*With a hefty tax, sir.

As anyone can tell you in Cali, David, it is not hard to come by. The CA Supreme Court decision will definitely be challenged by municipalities that benefit from this business. Why they are fighting….

How will this help to publicize blogs on Tumblr, like mine – http://internetvoting.tumblr.com/

Not true that “computer security companies are routinely hacked.” The RSA was an exception – and maybe helped by an insider. Irresponsible press reporting creates the image in the minds of the public that cold […]

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It’s something I told my Republican friends when Bush was president: “You may trust this guy, but someday there will be a person in office you don’t trust and he’s going to have unbelievable power.” Not only that, […]

I think that as long as we will have to use the word “graphic novel” just to make comic books look better, we will have trouble using them in different environment than pure entertainment. Once we will have […]

part of the curriculum for my undergrad included the graphic novel Maus, by Art Spiegelman. Really moving novel, I’d highly recommend it, even for a highschool audience.

Privacy will be the civil rights issue of the next generation. It is also an issue that is difficult to politicize as a partisan issue … biggest division is in the GOP between libertarians and neo-conservatives […]

I knew that they prosecuted whistle-blowers but not to that extent.

Very interesting the amount of aid given to Israel and Pakistan. I am sure that many american would agree that this money could be better spent in the US. But how to make these changes progressively, without […]

Well, NCLB is the past administration’s idea and for some reason is still law today. States want to get around NCLB and the current administration doesn’t endorse NCLB. It’s Congress’ job to change the law, which […]

I just went to Google and tried it. You indeed only arrive on the Privacy policy page after going through the home page and the “stay safe and secure online” page. I don’t think it is a really big deal because […]

“However, the Obama administration has compiled a long record of prosecuting whistle-blowers.” This is really the underreported story here. Most media outlets take the admin’s side when examining prosecutions of […]

at a certain point having these federal exemptions makes it kind of pointless to institute federal standards in the first place, legislators spend all their time trying to get out of the federal regulations rather […]

I think this bill would be great for CA and should even be adopted in other border states.

Governments need to be very careful with taxes like this. It may seem noble and the “right thing” to do since revenues can be put back into smoker education or rehabilitation, but like it was mentioned, you have […]

Good catch. It’s fixed now. Thanks.

Wires got crossed. It’s fixed now.

Agreed,very strange tweet. No very confident.

As any French person, we loved Obama in 2008 and again in 2012. sadly when you look closer at his actions in the white house, he is indeed not the “Hope” we hoped for. But remain certain that he has been the best […]

Yeah, I remember we were on the edge of our seats waiting for that statement.

I think you highlighted the general conservatism of American politics when mentioning that President Obama isn’t as liberal or “socialist” as his opponents try to paint him. If we look at at the political spectrum […]

bit of a strange cut on that tweet ”

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on the topic of 501c4′s, I can see the need for anonymous donations, the problem comes when they violate the established limitation on electioneering. As a group dedicated to social welfare, that is what you […]

I definitely feel your frustration with stock answers. Sadly, it’s what a lot of us have come to expect when it comes to “scandals” and/or issues of concern. It makes people gloss over politics because those who […]

The DOJ had said it would make a statement concerning the legalization topic months ago. Still hasnt happened that I’ve seen. Terribly disappointing.

sin taxes are always a tricky question. an adult is free to choose as he/she wishes but how far is too far for the government to go to dissuade consumers?

i know the mental health consequences are particularly volatile. Something like this should really be a discussion with one’s doctor.

the fact that ‘socialist’ even has any shock value at all is more the problem. The historical implications are clear, but the ‘mainstream’ opinion of the philosophy is horribly out of touch.

“Ever since 1974, Congress has been trying to do it all again. The “-gate” suffix has become the universal indicator of government scandal.”
This phenomenon is both amusing and kind of sad. Almost like a retired […]

Problem is that the insurance companies are in control of pretty much everything right now …

If doctors are prohibited from doing it, i do agree that the prohibition should be extended to pharmacists.

There have been plenty of reasons to oppose much of what Obama has done. It’s a pity so much of it has been rather silly.

Tell Phillip Ung to read this: Common Cause Caught using Junk Science to Fuel Moral Panic over Internet Voting http://internetvotingforall.blogspot.com/2012/08/common-cause-caught-using-junk-science.html