Hooray, let's stick it to up for the common man:
A week after the GOP-led Senate rejected an increase to the minimum wage, Senate Democrats on Tuesday vowed to block pay raises for members of Congress until the minimum wage is increased.
What a showing of solidarity! Until those at the bottom of the pay scale get $7.25 an hour (never mind how many of them it will drive out of work), members of Congress will have to subsist on the pitiful scraps they get now.
Boy, am I glad I got through school before this crap started:
Some traditional childhood games are disappearing from school playgrounds because educators say they're dangerous.Elementary schools in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Spokane, Wash., banned tag at recess this year. Others, including a suburban Charleston, S.C., school, dumped contact sports such as soccer and touch football.
Baba Wawa has been one of the people most responsbible for blurring the line between news and entertainment fluff on TV. But, hey, if you loved her smarmy interviews, you can pay to listen to them all over again:
Sirius will air a weekly two-hour series, starting next year, that replays many of the interviews Walters has conducted since joining ABC in 1976. About four interviews will be featured in each program, with new introductions by Walters to place them into the context of the time.
If you ever doubted that telemarketers were out of control:
The federal government has decided to put its own secret Homeland Security hotline to the nation's 50 governors on the federal Do Not Call Registry, according to Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner.
Holy cow! Looks like the debate over illegal aliens is going to turn around. Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar, who has favored the "path to citizenship" for illegal aliens, now says he is firmly opposed to amnesty!
Oh, wait. He meant he is against amnesty for Iraqis:
Finally, a new psychological disorder is identifed that might actually exist:
In light of news that road rage is caused by a psychiatric illness -- Intermittent Explosive Disorder -- I would like to share my own findings. I am a clinical psychologist and have come up with a new syndrome -- obnoxious personality disorder.
I'm holding my breath. Is it possible she might come to Fort Wayne and that I, a humble resident of flyover country, might have my input sought for what a Great American Network would then beam back into my living room?
CBS said Thursday it is sending incoming evening-news anchor Katie Couric on a tour of several cities to meet informally with viewers this summer and hear what they're interested in seeing on the news.
In case you didn't get the alert, today is "Take Your Dog to Work Day." Apparently, one in five U.S. companies allow pets at work, because:
The global-warming alarmists have always confused weather with climate, and now they want to accumulate anecdotal evidence to help perpetuate their ignorance:
We want to hear and see your stories. Have you noticed changes in your own backyard or hometown? The differences can be large or small — altered blooming schedules, unusual animals that have arrived in your community, higher water levels encroaching on your property.
Why did the chicken cross the road? How famous people might answer that famous joke question. Sample:
George Bush's Answer:
We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or it is against us. There is no middle ground here.
