Cadi11ac and Would You Pay $ 50 Million for a Senator? and More for Monday, June 1, 2009

Well, we all lost - big time - today...the GOP and the Democrats have cost us all about $ 50 million for the fight for the senate seat in Minnesota. Well, this is the price of being power mad - isn't it? Why is it so vital that we keep you in office, Mr. Coleman? Its bad enough that your party (yes, the GOP, via the Bush Administration) pumped about $ 80 billion (and more, counting Chrysler) into GM - and then it went Chapter 11...that we have pay $ 50 million to keep you in power. Why is that, Mr. Coleman? When, after the first count, you just brushed off the recount ("A recount is not necessary" we think those were your words...). But now that the tune has changed, you have demonstrated that you - and the rest of your ilk - are just hypocrites. Thank you for giving us a demonstration of what the powerful are truly about - to stay in power. Thank you for helping us see the light.

The rest of us are powerless - its a day-to-day fact of life. Not to mention broke, jobless and suffering. Why should we support your hunger for power at the tune of $ 50 million? We don't see the value to it, truth be told. And we don't see the value of you. You need to be told off and you need to go away. As a matter of fact, why don't you take the rest of the GOP (including Cheney and company) and just go away. Please. We are sick of you. We just stick our fingers in our collective throats whenever we see your image...that and Fox news... You just make us ill.

Memo to Chris Matthews: please take up this case with Mr. Coleman on Hardball. Please show us all that he - and the GOP - need to get off the stage and just go away. Chris - please hear our plea and help make this thing go away and off the air. We're begging you...

GM files for bankruptcy,announces plant closings

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31030038/

Cadi11ac or Cad11ac

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/cadi11ac-or-cad11ac.html

N Korea 'prepares missile launch'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8076451.stm

North Korea may launch long-range missile in weeks: report

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/seo141656-us-korea-north/

Chrysler's sale to Fiat approved

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8076472.stm


Costs top $50M as Minn. Senate fight goes on

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31028626/

Al Franken

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Franken

Norm Coleman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Coleman

New delay hits human rights suit against Shell

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090601/ts_afp/usjusticenigeriarightscompanyshell;_ylt=AiV_Mnh.kyma7lBO6ZTPDCsPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTM4OG0xZnBrBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDYwMS91c2p1c3RpY2VuaWdlcmlhcmlnaHRzY29tcGFueXNoZWxsBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbG

Ken Saro-Wiwa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa

US abortion doctor is shot dead

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8076253.stm

Suspect captured in killing of Kansas abortion doctor

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54u1jw-us-usa-abortion-shooting/

George Tiller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tiller

600 eye fungus suits settled by contact maker

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31030388/

Fusarium keratitis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusarium_keratitis

Bausch & Lomb Inc.

http://www.bausch.com/

Satellites Observe Amazon Basin Water Storage And Runoff

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090529135720.htm

Amazon Basin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Basin

World's strongest laser unveiled at California lab

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_sc/us_super_laser;_ylt=AlFZVPAnGX9L4Ipp49oVuBMPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJmNWNyZmNpBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNTMxL3VzX3N1cGVyX2xhc2VyBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawN3b3JsZHNzdHJvbmc-

Experts warn cell phones face hacking threat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31043581/

Link-shrinkers in vogue as demand for brevity online rises

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/06/01/url-shortners-online879.html

Innocents Held at Gitmo and More US Ships Collide and More for Friday, March 20, 2009

More on Bailoutrage (Our Comments Posted to WikiNews on 3/20/2009):

About 4 days ago, we "coined" the term "Bailoutrage" (The American Political Handbook, 3/15/2009) to describe the emotions experienced by some of the public over the AIG Bonus Payouts. A poll was posted alongside the term and its definition. The small response has so far been negative and the public seems to identify with this "new" emotion (strongly, in at least one case).

We identify with it strongly, but believe that we must temper our "Bailoutrage" against falling into AIG Hysteria (as one online news source described it). Further, it seems that some of these bonuses may have been repaid and the "Bailoutrage" should be lessened. Had the Obama administration truly expected this level of public outcry, we expect that they may have tried to more forcefully stop the AIG bailouts - which, it now appears, must be stopped at all costs. Had the previous administration been expecting this level of public outcry, we expect they would have went ahead anyway with allowing the bonus payments to proceed.

