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Verizon vs AT&T iPhone

CNet has a pretty good chart of AT&T vs Verizon iPhone: http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20028154-85.html Of course they are not mentioning that 3G on AT&T is much faster than CDMA on Verizon, but phone coverage is much better on Verizon CDMA than it is on AT&T 3G. It comes down to mobile hot-spot vs data during a call; […]

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Violent Political Rhetoric

Mark says this far better than I can, there is no balance in violent political rhetoric… It’s nearly all coming from the Republicans and their political allies. Violent Political Rhetoric? Look Right.

There goes Net Neutrality

The FCC has exposed themselves to be mouthpieces for corporate overlords. The “openess” of Android is a complete distraction and has nothing to do with throttled connections and extortionate pricing by carriers. This is hugely disappointing and we will regret it for a long, long time. Update: Steve Wozniak’s open letter to the FCC to […]

Thank You, Tom Perriello

Tom Perriello has been the best person in the United States congress for the past two years. He did not win re-election, but Virginia can be proud to have fielded a statesman such as Tom Perriello for the past two years. He has worked tirelessly and hard for good governance, civic responsibility, and justice. They […]

Non-Profit Groups as Shields for Nefarious Activities

Think twice before you believe any organization’s claims; many operate with the opposite goals from what you have been misled to believe… 6 Insane Conspiracies Hiding Behind Non-Profit Groups How strange that Cracked and Comedy Central are providing more thoughtful news than the actual news is… Be sure to read through to page two and […]

TSA has crossed the line and needs to be curtailed a bit

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” That […]

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Lies and Misleading the Voters

How Obama Enables Rush: President Obama lowered taxes. Why doesn’t the country know that? Rick Perlstein on how Rush Limbaugh helped mislead a nation—and why the Democrats let him get away with it. I think this is an interesting read about how the public can so easily be misled by lies, stated confidently… and left […]

We must find a way to better scrutinize US Congress candidates

Last night’s election returns showed us a few things, and one of the most concerning to me is that crazy fringe candidates with no business in public office with grave responsibilities were able to slip through the public screening of a U.S. Congress district election in several districts last night; but largely they were unable […]

Virginia Voters; Election Information

I am surprised to learn that there are three state constitution ballot questions on absentee voter ballots this year… Why is there nothing about this in the news? The state board of elections website has details: Proposed Constitutional Amendments To Be Voted on at the November 2, 2010, General Election Arlington Democrats support all three […]

Virginia Voter Registration Deadlines 2010

According to Virginia Board of Elections: 2010 Deadline Calendar October 12th is the new voter registration deadline. You can apply for an absentee ballot by mail until October 26th or in person until October 30th. Your local Voter Registration offices are listed here: Voter Registration Offices If you are already registered, great; start researching what […]

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