A Pennsylvania legislative committee’s hearing on March 13 about the so-called Real ID Act was packed with people—most of whom oppose this federal legislation to create a national identification system by nationalizing a new form of state-issued drivers licenses and loading them with sensitive personal information. Only two members of the 29-member Intergovernmental Affairs Committee [...]
Revelations regarding Barack Obama’s spiritual advisor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, have been splashed across media outlets far and wide. After Wright called our country “the U.S. KKK of A.” and said that blacks should sing “God Damn America” instead of “God Bless America,” an entirely new barometer is being used to gauge the Democratic front-runner. An [...]
GINA (Genetic Nondiscrimination Measure): This week the Senate may take up a Genetic Nondiscrimination Measure, H.R. 493, that would ban employers from using genetic information in decisions to hire and fire employees and prevent The Complete Idiot’s Guide to U.S. Government and PoliticsThe governed must know their government. Understanding how our government functions and the [...]
I haven’t lived in rural Pennsylvania or in rural Indiana, but I have lived in rural upstate New York, in towns where there are so few Democrats that on some local election ballots, not a single position, from town council to justice of the peace, has a contest. As in China, your option is to [...]
While campaigning in Indiana during the 2008 Democratic Presidential nominations, Hillary Clinton stopped by a bar, downs a shot of whiskey and has a beer. (April 13, 2008) DSLR Cinema: Crafting the Film Look with VideoVideo-capable DSLR cameras give filmmakers a quality previously impossible without high-end cinema cameras. Exploring the cinematic quality and fea… Read More [...]
