole. lol Parent
That is some good news anyway. Parent
But I have to say that the first comment at the link is a worse case scenario and from my wanderings around to science and engineering sites and places like TheOilDrum and LifeAfterTheOilCrashForum that this is entirely possible. Very frightening. Time for some wet beds. I won't quote from that first comment since I'm not sure of the etiquette of that, but read it if you're so inclined, and sitting down.
That's why they've taken the unprecedented step of using DISPERSANTS -- 5000 feet below the surface. As we know, hundreds of thousands of gallons of a highly toxic compound (Corexit which is banned in the UK) is being pumped directly into the point of outflow. IIRC, this dispersant has been only ever been used on surface oil. The way it's being presently deployed has created, heretofore unseen, partially dispersed, 300 foot thick underwater oil plumes that are too heavy to surface. Which is good news for BP, since it enables them to hide and avoid the vast bulk of the problem.
Nevertheless, a significant amount of oil continues to rise, forming a slick on the surface. The miscreants at BP, and Obama, and Salazar, et al keep telling us that everything that can be done is being done. Bull$hit. BP has made no concerted attempt to take care of the surface slick, the part of the iceberg that's above water. So, we have all this lethal gunk destroying the flora and fauna of the Gulf wetlands; spewing onto the beaches; and into the Gulf currents which could take it up the eastern seaboard, and maybe beyond.
GOOD NEWS, today AolNews called attention to BP's failure to address surface oil, Could Secret Saudi Spill Hold Fix for Gulf Slick?:
Nick Pozzi, was an engineer with Saudi Aramco in the Middle East when he says an accident there in 1993 generated a spill far larger than anything the United States has ever seen...nearly 800 million gallons of oil dumped into the Persian Gulf...70 times the size of the Exxon Valdez spill. But remarkably, by employing a fleet of empty supertankers to suck crude off the water's surface, Pozzi's team was not only able to clean up the spill, but also salvage 85 percent of the oil, he says. While BP, the oil giant at the center of the recent accident, works to stanch the leak from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig, Pozzi insists the company should be following his lead. [He's contacted both BP and the Coast Guard and they have expressed no interest in his proposal.]
While BP, the oil giant at the center of the recent accident, works to stanch the leak from the sunken Deepwater Horizon rig, Pozzi insists the company should be following his lead. [He's contacted both BP and the Coast Guard and they have expressed no interest in his proposal.]
Clearly, this would require considerably more TIME, MONEY, AND REAL WORK, than BP is willing to expend -- unless Obama makes them. While he's at it, he could also compel BP to stop using the underwater dispersant, to avoid creating additional submerged oil plumes. The oil would rise, as 'nature' dictates, and the same methods could be applied to deal with the entire outflow. So, that's what Obama can do, that isn't already being done -- for starters. Parent
I know now that the dispersant is awful, and I think BP knew all along that there was a record amount of oil being leaked and did not want it to surface.
At the risk of being called an apologist for merely raising a question, in a situation with no good options, is the damage due to the dispersant worse than damage from oil hitting the shore? I don't think it would have all been contained at sea, with the flow rate being what it has been. Parent
I think one of the real problems with the dispersant is they used the wrong kind. There were other options available and they went with the more toxic one. Parent
Of course, there are other standard means of managing surface slicks, to get it out of the ocean and keep it away from shore. Among other things, this includes: fu@king proper fu@king booming; skimming it; using sorbents (absorbent materials); letting some of it evaporate; letting microorganisms eat some of it; burning some of it; and applying some less toxic surface dispersants to break it up.
BP obviously doesn't want to have to do that with the vast quantity of oil coming from the geyser -- so they're shooting dispersant directly into it -- which creates the submerged oil plumes, yadda, yadda -- out of sight, out of mind, right? Wrong. This Dkos story (The Other Gulf Gusher) reports that:
Scientists have encountered these plumes hundreds of miles away from the original well site, and now oil washing into the marshes of Louisiana isn't just moving along the surface, but actually flowing up along the bottom of the sea, rendering the usual booms and floats useless in stopping the advance.
