Author: Michael Pellegrini
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Bend Over America…
We’ve all heard the excuses on TV. Oil company executives sitting in front of congress, answering questions about why gas prices are so high, and explaining away their record profits. “Well we’re really only making pennies on the dollar. The profits aren’t really that high.” “We don’t have any control over gasoline prices. The prices…
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Comcast Metered Billing Plan:
A Sneaky Assault on the Future of the Internet. Comcast recently announced it was considering extra charges for users who consume more than 250 GB of bandwidth per month. After 250 GB, users could purchase additional bandwidth in 10 GB amounts for $15 each. On its face, this plan sounds very reasonable. I’ve monitored my…
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The War In Iraq Must End Now
A Puppet Government In Iraq Equals Disaster for the US “The will of the people… is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.” —Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Waring, 1801. ME 10:23 After five years of trying to impose an artificial democracy onto the people…
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Manke Clean Burn Wood Pellets = Shorter Pellet Stove Firepot Life
I just replaced the firepot on my pellet stove last week. $300. I’ve heated my home with wood pellets for the last five years. I have a Quadrafire Santa Fe stove. In a typical year, we’ll use about two tons of pellets in the heating season. When I got the stove, that’d cost about $300,…
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More Musings – The Hillary vs. Barack War & Movie Downloads Coming Soon?
Democratic Party Commits Suicide I thought it was bad a few weeks ago, but lately the contest between Clinton and Obama has sunk to new depths. They continue to battle, back and forth, doing serious damage to each other. All while McCain and the republicans sit happily on the sidelines, biding their time. It seemed…
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Sunday Musings
Hillary vs. Barack The past few weeks, it’s really been getting to me how much the different candidates – from the same party – beat each other up. I have to admit that when the republicans do it, I tend to think it’s cute. Gee, let’s watch the stupid conservatives self-destruct… It’s a great spectator…
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Ralph Nader, GO HOME!
An open letter to Ralph (Spolier) Nader: Still my beating heart! It can’t be so! OMG! I was just swept away with emotion when I that heard you – Ralph Nader – were going to step into the 2008 presidential race. We are so damned lucky! Just what we need, another spoiler in the race.…
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November Election Endorsements
Statewide Prop One – Roads and Transit – Vote Yes Prop One is one of the most important ballot measures we’ve seen in recent years. In addition to funding the expansion of mass transit, it provides funds for key infrastructure improvements. After the disappointing and untimely demise of the Seattle Monorail, the region is getting…
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It’s Official: Dino Rossi’s Doing It Again!
Dino Rossi made it official yesterday: he’s running for Governor of Washington state again, against his perennial nemisis, Christine Gregoire. Pictured yesterday at the right with his head up his ass, Rossi commented, “I’m gonna smoke that bitch this time.” I’m sure we all can’t wait.
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Petraeus Plan is Good Fiction
Well I for one was completely surprised when George Bush came out publically in support of General Petraeus’s plan for Iraq. Yeah, right. Petraeus’s plan is nothing more than Bush administration propaganda designed to justify prolonging the war in Iraq. And Petraeus himself is nothing more than a figurehead, a puppet doing Bush’s bidding. The…