I was having a chat with a friend of mine – she always takes the proverbial because of my political stance – and she has never understood why I detest local councils so much. I her view I should love them, stroke them, and play ball once a day to keep them fit. But this...
opinion by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 73 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I really don’t know what Republicans expect, but – Sanford is a Republican – remember those family values? Some vague thoughts come to me about how he sid something in the past about those…now what was it? "(CNN) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told the woman...
opinion by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 116 views | 0 recommendations | 9 comments
Tyranny takes many forms – and the Iranian government is tyrannical, no matter which way you look at it. But, in these last few days they lie, lie and better lie to their people – even Nero had the audacity to fiddle while Rome burned. "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Iran said...
opinion by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 134 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Piss myself laughing! "Consider. A new Speaker is necessary because of the astonishing revelations of endemic and institutionalised dishonesty over Parliamentary expenses. " For parliamentary read all MPs – Conservative ones as well as New Labour, LibDem etc. Though – I...
opinion by The_Cynic | 2 years ago 88 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
" The world has a supply of oil, but will the United States ever be allowed to grow beyond being the third largest producer of oil in the world? Image Credit: Daniel Taghioff - Writing on the WallThe Truth Behind...
created by Edmund Jenks | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 828 views | 22 recommendations | 3 comments
Poynter Institute vice-president, author and writing guru Roy Peter Clark talks about a seminar presentation he attended by blogger Josh Benton and how he came away struck by Benton's logic on real time...
created by sremmah3 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 519 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
While all the "behind the scenes" maneuevering taking place in the
tense Middle East region may not be exactly reassuring, there have
been reports emerging, that if there is any factual basis for them,
could...
created by merrie | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 949 views | 2 recommendations | 6 comments
o I'm watching the news on TV about an hour ago when they suddenly interrupt the current story to bring us "breaking news".What
is this important news? It's live coverage of an anti war protest in
Washington. *sigh*. I'm in the middle of a pizza and feel my appetite
suddenly...
created by Nemesis01 | 5 years ago 268 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"No longer content with just ramming airplanes into skyscrapers, devotees of the "Religion of Peace" have raised the terror bar another couple of notches.
Now these neurotic stowaways from the 7th century have flexed their financial muscle by threatening to boycott Northwest...
"Well, there's this funky little utility from NowPublic. It's a widget that you add to your browser bar (if you're using Firefox. If not, forget this post and move on) and it's a bit like writing a weblog entry. A dialogue box pops up, you add in your title, add in your text...