One of my lesser known traits is that I’m a huge Trekkie (and I don’t say “huge” lightly). However, the Star Trek universe had recently been undergoing a pretty substantial collapse, culminating in the closing of Star Trek: The Experience in Las Vegas. Desperately trying to revive the franchise, Paramount Pictures contacted J.J. Abrams, Roberto [...]
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A Great Step: John Boehner Answers Questions from Digg Users
I just saw this on Digg: an interview in which Mark Preston, CNN’s Political Editor, asks the top user-submitted questions from Digg users to House Minority Leader John Boehner. This is the sort of openness and willingness to embrace peer production that we need to continue to build upon. It’s certainly a good step forward. [...]
111th Congress: The Oldest Congress Ever
Hats off to USA Today, which points out that: Barack Obama, one of the youngest presidents ever to take the oath of office when he’s inaugurated Jan. 20, will be working with the nation’s oldest Congress. The average age will be 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate, according to the chambers’ historical [...]
Open Forum: A Republican Solution to the Detriot Woes?
Late last week, Republicans in the Senate successfully blocked a $14 bailout package for the so-called “big three” of the automotive industry, but President Bush and the Democrats continue to try to find some sort of deal that will permit the passage of the legislation. Regardless of where you stood on the bailout (I personally [...]
A Center-Right Country? The Data Speaks for Itself
The Daily Kos chimes in on the discussion about this nation’s overall political ideology, quoting MyDD about what the results of the Georgia run-off and this year’s Congressional elections as a whole say about the makeup of the electorate. MyDD’s conclusion, based on the number of Republican and Democratic Senators in each state, is as [...]