Chris Goodrich

The hipocracy of our government shall live on forever

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:31:19 -0800

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"Porn" Among Top Search Terms for Kids

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:21:29 -0800

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OMG…Parents everywhere should block their children from using the interwebs. It’s just not safe.

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How Twilight Works - The Oatmeal

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:17:15 -0800

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Google Insights says pest control is a seasonal industry

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:30:15 -0700

I was recently introduced to Google Insights. I have several family members in the pest control business, so I decided to see what Google Insights had to say about searches for pest control. The results were quite surprising. I had assumed that pest control would be seasonal, but Google Insights confirms this suspicion with a visual representation of searches for pest control over time.

When do you suspect bug season is? Now I know that the best time to hire pest control is in January when I can get an annual contract for really cheap! Thanks Google Insights!

Click here to see the full report!

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Google Insights says pest control is a seasonal industry

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:19:38 -0700

When do you suspect bug season is? Now I know that the best time to hire pest control is in January when I can get an annual contract for really cheap! Thanks Google Insights!

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Snowe Voting Yes On Senate Finance Health Care Reform Bill

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:31 -0700

Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she intends to vote for the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform package. She cautioned that her vote should be seen as a sign of her faith in the process going forward, not as support for the final package that will arrive on the Senate floor.

“Is this bill all that I would want? Far from it,” said Snowe. “Is it all that it can be? No. But when history calls, history calls, and I happen to think that the consequences of inaction dictate the urgency of Congress to take every opportunity to demonstrate its capacity to solve the monumental issues of our time.”

Snowe’s statement came several hours before a scheduled committee vote.

“My vote today is my vote today. It doesn’t forecast what my vote will be tomorrow,” she said. It does keep her at the negotiating table and at the center of the debate; Snowe risked marginalizing herself if she voted no.

Snowe is well aware of the math. Her vote, she said, comes with knowledge that Democrats don’t need Republicans to pass the landmark legislation.

“The majority has the votes. It has the votes in the House. It has the votes in the Senate. So it shouldn’t be about the mathematics of vote-counting, but rather the mechanics of getting the best policy,” she said.

Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) was thrilled at the news, complimenting Snowe for her “very thoughtful statement. It’ll be well remembered and I thank you for it.”

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), also a finance committee member, said that Snowe’s vote bodes well for final passage. “It sets the stage,” he said on MSNBC. “Susan Collins will likely come with her fellow Maine senator when this bill hits the floor.”

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Snowe said she would continue to insist that no “arbitrary deadlines” be set for final passage.

Democrats hold a 13-10 advantage on the committee. Once the bill officially moves through the panel, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will huddle with Senate leaders to merge the proposal with a more generous version that the health committee passed earlier this year.

Reid hopes to maintain Snowe’s support, which she threatened to withhold if she disagreed too strongly with Reid’s merged bill. Reid will need 60 votes for a motion to proceed to consider that final version. Democrats have a caucus of 60 members, but Sen. Bob Byrd’s (D-W.Va.) health makes him less than a guaranteed vote.

“It’s nice to see this kind of courage in light of an increasing partisan environment where the Republican leadership is dead set against doing anything,” said Jim Manley, senior communications adviser to Reid.

If the 60-vote threshold turns out to be too high, Democrats can use a parliamentary maneuver known as budget reconciliation to move the package through with a simple majority.

Even if Reid goes the reconciliation route, the package is stuffed full of GOP ideas — a point Snowe conceded Tuesday in declaring her support. “The legislation before us also produces some landmark bipartisan reforms,” she said.

Jeff Muskus and Sam Stein contributed reporting.

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Sen. Olympia Snowe should be considered a front-runner for the GOP nomination in 2012. Not because she plans to vote for Health Care reform, but because she can think for herself and will vote for what’s right - not what the party dictates.

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Now boarding...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:33:48 -0700

American Airlines flight 455 from Chicago Ohare (ORD) to Los Angeles International (LAX).
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Chicago deep dish pizza

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:48:07 -0700

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View from the hotel

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:27:27 -0700

It’s been windy and rainy all day

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So sorry Chicago

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:30:55 -0700

2016 just isn’t your year…
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Google Wave is Revolutionary...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:38:31 -0700

Google has been revolutionary once again. This time they have revolutionized the chat room. Now chat rooms can embed pictures, games, and ads - all inline with your conversation!

Nothing useful here..move along.

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Poll: Public Option Favored By 65% Of Americans

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:10:03 -0700

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And why haven’t we passed health care reform yet?

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What Recession?

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:08:41 -0700

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Boston goes to get some nomz

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:21:05 -0700

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I'm loving the new Muse album

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:47:18 -0700

What an excellent album.
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Gays 1 Christians 0

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:34:42 -0700

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LOL!

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No posterous love...

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:31:56 -0700

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Snow Patrol Tickets - The Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA Concert

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:18:05 -0700

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for $20 - it’s well worth it.

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Robin writes a book (and you get a copy) — Kickstarter

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:06:15 -0700

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I pledged to get my copy. I found this via Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra’s Twenty-Four-Hour Book Store. Excellent short story and am looking forward to the new book.

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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:25:45 -0700

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Wear Red On 911

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I’m wearing my Obama shirt…