Long story short, the use of dispersants under water has created a problem nobody has ever seen before; nobody knows how to deal with it; and it's getting to shore from the bottom rather than the top. Heckuva job. Parent
I hadn't until this morning. The online version of Ad Age had a story about Omnicom investors rejecting a proposal to "rein in" the "golden coffin" perk John Wren, the media conglomerate's CEO, and other top executives have negotiated are offered. This is a benefit granted to heirs after the officer's ultimate demise. According to the story, "Omnicom investors on Tuesday rejected a proposal calling on the company to rein in this form of generosity, which could mean an additional $41 million in payouts to the 57-year-old Mr. Wren's survivors."
I am always amazed when I discover that I still have untouched pockets of real naivete. I'm almost embarrassed to admit that this story shocked me.
While the rest of us are worrying about how to create decent society with an economy that provides most people with jobs and a decent living, these folks are busy creating a hereditary aristocracy in which they and their progeny can escape from the horrible messes they've made or encouraged.
I can understand why the Board might approve of this (they want the same perk for themselves) but why would investors want to support such nonsense?
Free market principles dictate that if a ceo gets (for example) 10 million a year and a 30 mill golden coffin, there was no qualified candidate willing to be ceo for 9.5 mill a year and a 25 mill golden coffin...you need look no further to know what we've got here is a rigged market. Parent
RIP Art Linketter. A real classic. Parent
Countries Offer Aid While the governor asks for more supplies, a number of countries said today that the U.S. government and BP had yet to take them up on offers of assistance, including booms and skimmers. The State Department said in a briefing today that 17 countries had offered assistance, including Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. BP added another two countries to that list, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. While BP has accepted some supplies, including booms and skimmers from Norway, most other countries said they were waiting for a response from the U.S. government. "We have the equipment," said Ferran Tarradellas, a spokesman for the European Union agency coordinating Europe's response, "but at this point in time, we have not received any requests."
While the governor asks for more supplies, a number of countries said today that the U.S. government and BP had yet to take them up on offers of assistance, including booms and skimmers.
The State Department said in a briefing today that 17 countries had offered assistance, including Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.
BP added another two countries to that list, Brazil and Saudi Arabia.
While BP has accepted some supplies, including booms and skimmers from Norway, most other countries said they were waiting for a response from the U.S. government.
"We have the equipment," said Ferran Tarradellas, a spokesman for the European Union agency coordinating Europe's response, "but at this point in time, we have not received any requests."
Such relief after such a long search, I can't even tell you! Certainly the missing piece of online communication that there's no easy method of humming to another. Parent
This is why Arizona SB 1070 will backfire: Immigration authorities in Berwyn, Illinois arrested Puerto Rican Eduardo Caraballo in a stolen car case, but when his mother posted his bail, he was detained because authorities didn't believe he was a legal citizen. His mother brought his birth certificate, but Eduardo was unable to answer some questions about the island because he's lived all his life on the mainland. Eduardo was detained for more three days and threatened with deportation-to Mexico. link
Scalia
"When I first came to the Supreme Court, three of my colleagues had never been a federal judge," said Scalia who joined the Court in 1986 after being nominated by President Reagan. "William Rehnquist came to the Bench from the Office of Legal Counsel. Byron White was Deputy Attorney General. And Lewis Powell who was a private lawyer in Richmond and had been president of the American Bar Association." "Currently, there is nobody on the Court who has not served as a judge --indeed, as a federal judge -- all nine of us," he continued. ". . . I am happy to see that this latest nominee is not a federal judge - and not a judge at all."
"Currently, there is nobody on the Court who has not served as a judge --indeed, as a federal judge -- all nine of us," he continued. ". . . I am happy to see that this latest nominee is not a federal judge - and not a judge at all."
Interesting....
