Random RecitalsWe've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for awhile, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. Carl Sagan Lively LinksLinks change randomly each time the cache is refreshed. |
Article by John on May 16th, 2009 at 12:57 pm Money buys results in Congress. Return on investment is estimated at 22,000% on money given to Congress. Money is the Model. – Lessig Our Representative Baird voted for the Bankruptcy Bill in 2005. Change Congress. Support the Fair Elections Now Act. This is the real problem behind all the other ones… var wordpress_toolbar_urls = ["http:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/politicians\/summary.php?cid=N00007936&cycle=2008","http:\/\/change-congress.org\/","http:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/site\/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4773857#details"];var wordpress_toolbar_url = “http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-toolbar/toolbar.php”;var wordpress_toolbar_oinw = “oinw”;var wordpress_toolbar_hash = “aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZW1vY3JhY3lmb3J2YW5jb3V2ZXIub3JnL2NvbmdyZXNzL3JlYWwtYmFua3J1cHRjeS1jb25ncmVzcy88d3B0Yj5UaGUgUmVhbCBCYW5rcnVwdGN5ICYjODIxMjsgQ29uZ3Jlc3M8d3B0Yj5odHRwOi8vd3d3LmRlbW9jcmFjeWZvcnZhbmNvdXZlci5vcmc8d3B0Yj5EZW1vY3JhY3kgZm9yIFZhbmNvdXZlcg%3D%3D”;
Article by John on November 25th, 2008 at 7:48 pm Howard here is wrong on the bailout. Why is it that Howard Dean and others, among them our Representative Baird, are certain, so so certain, that failure to bailout the bank monopolies guarantees a depression? Do they have a crystal ball? Sometimes doing nothing is a solution and the right solution. Bank failures do not guarantee a depression, Howard. But [...]
Article by John on October 31st, 2008 at 5:12 pm So says our Representative Brian Baird and I quote him from a link to a story in my earlier article: Baird said the legislation also will prevent executives who presided over the financial crisis from reaping huge salaries and bonuses. “Any company that chooses to participate in the program will not be able to offer their departing executives exorbitant severance packages,” he said. “In companies where the [...]
Article by John on October 3rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm Brian Baird chimes in on his misguided, doing nothing for “the people”, vote for the bailout: “In companies where the government is making a direct purchase, it will also place strict limits on executive salaries and will end the tax deduction for executive salaries over $500,000. For the first time in a long while, adult supervision is returning to Wall Street.” Baird also praised the provision that [...]
Article by John on September 26th, 2008 at 3:11 pm Below is a fundraising appeal from Representative Baird: Dear John, The Primary election of last month brought good news and new challenges. The good news is that with your help we prevailed in the primary in the 3rd Congressional District with a majority vote in a field of four candidates. I am grateful for that result and for your support in making it possible. Our new [...]
Article by missy on August 1st, 2008 at 1:41 pm This weekend I’ll be putting up signs like this all over Vancouver, in the hope of influencing folks as before they fill out their ballots. Each one is just two pieces of 11×17 paper with two lines of text on each, taped to a piece of cardboard. Then it’s just a matter of running around town with a staple gun, some zip ties, a few [...]
Article by John on July 28th, 2008 at 7:44 am Letter to the editor today in the Columbian about their misguided dual endorsement of Webb and Baird: Congress needs change Regarding The Columbian’s July 22 endorsement of Democrat Brian Baird and Republican Christine Webb for the 3rd Congressional District’s U.S. representative, this paper believes these two are the best hope for their parties because they spurn extremists. As one of the ranting liberals referred to, I would [...] | |
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