(Dems in) Congress Debates Muzzling Congressmen Online
Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) ignited a storm of online fury this week when he announced on the microblogging service Twitter that House Democrats were poised to ban members of Congress from using social media tools or posting online without prior committee consent, and then only on designated āofficialā external websites.
Comments are off for this postMr Osborne does not get classical theory…much
Mr Osborne is straightforwardly incorrect to assert that “Classical economic theory cannot tell you why this happens.” (He is also, incidentally, incorrect to assert that classical economic theory is “based on the assumption that humans always act in their own self-interest”, but we shan’t go into that very much here.)
Comments are off for this postBritish Collective Snigger…
Every time the name “Fannie May” is mentioned on the news. For those not in the know; fannie means vagina outside the US. Its probably the only company name which cannot be mentioned on terrestrial television until after the 9pm watershed.
Comments are off for this postNew daft idea…for knife crime
Hospital visits is the latest stupid idea in trying to help curb knife crime. Considering that these cretins are stabbing people instead of just slashing them; this probably won’t do much. As some of have said prison is the only solution. Of course, making sure that life means life for murder would help too. The fact these cretins couldn’t care less about anything says volumes about the effect of the welfare state on certain types of people.
BTW: Britons no longer can be smug about their violent crime levels as compared to the US. London is rivaling Philidelphia these days for murder rates.
Update: K T has written on the subject. My opinion is that you have to drop a few of these evil cretins before there will be an impact. The whole “zero tolerance” thing will just mean innocents gets busted while the thugs in the dodgy areas continue as normal.
1 commentBlogging Awards time UK
Here is the spiel on the Witangamont awards. If you feel so moved to vote please go here.
If you could vote K T Dodge for best new blog I would appreciate it. Needless to say Devils Kitchen for design and maybe this one for something?
Comments are off for this postBOMSing we will go
Welcome to the July 7, 2008 edition of best of me symphony.
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Amy Vernon presents Becoming a picky eater posted at ice cream is not for breakfast, saying, “I look forward to the day when our little one returns from the land of picky eaters.”
Sam presents Famous Photographers and Their Work. posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, “These famous photographers were not born artists. They studied their craft throughout life, practicing how to tell a story through a lens. They sought out landscapes, street action, sports and portrait subjects. While they worked behind the camera, they learned technique and composition. Through their photos they tell us about the world and about ourselves.”
AdmirableIndia.com presents Bangalore to Mysore on Bike: Day 1: Part 2: Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Brindavan gardens and Krishnarajasagara or KRS dam posted at AdmirableIndia.com.
Chief Family Officer presents Getting Out Of Debt posted at Chief Family Officer.
Arun presents Google Is Fun posted at Arun’s Personal Blog.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents 12 Effective Ways To Afford Big Ticket Items posted at The Digerati Life.
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