Rodney Newsome's life as a dead man lasted about seven months, until he got arrested again. He might have been better off "dead." On Wednesday, he got tossed back in the Fairfax County jail. After a guilty plea for attempted fraud in 2007, Newsome's attorney submitted documents to the Fairfax court saying his client was in a coma after unsuccessful brain surgery. He was "in a vegetative state," a Manassas doctor allegedly wrote, "while being assisted by ventilation means." On May 23, 2009, at 19:23 hours, Rodney T. Newsome Sr. died at age 37, leaving behind a wife and two children, according to a report allegedly prepared by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. That prompted Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Bruce D. White to dismiss the charges. Newsome, of Manassas, had been looking at jail time because of nine prior convictions in state and federal court for various fraud and drug charges dating back to 1995. After his apparent death, Fairfax police allege, Newsome somehow returned to illegal activity, including taking a stolen check from a Culpeper County check-cashing store, opening a bank account in Oakton and trying to withdraw funds from the account. That was Dec. 17, almost seven months after his alleged death. Newsome was arrested in February, and again charged with attempted fraud. Newsome was released on bond, made several court appearances on the new charge and was scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday. His tragic demise and resurrection had escaped the notice of police and prosecutors. But a sharp-eyed Circuit Court clerk named Mary McGaffic spotted Newsome's case last week in the stack of monthly indictments. As White's clerk, she remembered Newsome's death and the repeated sentencing postponements that preceded it. She informed Fairfax prosecutors that Newsome had sprung back to life. Fairfax Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Ian M. Rodway wrote a letter to White last week that Newsome "has arisen from the dead" and asked for a bench warrant for his failure to appear for court last year. There was no need. Newsome showed up Wednesday morning, prepared to plead guilty to his latest fraud charge. His new attorney, Lavonda Graham Williams, was shocked when Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Mark Oberndorf told her of Newsome's alleged death. Newsome also expressed surprise and confusion, but Williams did not allow him to be interviewed. Rodway told Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine that in 2008 and 2009, Newsome's attorney at the time, George Freeman, had filed doctor's notes, and then a report from the Maryland health department, that "indicated Mr. Newsome had gone to the big courthouse in the sky." Rodway acknowledged he did not catch any possible forgeries in the doctor's notes informing the court of Newsome's comatose condition at George Washington University Hospital or the Maryland death notice. Freeman did not return a call for comment.
He might have been better off "dead." On Wednesday, he got tossed back in the Fairfax County jail.
After a guilty plea for attempted fraud in 2007, Newsome's attorney submitted documents to the Fairfax court saying his client was in a coma after unsuccessful brain surgery. He was "in a vegetative state," a Manassas doctor allegedly wrote, "while being assisted by ventilation means." On May 23, 2009, at 19:23 hours, Rodney T. Newsome Sr. died at age 37, leaving behind a wife and two children, according to a report allegedly prepared by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
That prompted Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Bruce D. White to dismiss the charges.
Newsome, of Manassas, had been looking at jail time because of nine prior convictions in state and federal court for various fraud and drug charges dating back to 1995.
After his apparent death, Fairfax police allege, Newsome somehow returned to illegal activity, including taking a stolen check from a Culpeper County check-cashing store, opening a bank account in Oakton and trying to withdraw funds from the account. That was Dec. 17, almost seven months after his alleged death. Newsome was arrested in February, and again charged with attempted fraud.
Newsome was released on bond, made several court appearances on the new charge and was scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday. His tragic demise and resurrection had escaped the notice of police and prosecutors.
But a sharp-eyed Circuit Court clerk named Mary McGaffic spotted Newsome's case last week in the stack of monthly indictments. As White's clerk, she remembered Newsome's death and the repeated sentencing postponements that preceded it.
She informed Fairfax prosecutors that Newsome had sprung back to life.
Fairfax Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Ian M. Rodway wrote a letter to White last week that Newsome "has arisen from the dead" and asked for a bench warrant for his failure to appear for court last year.
