Stuff I Read Today 11/1/06

Our government doesn't want you to have sex until you are 30! - You may as well mark this day as the birth of the War On Sex.

Changing how America works - Something's wrong when only the rich are getting richer, and average folks are feeling the squeeze. The answer isn't more education, or simply electing better leaders. We need widespread change.

America 101 - The American Dream has had its heart cut out, and is on life support.

What America owes its workers

For one California profiteer, Iraq is going great - The rich get much richer while mechanics put their lives on the line for 80k/yr salaries.

Meanwhile, in Baghdad - The top U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., predicted last week that Iraqi security forces would be able to take control of the country in 12 to 18 months. But several days spent with American units training the Iraqi police illustrated why those soldiers on the ground believe it may take decades longer than Casey's assessment.

Turning the corner into madness - The dire predictions President Bush is making about “cutting and running” from Iraq are almost identical to the horrifically inaccurate ones Presidents Johnson and Nixon made about Vietnam.

Contractors cut and run - Even the $1000-a-day guys don't wanna be in that mess now.

BushCo gets MORE PR! - The U.S. Department of Defense is creating a Public Affairs "rapid response team" to respond to what it sees as unfair or inaccurate coverage. Many of the additional staff at the Pentagon Public Affairs Office will be dedicated to booking television news appearances for DOD officials and their representatives, and to trying to convince reporters and newspapers to cover the stories that the Pentagon wants to see more of. Others will be dedicated to monitoring the Internet, creating podcasts and responding to reports on blogs, negative stories and terrorist propaganda.

Vote theft has begun! - Early voting runs through Friday, November 3rd. KFDM continues to get complaints from Jefferson County voters who say the electronic voting machines are not registering their votes correctly. Friday night, KFDM reported about people who had cast straight Democratic ticket ballots, but the touch-screen machines indicated they had voted a straight Republican ticket. Oh, it's happening in Florida too. Again.

Technology of the Beast - Check this out when you need a laugh.

Remember the Vegemite ban? - It's not working very well.