Who makes these rules and enforces them is its own debate in the US, too, with the Trump administration largely calling for a continuation of the Obama administration's "light regulatory touch" philosophy ...
From a pretty interesting article: "Should drunk drivers be charged with DUI in fully autonomous cars?"
It's about fourteen minutes long, and it deserves your attention.
As you probably already know, I am not a rabid anti-gun person. As you probably also know, I wonder why we can't have SOME small amount of common sense concerning who gets to own guns. The Second Amendment does speak of a "well-regulated militia," after all, as KK and others have noted.
I'd also say that I wish my president would be this plain-spoken and angry about a whole host of issues. Maybe this can be a start?
Well, there is always hope.
(h/t: Rebecca Schoenkopf)
All hail the Bush Recovery!
The Dow Jones industrial average, which measures the performance of 30 blue-chip companies, rose more than 140 points in afternoon trading on Tuesday, surpassing its previous record close of 14,164.53, which it achieved nearly five and a half years ago, as well as its record intraday high, set around the same time, of 14,198.10.
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Since a low point in March 2009, the Dow Jones index has more than doubled, stunning even the most seasoned stock market watchers.
Below is a chart (source) of the Dow and the S&P 500 over the past five years.
Jack sent me this great picture of the new American Navy.
But, as we know, every military vessel must fly a flag.
We're cutting costs. Y'all are just clay pigeons now.
Hey, you said a balanced budget was your highest priority.
(h/t: KK and Steve M. | pic. source)
This might be the first time ever that right-wingers accused a black man of not having a gun.
-- Eric Kleefeld
Here's something of an antidote to the previous post: Tim Egan's latest, "The Tomorrow Majority."
Click it to big it, and then print 5000 copies, and then wrap them all around a large brick, and then send that postage-collect to your favorite wingnut. Repeat for your second-favorite wingnut. &c.
Or! You could buy them each a coffee cup find out their credit card numbers, and order them each a gross of coffee cups.
Welcome to Obamacare!!!1!
(h/t: Dr.KennethNoisewater and Another Angry Woman) … wait, that didn't come out right
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[Update/Related] Satan Loves Anal Sex, according to "ex-gay" ex-pornstar (? ← WE never heard of him) Joseph Sciambra, posted by OnKneesforJesus4 (great avatar!), and all of this addendum is entirely to be blamed on Evan Hurst.
After opening with a couple of glowing paragraphs, this:
[...] In short, this is the Mitt Romney we knew, or thought we knew, as one of us.
Sadly, it is not the only Romney, as his campaign for the White House has made abundantly clear, first in his servile courtship of the tea party in order to win the nomination, and now as the party’s shape-shifting nominee. From his embrace of the party’s radical right wing, to subsequent portrayals of himself as a moderate champion of the middle class, Romney has raised the most frequently asked question of the campaign: "Who is this guy, really, and what in the world does he truly believe?"
The evidence suggests no clear answer, or at least one that would survive Romney’s next speech or sound bite. [...]
If this portrait of a Romney willing to say anything to get elected seems harsh, we need only revisit his branding of 47 percent of Americans as freeloaders who pay no taxes, yet feel victimized and entitled to government assistance. His job, he told a group of wealthy donors, "is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
Where, we ask, is the pragmatic, inclusive Romney, the Massachusetts governor who left the state with a model health care plan in place, the Romney who led Utah to Olympic glory? That Romney skedaddled and is nowhere to be found.
And in conclusion:
In considering which candidate to endorse, [the editorial board] had hoped that Romney would exhibit the same talents for organization, pragmatic problem solving and inspired leadership that he displayed here more than a decade ago. Instead, we have watched him morph into a friend of the far right, then tack toward the center with breathtaking aplomb. Through a pair of presidential debates, Romney’s domestic agenda remains bereft of detail and worthy of mistrust.
Therefore, our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who, against tough odds, has guided the country through catastrophe and set a course that, while rocky, is pointing toward a brighter day. The president has earned a second term. Romney, in whatever guise, does not deserve a first.
And by "[the editorial board]," we mean "The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board."
(h/t: Snopes reader KK, via email)
Among the ranks of bullies, the only fair fight is the one that ends with them laughing and kicking sand. And so, no longer able to portray Obama as weak, the authors of Willie Horton, swift-boating and modern day poll-taxing have been reduced to other tactics — among them wildly yelping, “Please, Mr. President, nothing to the face.”
Arugula partisan that I am, I must admit to some glee here.
You want specifics? Your Wonkettes have a collection of Romney/Ryan whimpers from the past few days.
Swiped from TBogg, who advises Mittens not to listen to Bill Kristol. Original source: Leaning Left of Center.
SUBJECT: thought you would appreciate this
I'm following the Supreme Court decision on Metafilter, and this was just posted:
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NYT has finally put up a breaking news ticker: "Supreme Court Allows Health Care Law to Largely Stand"
06/28/12: the day everything was so crazy, the NYT split an infinitive
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Ha!
(Jinnet, via email)
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Also too, a 'shop I have already seen twenty times and cannot be seen enough.
This talk at Google, which just got posted yesterday, is well worth your time, particularly if you are one of those people whose attitude is more or less Remember what it felt like in 2008? And now …? Meh.
You might also have a look at the website RebuildTheDream.com and the book of the same name [Powells | B&N | Amazon].
Who even knew Eva Longoria had an agenda? Good on her.
