http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog check your agenda at the door Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:42:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Also, this just seems wrong on so many levels. Who knew my dear old dad was convicted of a DUI in 1978? This is priceless: "Sentence Status: FINE & COST". I also enjoy: "Race: WHITE". Pass the bottle something-else, please.]]> http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/25/to-laugh-or-to-cry/

Respect for the Constitution.

Equal justice under the law.

Separation and balance of powers

Government transparency

Fighting Corporate/Lobbyist Influence

Government Accountability

Rejecting the Politics of Fear

]]> http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/11/quick-additional-thought-re-fisa/ Senate voted 69-28 to pass the new FISA bill that increases the government's powers to spy on Americans without a warrant and grants retroactive immunity to the telcos for their involvement in the warrantless government spying that has been going on since, at least 2004. I say 'at least' because very few people, including the majority of the lawmakers who passed this bill know what they are granting immunity and for when. That's right - the Congress passed a bill granting immunity to telcos without even knowing what they were granting immunity for! Unbelievable.]]> http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/10/fisa-bill-passes-somewhere-nixon-is-going-what-the-fuck/ always filled up past the point where flap tying is impossible and then you're faced with a Sophie's choice of digging garbage out of the bag in order to tie it up or just kind of half-ass your way to spinning it closed in a "as long as I can get it to the garbage can I'll be alright" gamble you really don't want to be taking?]]> http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/07/thoughts-while-drivin-the-hybrid-part-1/ update: video I linked to is gone. oh well. What a gem of a Wimbledon Final. Nadal beats Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 in quite simply the best tennis match ever and probably the single greatest display of head-to-head competition I've ever had the pleasure to see. Just astounding. I still can't condone the Capri pants though. Special thanks to Bill Simmons for this timely Reverse Jinx. And congrats to Spain! What a week!]]> http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/06/only-26-days-until-the-us-open/ http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/05/we-are-missing-a-huge-chance-here/

FISA

Backpedalling on his pledge to use Public Financing

Extending faith-based initiatives

Throwing Gen. Clark under the bus and thereby joining in the complete hysteria

Supporting Blue Dogs over Progressives

I won't get into the details, merits and political manuevering of each of these now (the links above have covered these issues better than I ever could - though my hero does it best) but what has really been the most disturbing about it all - for me - is the way many of Sen. Obama's most ardent supporters are quick to dismiss any and all policy reversals and even have the cojones to suggest that being critical of Him is some kind of sacrilege; ]]> http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/04/what-happened-to-the-fierce-urgency-of-now/ introduce myself. Now that that is out of the way some more vitals: ...]]> http://www.equalityofconditions.com/blog/2008/07/04/happy-birthday-usa/