one more family fuxed. ty pharma and indigo X

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Wednesday June 03, 2009 · 1:28 PM PDT

2009/06/03 · 13:28

Short diary. Rule-breaker in fact, but getting flamed on Kos is the least of my problems.

Can anyone guess who "indigo X" is?

My son has been diagnosed with a condition for which he has been prescribed a $very$ $$expensive$$ medication.

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Monday January 12, 2009 · 5:23 PM PST

2009/01/12 · 17:23

People who look at lobbyist money using the various search-tools out there probably fit into 2 categories at any time - some in both at various times:

puzzled, looks at money that a politician gets to try and understand their position

looks to see what a given lobbyist (or lobbying group/consultant) gives

Both fine goals.

Time comes when a fella wonders what the big picture is - like "who all gives money to so-and-so, and once you know who-all-etc., who else are they giving to.

Doing this kind of digging becomes a lot (really) harder with the simple query tools that are on senate.gov and house.gov. I should know - I've tried myself.

If you've read this far, there's more . .. .

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lobbying-money data . . .

8 votes Vote Now!

lobbying-money data . . .

what are you talking about? opensecrets is all we need

0 votes

let's get this database publicly accessible over the intertubes

8 votes

who cares?

0 votes

Oh the humanity . . .

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Saturday March 22, 2008 · 3:03 PM PDT

2008/03/22 · 15:03

The outrage at the "lost" WH disk drives.

One commenter's words are to the effect "we'll tell them that we're assuming the worst, since they can't produce the drives".

Boy - that'll show them. Tell them that we assume the worst (Cheney is looking for his therapist right now)

"We should {verb here} , {another verb here} . . ."

Talk impeachment as well - now they're really shaking.

Doesn't anyone get it yet? They don't GIVE a shit, and they never will.

They ignore detractors like tired men ignore flies; all counter-efforts are in the end nothing but distractions that fill OUR days.

HELLOOOOOOOOO! ! ! !
THEY. DON'T. GIVE. A. SHIT.

Is anyone listening?

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I think you're

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I think you're

spot on - we're hosed.

10 votes

a bit too anxious. It won't be that bad.

0 votes

you need meds - we'll be soaring in a couple of years

5 votes

comfort of realism (don't need no stinkin' hope)

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Thursday March 06, 2008 · 4:18 PM PST

2008/03/06 · 16:18

Hope is great, mostly. It's what leads people to want to fight for change. Normally I can get behind that, but of late there seems to be little reason to think that there can be any real change. Democrats can of course sweep congress, Senate, and White House. Doesn't really fix it much in my view

Why? Because the system as originally envisioned (in the PR releases of the day at least) just seems to me to be hopelessly broken. of late, I've started swearing off politics because of the continuous flood that comes our way regarding the misdoings in Washington. Go below the fold to see why I'm so cynical.

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Thursday September 15, 2005 · 10:48 AM PDT

2005/09/15 · 10:48

Read just a few pages of either of these:

twilight in the desert

Oil depletion

For those not acquainted with the energy industry, the short story is this:

oil reserves are over-stated; don't read RedState.org - listen to the man who served on the energy task-force (no prizes for guessing why they didn't listen to him. Check his credentials here: Simmons and Co. Intl.. Notice that they have brokered several billions of $ in energy projects (see Notable Transactions
"proven reserves" is a phrase you want to be very, very careful with. These are CEO's with millions of $ of bonus at stake who are using these words. The facts do not support.
there is systematic over-stating of reserves at the global level (OPEC production quotas are based on a country's "reserves" as a fraction of total "global reserves". Seem like an unstable recipe doesn't it?)
Matthew Simmons is one of the few lone voices in the wilderness; nobody is listening to him. If they do, they don't believe him.

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Monday September 12, 2005 · 6:48 AM PDT

2005/09/12 · 06:48

Am I being naive? I have sent about 15 letters to various editors, Senators, TV stations about the fact that the Bush Administration is hiding some of Roberts' writings. Why is everyone taking this lying down? If he's qualified and acceptable, then so be it - then show the stuff. What is being hidden?

Contact your Senator

NPR reported yesterday that "most Americans expect he will be confirmed" as reason that the Dems won't fully and properly oppose it. That was the first I'd heard of it.

Time to remind those Senators that they are accountable to their constituents.

Hammer CNN's Soledad O'Brien with feedback

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Monday September 05, 2005 · 7:59 AM PDT

2005/09/05 · 07:59

Soledad O'Brien, the wannabe reporter attacked Mayor Nagin openly, questioning him (and then implying its veracity) whether he was responsible for the poor response. Attack-dog at its worst.

My only questions : (1) where was she when someone played golf and lived the good life (as people were dying) (2) where were her questions about the funding for levee projects and the lousy FEMA response?

Tell CNN what you think:

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one more family fuxed. ty pharma and indigo X

Lobbyist Money : Givers & Getters

Oh the humanity . . .

comfort of realism (don't need no stinkin' hope)

energy armageddon (enjoy, Jerome)

groundswell against Roberts nomination? (PLEASE recommend)

Hammer CNN's Soledad O'Brien with feedback