Dave Brubeck passes away at 91

Turnout for the GOP recall primary was sparse. Spending on August recalls expected to reach 20 million. Meanwhile, Walker's foot soldiers at the Capitol try to ramrod redistricting map through before August (their latest in a series of transparent power grabs) in an effort to throw voters intent on reversing the GOP majority into a such confusion they will decide to stay home. Lame, but true. 166 days and still counting. ...

ABOUT THE WRITER Dave Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist for the Miami Herald. Colonoscopy Journal: I called my friend Andy Sable, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy. A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one point passing briefly through Minneapolis. Then Andy explained the col ...

Obama states we will not be taking the lead in this but, according to the following news article, we will be taking the lead assisted by France and Britain. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14922018,00.html The following article includes diagrams of the no-fly zone, the size and info about the Libya Air Force, and a quote from the following article from Gaddafi: Anticipating the move, Gaddafi had threatened to attack any air or maritime traffic in the Mediterranean, including ...

It's about time. Nobody should be able to serve in congress until they're 92. That's just ridiculous. ...

and your premiums do not go down, your copays and deductibles increase, and you end up with less coverage? ...

let the flaming begin . . . . ...

He's not on any life support and is resting comfortably. To make a long story short, apparently he ran through all their retirement money and now she has no savings. On top of that, he ran up about $60,000 in credit card bills that she knew nothing about, because the bills were sent to our house.He's been living a pretty secretive live for years, telling her he was working out of town when in fact he was right here in town, but living elsewhere. We don't know where he was living. ...

House passes campaign finance bill // By Ben Pershing Thursday, June 24, 2010; 9:51 PM House Democratic leaders pushed a sweeping new campaign finance reform measure through their chamber Thursday, overcoming the objections of critics on both the left and the right. The DISCLOSE Act, written as a response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United ruling that allows corporations and unions unlimited spending on ...

What a stupid law. Beginning March 12, the city will prohibit restaurants, mobile food carts, delis and concessions at movie theaters, stadiums or arenas from selling sugary drinks in cups or containers larger than 16 ounces. The city will begin fining sellers for violating the ban in mid-June. Yet you can buy as many 16 ounce drinks as you want. That's a waste of time and taxpayer money, don't you think? ...

Don't think it will pass the House. Border security is NOT first in this bill and Janet Napolitano is the one who will make the decision on whether the border is secure or not...and we all know she thinks it is secure...that's why they never finished the fence. Yet the border agents are saying it's not secure and....well, if it WAS secure, how did 11 Million illegal immigrants cross it? This bill also sets limits on ag workers, lower than what it is now. BTW, vote was 68-3 ...

Filibuster denied. Took a lot of guts on the part of M. McConnell. TP will hit him hard in Kentucky. But he did the right thing. ...

slip in an insult on Obama's speech, while conveniently ignoring the fact that Republicans actually blocked the last VA bill to be voted on just 3 months ago. http://iava.org/press-room/press-releases/house-overwhelming-passes-va-management-accountability-act ...

The House on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to repeal automatic payment cuts to doctors under Medicare, endorsing a rare bipartisan deal that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) negotiated with Democrats. The bill, which passed by a vote of 392-37, puts Congress on the precipice of ending a fight nearly two decades old over a formula known as the sustainable growth rate (SGR). Since 2003, lawmakers have put off cuts under the Medicare formula 17 times, perennially punting the solution through s ...

How many Texans will shoot each other with the defense of "Stand your ground," claiming they are scared of each other? http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2015/05/29/its-official-texas-legislature-passes-open-carry/ ...

Now it's on to the senate. Wow. NJ ...

WASHINGTON — In a landmark vote for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to advance legislation that would overturn the military ban on openly gay troops known as "don't ask, don't tell." The 63-33 test vote all but guarantees the legislation will pass the Senate, possibly by day's end, and reach the president's desk before the new year. The House had passed an identical version of the bill, 250-174, earlier this week. Repeal would mean that, for the firs ...