There was no need. Newsome showed up Wednesday morning, prepared to plead guilty to his latest fraud charge. His new attorney, Lavonda Graham Williams, was shocked when Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Mark Oberndorf told her of Newsome's alleged death. Newsome also expressed surprise and confusion, but Williams did not allow him to be interviewed.
Rodway told Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Michael F. Devine that in 2008 and 2009, Newsome's attorney at the time, George Freeman, had filed doctor's notes, and then a report from the Maryland health department, that "indicated Mr. Newsome had gone to the big courthouse in the sky."
Rodway acknowledged he did not catch any possible forgeries in the doctor's notes informing the court of Newsome's comatose condition at George Washington University Hospital or the Maryland death notice. Freeman did not return a call for comment.
But I give the guy credit - he showed up for all his court appearances.
Ardi Rizal Smoking VIDEO: Sumatran 2-Year Old Smokes 40 Cigarettes A Day
It's off the charts bad parenting...that being said, this world is so crazy that kid will probably live to be 100. Parent
Capt, back on the animal front, Google "Kitlers" Parent
he crys when we dont let him use meth! what are we supposed to do?
but the video is hilarious. the kid looks like a borscht belt comedian Parent
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are amping up pressure on the White House to divulge details of Rep. Joe Sestak's allegation that the Obama administration offered him a federal job in exchange for dropping his primary challenge to Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania's race for Senate. Seven Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding the Department of Justice launch a probe into whether any illegal activity took place.
Seven Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder demanding the Department of Justice launch a probe into whether any illegal activity took place.
One the most extreme charges hurled by Republicans at the White House came from Rep. Darrell Issa...
HuffPo going Republican?
Even some Democrats are sounding-off on the matter. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell -- one of Specter's strongest allies during the primary fight --
As I said, the more interesting question at this point is who is jumping on the bandwagon. Why, becomes obvious. digby chimes in:
The right wing scandal machine creates political viruses that mutate and take on a life of their own. There's no antidote once you've caught it --- you either have a good immune system and a will to survive or you don't.
But, funny, I must admit. :) Parent
Was there ever a time when "the news" wasn't so extremely party-centric?
I guess the days of just putting it all out there and letting people come to their own conclusions were over a long, long time ago.
While I do think it matters what transpired between the WH and Sestak - and it would matter if it had transpired between a Republican president and a Republican member of Congress - I don't believe that that is at the heart of why there is such interest in whatever-it-was-that-happened; the interest, in my opinion, is purely political.
Unfortunately, these political tempests have had a way of developing both traction and real teeth (see "Lewinsky, Monica" and "impeachment, Bill Clinton"); whether the WH thinks it is immune from the political fallout from this may be a measure of their inability to take a lesson from history. Parent
How can they be so dumb to let this go on so long? Parent
My birth certificate. Parent
Do they still pay by the page? :) Parent
more if you type with one hand Parent
Very nosy fellow, the kitty cat. You know what happens to nosy fellows? Huh? No? Wanna guess? Huh? No? Okay. They lose their ickle noses.
Annnnnnd scene. [/this has been another installment of CDS theater ... good seats still available] Parent
Republicans are using it to undercut a key aspect of the Obama presidency: His promise to restore transparency and undo the legacy of cronyism of the Bush years. Republicans aren't going to stop doing this, potentially damaging Dems over the long term. link
If this is the only instance of lack of transparency Greg Sargent can find in the Obama presidency, he really, really has not been paying attention.
Truly an AYFKM (are you f'ing kidding me) moment.
Here's a novel idea for the Obama administration: be the transparency we've been waiting for, Parent
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Highway construction could come to a screeching halt this summer due to a shortage of paint. Road crews have been complaining to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) that they can't start projects or finish current ones because there isn't enough paint for road stripes, said a rep for the trade association. "It's not like this is Home Depot, with stacks of stockpiled paint," said AGC spokesman Brian Turmail. "A lot of paint producers are distributing only 50% of what they did last year." And typically, if the paint isn't down, the job isn't done, and the contractor can't get paid. "Depending who you speak with, this could be an eight-week problem, or a six-month one," he added. "We're hoping for the former but preparing for the latter." The problem is two-fold, Turmail said, because two major components of the acrylic paint -- methyl methacrylate and titanium dioxide -- are in short supply.
