Daily Archives: May 11, 2006
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Posted on May 11, 2006 58 Comments
That was quick. We didn’t have to wait for my prediction that Bush would drop below 30% approval rating in a major national poll to come true: President Bush’s job-approval rating has fallen to its lowest mark of his presidency, according to a new Harris Interactive poll. Of 1,003 U.S. adults surveyed in a telephone […]
I Can’t Talk Now. This Line is Being Watched.
Posted on May 11, 2006 106 Comments
Bush: We’re not trolling your personal life President Bush says the government is “not mining or trolling through the personal lives of millions of innocent Americans” with a reported program to create a massive database of U.S. phone calls. USA Today reports the government has been secretly collecting records of ordinary Americans’ phone calls in […]
Robert Sawyer, American
Posted on May 11, 2006 19 Comments
Here’s a good rule of thumb for those of you running a science fiction convention: If you screw up your Guest of Honor’s travel arrangements so badly that he or she is unable to attend your convention, don’t imply to others that the reason that the GoH will not be appearing is because he or […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying