Monthly Archives: February 2015

Stevieslaw: Finding Funny

Posted on February 28, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Finding Funny If Scotty Rand, the self-styled master of ceremonies for the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference, has his way, conservative politicians will be a whole lot funnier this year. Scotty has hired more than a dozen stand-up comedians … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Animal House

Posted on February 27, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Animal House House Republicans realized last night that by shutting down the Department of Homeland Security, by withholding funding because of an unrelated executive order on immigration, they would be shutting down the Department of Homeland Security. What is … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: The Veto Ratio

Posted on February 25, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: The Veto Ratio President Obama showed little love for the Keystone Pipeline Program, vetoing it as he said he would. Republican reaction was fast and furious. House Speaker John Boehner called the veto a “national embarrassment,” while Senate Majority … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Tums for the big Blue-green

Posted on February 25, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Tums for the Big Blue-Green Chris Adams, of McClatchy Washington Bureau, wrote a very detailed article about the acidification of the oceans that appeared in our local newspaper, no doubt through an editorial error. Acidification of the oceans is … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Cops of the World

Posted on February 23, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Cops of the World While perusing the headlines in the New York Times this morning, Phil Ochs tapped me on the shoulder and smiled. Phil’s been dead for years, so that was a little eerie, but I think his … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Welcome to Walmart

Posted on February 20, 2015 by stevieslaw

At Stevieslaw, we are certainly happy to hear that Walmart will be raising the wages of their 500,000 most poorly paid employees. The increase will certainly not bring these workers to a livable wage—but every little bit helps. Right? It … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Kochpromise-Executive Briefs

Posted on February 19, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Kochpromise—Executive Briefs Koch Brothers spokesperson, C.A. Peeples, said today that “talk of the Brothers renaming the White House, Koch Industries East, after they buy it in the 2016 election, is premature. The Koch’s have spent a great deal of … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Teach Your Toddlers Well

Posted on February 18, 2015 by stevieslaw

Stevieslaw: Teach your toddlers well Christopher Rugaber, writing for The Associated Press, reported that younger Americans, saddled with student debt, are not stepping up to buy homes. The total amount owed by students is roughly 1.2 trillion dollars. Yes. Trillion. … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: E.T. rides in the rear

Posted on February 18, 2015 by stevieslaw

You might have gotten wind of the argument that erupted at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Jose this week. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) has been listening for signals from other life … Continue reading →

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Stevieslaw: Without hope of redemption

Posted on February 17, 2015 by stevieslaw

The CDT does a Breakfast Briefing each morning. There are five or six or seven short articles reporting the news, before they weigh in on someone’s human interest or a right leaning article about the need for fracking the game … Continue reading →

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