Road crews have been complaining to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) that they can't start projects or finish current ones because there isn't enough paint for road stripes, said a rep for the trade association.
"It's not like this is Home Depot, with stacks of stockpiled paint," said AGC spokesman Brian Turmail. "A lot of paint producers are distributing only 50% of what they did last year."
And typically, if the paint isn't down, the job isn't done, and the contractor can't get paid.
"Depending who you speak with, this could be an eight-week problem, or a six-month one," he added. "We're hoping for the former but preparing for the latter."
The problem is two-fold, Turmail said, because two major components of the acrylic paint -- methyl methacrylate and titanium dioxide -- are in short supply.
SNIP
Impact on safety: Roads with faded stripes pose significant safety concerns. Without adequate markers, drivers can drift out of their lanes and cause accidents. In fact, more than 60% of all traffic fatalities are caused by straying drivers, according to a 2008 study by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. In response to shortage reports, the agency requested information from states, which spend about $2 billion per year on road markings. So far only ten have responded, saying they "are aware of the situation" but have continued to receive paint, a AASHTO rep said. "The states will continue to take a wait-and-see approach, but they're cautiously optimistic that this issue will be resolved before the end of the summer," the rep said. To save paint in the meantime, state officials may consider painting thinner lines, Turmail said, or using temporary tape and buttons. Orange cones will also be around construction areas for longer periods of time. And drivers may also be forced to deal with faded lines as transportation officials funnel the limited paint supplies into new projects, Turmail said.
In response to shortage reports, the agency requested information from states, which spend about $2 billion per year on road markings. So far only ten have responded, saying they "are aware of the situation" but have continued to receive paint, a AASHTO rep said.
"The states will continue to take a wait-and-see approach, but they're cautiously optimistic that this issue will be resolved before the end of the summer," the rep said.
To save paint in the meantime, state officials may consider painting thinner lines, Turmail said, or using temporary tape and buttons.
Orange cones will also be around construction areas for longer periods of time. And drivers may also be forced to deal with faded lines as transportation officials funnel the limited paint supplies into new projects, Turmail said.
Berenson was arrested in 1995 and initially accused of being a leader of the MRTA, which bombed banks and kidnapped and killed civilians but was nowhere near as violent as the better-known Shining Path insurgency. It is blamed for, at most, 200 killings. . . . She was convicted of treason by a military court in 1996. But after an intense campaign by her parents. . ., she was retried in a civilian court in 2000. It convicted Berenson of the lesser crime and reduced her sentence to 20 years. . . . The U.S. State Department had pushed hard for the civilian trial, saying Berenson was denied due process by the military tribunal.
She was convicted of treason by a military court in 1996. But after an intense campaign by her parents. . ., she was retried in a civilian court in 2000. It convicted Berenson of the lesser crime and reduced her sentence to 20 years. . . . The U.S. State Department had pushed hard for the civilian trial, saying Berenson was denied due process by the military tribunal.
Contrasted with this:
The Obama administration is preparing to revive the system of military commissions established at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba . . . [Attorney General] Holder also announced that five other detainees held at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will be sent to military commissions for trial. . . . Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has finally signed and issued a Manual for the Military Commissions Act of 2009. It's 7:30 p.m. as I write this. Approximately 13 and a half hours from now, Col. Pat Parrish, the military judge presiding over Omar Khadr's pre-trial hearing, will gavel the first full-fledged military commission proceeding of the Obama administration into order.
And after reading this excerpt from Scott Horton's article, I'm not sure I will have the courage to read the whole thing:
The Gates Pentagon prepared the manual for the military commissions completely behind closed doors. It disregarded established procedures under which proposed procedural rules are disclosed for public comment and the views of the military bar itself are explicitly solicited. We now see that it turned to secrecy because it had something to hide: the rules were recognized as flawed and weak even within the Obama Administration, where they were subjected to appropriately sharp criticism. Had they been publicly aired, the Pentagon would have been forced to work out the contradictions in them. But it opted to keep the country and the bar in the dark.
