http://www.trommetter.com/log Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:20:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Rural Broadband Myth Finally, high-speed Internet is coming to rural America, and to hear the Obama Administration tell it, not a minute too soon. Rural America has fallen into a communication abyss, but don’t worry the Government is here to help, and it’s only going to ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/07/02/todays-blogmarks-340/ I'm not sure if this is an actual Schoolhouse Rock cartoon from the 1970's or a modern parody of those cartoons. It's certainly true today since the current administration is bent on growing the tyrannosaurus we have today into a brachiosaurus. ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/07/02/tyrannosaurus-debt/ Justices Rule for White Firefighters in Bias Case The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that Sonia Sotomayor, a Supreme Court nominee, endorsed as an appeals court judge. Is ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/29/todays-blogmarks-339/ House Passes Cap and Tax with Help from 8 Republicans The House of Representatives narrowly passed the Cap and Trade bill with the help of 8 wayward Republicans. The vote was 219-212, with 44 Democrats voting against the measure. It’s being hailed as a major victory for ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/28/todays-blogmarks-338/ I've been thinking about this issue for some time. I have church-going friends who voted for Obama. I've also tried to convince my Christian brothers that Obama is evil. I've also tried to explain to them why I want Obama to fail. Some of them just don't get it! http://hardtruth.squarespace.com/home/2009/6/26/christians-support-obama.html Posted ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/28/christians-support-obama/ ... the more they stay the same. Obama is realizing that keeping his promises is a lot harder when he's in the White House than when he was on the campaign trail. The White House is considering whether to issue an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/27/the-more-things-change/ Drenched in blood of slavery 100 years ago you Democrats were enforcing Jim Crow segregation laws, poll taxes to keep blacks from voting, and riding around in sheets and pointy hats just in case blacks didn't get the message. This is the history they don't teach ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/25/todays-blogmarks-337/ Those wacky guys over at JibJab have me ROFL once again! Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/20/here-he-comes-to-save-the-day/ GM's deal erased many average Americans' savings Tens of thousands of the bondholders of General Motors Corp. are not rich at all -- and never were, even before the value of their bonds collapsed in the months leading up to the giant automaker's bankruptcy filing. Obama ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/15/todays-blogmarks-336/ 40.956538 -76.88449 Shooting ‘unreal,’ says local teacher in museum at time From the floor of the Holocaust Memorial Museum gift shop, Charles Sacavage heard gun shots and saw armed guards rush past him Wednesday afternoon, seconds after a gunman opened fire inside. The teacher in this article is ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/11/todays-blogmarks-335/ 38.886649 -77.032147 Rev. Jeremiah Wright says "Jews" are keeping him from President ObamaThe Rev. Jeremiah Wright says he does not feel any regrets over his severed relationship with President Barack Obama, a former member of the Chicago church in which Wright was the longtime pastor.More hate speech from a truly ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/10/todays-blogmarks-334/ Rush Limbaugh pointed out the similarities and differences with God on his radio show today. This is some funny stuff! God does not think he's Obama. Liberals love Obama. Obama gets better press. God only demands to be worshiped once a week. ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/10/obama-vs-god/ Obama rebrands America as Muslim Rebranding America as “one of the largest Muslim countries” is not at all what I had in mind when I called for then candidate Obama to confront his Muslim issue head on. Amazing how he dodged the Muslim issue while he ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/09/todays-blogmarks-333/ Conservatives racing ahead in EU parliament voting Conservatives raced toward victory in some of Europe's largest economies Sunday as initial results and exit polls showed voters punishing left-leaning parties in European parliament elections in France, Germany and elsewhere.Let's hope the United States does the same thing in ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/07/todays-blogmarks-332/ Obama: U.S. Would Never Limit Muslim Scarves President Barack Obama says he's not responsible for how other countries defend religious freedoms but added the United States would never tell people what they can wear to express their faith.But the government has no problem telling Christians they can't ... http://www.trommetter.com/log/archives/2009/06/05/todays-blogmarks-331/