Keffy is right to call it politicalitis...or policitis or whatever Keff calls it.

[shadesofmauve]

Did you know that Gourmet has a food politics section? I think that's pretty neat - it's frequently more interesting and useful to follow very issue specific debates.

So, apparently Sarah Palin likes arsenic in her salmon.

For the record, calling anything hinting at political scandal x-gate still irks the hell out of me. WATERGATE was the NAME of the HOTEL, people!

I know, I know, it's yet another lost linguistic battle and I should just sit back and be pleasantly amused by the vagaries of language and the human mind.

Horsey cartoon!

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[q13-exe.livejournal.com]

57% to 42% is very close to the middle.

The bill was very clearly and plainly worded to not effect current operations or small operations, and to ban the release of a specific list of chemicals. The Bill was 4 pages long, in very plain English, with specific requirements and penalties.

The opposition ran more ads than you could puke at. Each one painting that the language was obtuse, would ban all mining in Alaska, and was written secretively by outsiders,

Of course, like anywhere else, people listen to buzzwords instead of fact, vote the way people they like vote, and fail to weigh cost-threat-benefit. The supporters weren't so slimy, hence, the bill failed.

Here, people vote in the perceived interest of the State Pocketbook (hence their own) before any other political consideration.

If you ever want to get rich through exploitation, remember this:

Alaska Welcomes Carpetbaggers!

[emony42.livejournal.com]

You ought to read Gloria Steinem's op-ed piece on Palin (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-steinem4-2008sep04,0,1290251.story).

Congrats on the century and the 'puter pieces!