I think it's time for my Advil. Parent
And I have no doubt that both prisoners and facilities were spiffed up before reporters were allowed to tour the place; I love the imagery of this:
A one-way window into the small interrogation rooms showed a turbaned man conversing easily with a blond American woman, whose main task is to build a rapport with the prisoner in hopes of eliciting information.
I mean, if they're allowing blond American women to chat with these prisoners, it must have an almost country-club atmosphere.
I can't believe anyone thinks this dog-and-pony show will pass for justice, or that things are as benign as the article suggested - but I will await more details (I will not, however hold my breath, stand on my head, or hop on one foot while doing so). Parent
Possible Pros:
Supporters, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, both Republicans, have been promoting the measure -- Proposition 14 -- as a kind of electoral panacea, saying it could encourage political moderates and increase turnout in primaries where hard-line candidates often win. And in a state saddled with a $19 billion deficit, high unemployment and low morale, the promise of new blood in Sacramento seems to be a potent one; the latest polls show the measure favored by a majority of voters, and support growing
Proposition 14 has already performed a miracle, unifying the Democratic and Republican Parties in this polarized state capital. Both have joined a catch-all opposition that includes the state's Green Party, its Libertarians, the American Independent Party, the socialist Peace and Freedom Party, members of the "birther" movement, and Cindy Sheehan, the liberal antiwar activist. Small parties, in particular, are unhappy with the proposition, saying it would box them out of general elections, which they say would most likely be populated by better-known and better-financed candidates. "It's the biggest threat to independent and third parties in the last 50 years," said Christina Tobin, who is running for secretary of state as a Libertarian while also campaigning against Proposition 14. "It would make it far more difficult for minor parties to qualify. "
Small parties, in particular, are unhappy with the proposition, saying it would box them out of general elections, which they say would most likely be populated by better-known and better-financed candidates.
"It's the biggest threat to independent and third parties in the last 50 years," said Christina Tobin, who is running for secretary of state as a Libertarian while also campaigning against Proposition 14. "It would make it far more difficult for minor parties to qualify. "
The possible Cons:
Regardless of the proposition's intent, electoral experts say its impact is unclear. Paul Gronke, director of the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College, worked to defeat a similar ballot measure in Oregon in 2008. "I felt like it was snake oil," Mr. Gronke said. "It was like a little carny barker going around saying, `It's going to cure everything.' " And while supporters say it will increase the number of centrists, Mr. Gronke says it could actually encourage the election of more fringe candidates who manage to make it to the general election. He cited David Duke, the white supremacist, who forced a runoff for the governor's seat in Louisiana in 1991 under that state's electoral system. Louisiana law requires state and local candidates to gain a majority in primaries to win election.
"I felt like it was snake oil," Mr. Gronke said. "It was like a little carny barker going around saying, `It's going to cure everything.' "
And while supporters say it will increase the number of centrists, Mr. Gronke says it could actually encourage the election of more fringe candidates who manage to make it to the general election. He cited David Duke, the white supremacist, who forced a runoff for the governor's seat in Louisiana in 1991 under that state's electoral system. Louisiana law requires state and local candidates to gain a majority in primaries to win election.
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lucy and zoe
ebony and ivory
Friends tell The Daily Beast that the departing senator, injured by Obama's failure to show last-minute support, may well shift right on key votes from Kagan to financial reform.
Any 80 yr old that would rather be whoring himself in the Senate than enjoying a nice retirement is suspect in my book right off the bat. Just go away Arlen. Parent
Massive collateral hetero toll also predicted.
Did you know that China produces the most carrots? Or that there are purple, red, white, and black carrots and that scientists are working on a "rainbow" carrot?
Note, second paragraph is inaccurate. LA County DA's office is not extraditing Polanski for commiting rape.