Hopefully, when the Senate and House blend the bills, it will truly be good for the country. Only time will tell. I noted that 3/4 of the amendments were not introduced or voted on in the Senate. WASHINGTON - Prodded by national anger at Wall Street, the Senate on Thursday passed the most far-reaching restraints on big banks since the Great Depression. In its broad sweep, the massive bill would touch Wall Street CEOs and first-time homebuyers, high-flying traders and small town lenders. T ...

The House voted Thursday to put the government on autopilot for six months, precluding a shutdown through the election and postponing a potential showdown on GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's agency budget cuts until next spring when Republicans hope to hold more power in Washington. Ryan returned to the Capitol from the campaign trail to vote for the half-year measure, even though it spends billions of dollars more than the Wisconsin lawmaker's budget plan, which has hel ...

VAWA passes House, with full protections for LGBT, Native Americans Jane C. Timm, @janestreet 1:31 PM on 02/28/2013 Twitter62 Facebook1K+ 0 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by fellow House Democrats, leads a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, to discuss the reintroduction of the Violence Against Women Act. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The House of Representatives passed the Violence ...

Long version from the NY Times: Medicaid Expansion Battle in Michigan Ends in Passage Carlos Osorio/Associated Press Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan, center, flanked last month by officials of a hospital in Royal Oak, promoted his Medicaid plan. By MONICA DAVEY Published: August 27, 2013 FACEBOOK TWITTER GOOGLE+ SAVE E-MAIL SHARE PRINT REPRINTS CHICAGO — The fierce struggle among Republicans over whether to make Medicaid available to more low-i ...

I must have missed the part where he called for the escalation of violence and denounced all the white supporters who showed up at the rally and march. It’s been an eventful weekend for the Trayvon Martin case. Two independent voice analyses found the voice calling for help on the 911 tapes was not that of George Zimmerman. Fire Department records show the call for a second ambulance for GZ was cancelled, casting further doubt on his claim to have sustained l ...

The Top Ten Benefits You’ll Get When Health Care Reform Passes : As soon as health care passes, the American people will see immediate benefits. The legislation will: Prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in all new plans; Provide immediate access to insurance for uninsured Americans who are uninsured because of a pre-existing condition through a temporary high-risk pool; Prohibit dropping people from coverage when they get sick in all individu ...

Ten GOP Senators crossing the aisle to support civil rights is a lot these days. Of the 32 who voted against, through the entire process in the past days only one stood up to say why. No grandstanding for the electorate on this one. Speaker of the House Boehner, still in thrall to the deep red wing of his party promises to stop it in the House., although he has enough votes to pass it. “Anyone who is a student of history knows that our history books are littered with those pu ...

Now we can expect more hissy fits from Ole Sissy Pants. ...

Was watching in the wee hours of the morning this morning. RTTNews) - The U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution Saturday to fund the federal government through March of next year, a vital stopgap measure that will also increase the federal budget by 0.6 percent come January. The resolution, the last piece of legislation passed before Congress takes a break to campaign before elections on November 6, passed after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., dropped calls to cut U.S. aid to Pakistan, Libya ...

Montana’s Republican-controlled House voted Thursday, 54-46, to approve federal subsidies for Medicaid expansion. Although Democrats are outnumbered 59-41 in the Montana House, a unified Democratic caucus joined forces with 13 Republicans who defected from their party’s leadership, to push Senate Bill 405 through the House chamber. The bill would expand Medicaid coverage to between 27,000 and 46,000 low-income Montanans who earn less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level. All 41 H ...

Dave Brubeck passes away at 91

Take Five, Dave... - Be cool. RIP

That 5/4 rhythm! - Myrie

A true innovator; what a legacy he leaves. - grits

your FIL must have been quite a musician - goodbye, Mr. Brubeck

He was. He's on the cover of Jazz at Oberlin and also played - in the SF symphony

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