Good News, Bad News

First the good news: Soldiers Get Super Bowl Dispensation On Super Bowl Sunday, millions of Americans will be enjoying salty snacks and drinking sudsy beers. But what about our brave men and women in Iraq? Alcohol is strictly forbidden by the American military in Iraq and Afghanistan. But General Raymond Odierno, the top U.S. commander [...]

Let’s Play . . . Pork or Stimulus?

Well ladies and gentlemen, here it is, fresh off the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules website, to be introduced tomorrow, weighing in at more than $1 billion per page ($825 billion in 647 pages), The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009! Play along at home, read what’s actually in the bill and [...]

Obama’s Little Blue Book

Introducing ‘Pocket Obama’: Must-have Anthology of Obama Quotes Just in case you can’t get through a day without some refreshing and uplifting words from the new president, the History Company has created the “Pocket Obama.” This is a tiny, pocket-sized book filled with “quotations borrowed from Barack Obama’s speeches and writings.” According to its creators, [...]