Train Tuesdays
Vice President of the United States
VP Biden wrote an editorial entitled Why America Needs Trains:
In 1830, the first steam-engine locomotive, the Tom Thumb, graced America’s railways. Its first run was a rickety 13-mile trek from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills, Md., but it became much more than that. It marked the beginning of a new [...]
Politico reports on Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY):
…a flight attendant then approached Schumer and told him the entire plane was waiting on him to shut down his phone.
Schumer asked if he could finish his conversation. When the flight attendant said “no,” Schumer ended his call but continued to argue his case.
He said he was entitled to [...]
DC101’s Elliot in the Morning show had a couple interesting topics this Thursday. First, they talked about a good example of what is wrong with this country: Stupid Homeowners Association Tries To Force 90 Year Old Veteran to Remove Flagpole
Another interesting topic on Elliot in the Morning was a discussion about mixtapes… [...]
2009 Virginia Election
Earlier this week, I went to the local fire department to vote in the gubernatorial election in Virginia. Hi-tech touch-screen voting machines can potentially spreading germs, but I was I was pleased to see a low-tech method of swine flu prevention. Staff passed on wooden sticks to voters so they did [...]
Train Tuesdays
As I’m sure U.S. readers are aware, there are health care bills moving through the House and Senate. Unfortunately, neither bill under consideration contains any type of tort reform.
Matthew Yglesias, a progressive blogger, claims that medical malpractice reform won’t reduce health care costs. But shouldn’t it, at least to some extent? [...]
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