Punishment and penury seems unfair at this point, however. As some elected officials have pointed out that punishment ex post facto and Bills of Attainder are unconstitutional. The apparent equation is unconstitutional = unfair. But, is it fair to all?

No, it is not. Because some of us that were scheduled to receive monies through the omnibus spending plan are now finding that those monies have been stopped. For example, those disqualified from receiving unemployment payments will not receive their meager stimulus funds. (Meager being defined as a payment of some $ 25 per week). While some of us believe that the stoppage of those stimulus payments through a state-run apparatus is unfair, it may still be constitutional. What may be constitutional, may not have the appearance of fairness to all concerned. —66.51.146.94 16:30, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Ex-Bush admin official: Many at Gitmo are innocent

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_guantanamo_wrongly_held;_ylt=AgifGpFSQA45G3SLcakXRGYDW7oF

SEC probes insider trading at subprime lenders

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52j3jp-us-financial-fraud-sec/

U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission

http://www.sec.gov/

Anti-AIG demonstrations draw small, animated crowds

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52i7zp-us-financial-aig-protests/

Obama offers Iran 'new beginning'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7954211.stm

Obama promotes reforms on TV show

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7954187.stm

New car sales push up January retail activity

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/03/20/retail-sales-january-834.html

Nineteen US states go after AIG

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7954942.stm

EconWatch: Treasury Says AIG Could Have Been Stopped

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/link/main4879255.shtml

Democrats blame each other on AIG bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29780457/

House passes bill taxing AIG, other bonuses

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29771499/

AIG bonus tax: Feels good, but is it?

http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/economy/bonus_tax_policy/index.htm?cnn=yes

Ex-AIG CEO: Don't Blame Me For Bonuses

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/earlyshow/main4878528.shtml

Bonuses Not All Bad? Who Deserves Them?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7125611&page=1

Madoff To Remain Locked Up

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/business/main4879254.shtml

Sex scandal puts focus on how CIA polices itself

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29786453/

FBI puts spies in mosques, group says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/20/fbi.muslim.groups/index.html

US navy vessels collide in Gulf

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7955185.stm

USS Hartford (SSN-768)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hartford_(SSN-768)

USS New Orleans (LPD-18)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_New_Orleans_(LPD-18)

Russian planes again fly over U.S. Navy ships (Who can blame them, what with the US Navy crashing its ships into each other and French submarines...)?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/us.russia.planes/index.html

U.S. deports former Nazi guard to Austria

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/20/austria.nazi.guard.deported/index.html

Documents show U.S. knew of Guatemalan human rights abuses

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Documents_show_U.S._knew_of_Guatemalan_human_rights_abuses

CFIA recalls 2 more meat products from No Frills store in Guelph

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/03/20/cfia-guelph.html

Weak Food Inspection Protocol Revealed

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/20/health/main4878412.shtml

AG Signals Shift In Medical Pot Policy

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/19/politics/100days/domesticissues/main4875417.shtml

As Planet Warms, Poor Nations Face Economic Chill

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090316173421.htm

Odds Of Tipping: Better Than Even Chance Of Major Changes In Global Climate System, Experts Predict

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317095450.htm

10 wounded in shooting near French school, nursery

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/03/20/lyon-nursery-school-shooting.html

Africa rejects Madagascar 'coup'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7954356.stm

Pirates 'seize ship off Somalia'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7954467.stm

Somalis reject Bin Laden threats

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7954670.stm

Chinese guard shot dead in attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7954712.stm

WKMG: Wal-Mart gives $933M to hourly workers

http://www.clickorlando.com/money/18973265/detail.html

Fiat says it won’t assume Chrysler debt in deal (Come to think of it, would you buy a used debt from Chrysler?).

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29789956/

All That Glitters Isn't Always a Good Deal

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7125707&page=1

Barter: Swap and Trade for What You Need

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=7126159&page=1

Done With Books? Recycle Them!

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7130147&page=1

Famed fossil hunter to admit dinosaur crimes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29779224/

Teeth Of Columbus' Crew Flesh Out Tale Of New World Discovery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090319132954.htm

London Murders: Statistics Theory Shows Numbers Are Predictable

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317201131.htm

Desperate Japanese head to 'suicide forest'

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/suicide.forrest.japan/index.html

Aokigahara Forest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara_Forest

Kan. Man Accused Of Having 2 Wives In Same Complex

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/19/ap/strange/main4877655.shtml