Send Out the Troops

The United States House of Representatives is currently considering the bill H.R. 6068 titled The Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008. Thats right, no issue is too small for the United States government!

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On the one hand, United States federal government officials have consistently denied that marijuana has any medical benefits. On the other, the government actually holds patents for the medical use of the plant.

Just check out US Patent 6630507 titled “Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants” which is assigned to The United States of America, as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services.

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A giraffe celebrates Independence Day the right way

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A school thwarts an eminent ninja attack

The bad:

Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts head to Tampa Bay.  Ruutu moves to Ottawa.  Hossa and Conklin Desert to Detroit.

The good:

The Pens pick up Miroslav Satan and Ruslan Fedotenko, while re-signing Orpik, Malkin and Fleury among others.

Overall, bringing in Satan and Fedotenko to replace Hossa was a good move.  They should really be able to shine when paired with Crosby, Malkin, or even Staal.

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At least six borough councils in the United Kingdom have taken part in an effort to lower the sodium intake of their constituents by reducing the number of holes in salt shakers from the traditional 17 to 5.

There must not be anything wrong with the roads or public buildings in these areas that the money from this program could have been spent on.  

Bob Barr’s campaign has recently released a campaign ad for his presidential bid:

Watching the whole video reveals that Barr is nothing more than a typical politician.  Take, for instance, the fact that he uses more than half of this seven minute opportunity to attack his opponents. The rest of the time is spent spewing buzzwords like ‘freedom’ and ‘liberty’ without giving anything to back those claims up. It seems to remind me of something another candidate has been criticized for doing with the word ‘change’.

He could of used the time to get out the libertarian message by explaining some of his proposals and how they will help fix the country’s problems, but he instead chooses the lesser road and attacks his opponents.  Thanks Bob for your role in turning the LP into another typical political party with your prototypical political blather.  I used to expect better from the Libertarian Party, but not anymore.

Farewell, Party of Principle. 

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The private city of North Oaks, Minnesota — home to more than 4,500 people — has demanded that Google remove all images of their community from the company’s Street View feature.