http://irregulartimes.com In a time of the fall, old paths close and new paths of progress open. Mon, 12 May 2008 22:50:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As J. Clifford noted back in February of 2008, John McCain has a lobbyist problem. His campaign is full of lobbyists, and they're not lobbyists for bunnies, kitties, peace, love and happiness. Rick Davis, the campaign manager for McCain 2008, is a lobbyist for telecommunications corporations Verizon and ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/yet-another-values-problem-for-a-mccain-lobbyist/ On March 26, I sent the following e-mail message off to First Freedom First, a non-profit organization advocating for religious liberty in America under the First Amendment: My name is James Cook, I’m a resident of Columbus Ohio (who is looking forward to attending the simulcast tonight), and I have a ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/questions-persist-on-the-ethics-of-fff-shirts/ If you want to know what a truly endangered species is, look at the North Atlantic Right Whale. There are only 350 of the slow-to-breed animals left alive, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has concluded that the death of even one of pregnant North Atlantic Right Whale ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/bush-manipulating-science-again-to-kill-right-whales/ For a few years now, we've been offering bumper stickers and buttons with various combinations of Democratic Presidents and Vice Presidents making up potential tickets for 2008. Since the night of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, we've sold only items that feature Barack Obama at the top of ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/obama-plus-who-running-mate-choices-by-consumers-after-the-race-is-wrapped-up/ Babs Barr, former Republican member of Congress, has just begun a presidential campaign with the Libertarian Party. Barr wants to be the executive leader of government, shaping government policy according to the idea that government should be doing as little as possible. It's the logical equivalent of holding ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/burton-barr-announces-presidential-campaign/ American ayatollahs, take heed: Someone in Congress is thinking of your needs. Republican Representative Todd Akin from Missouri has introduced legislation to establish a government sponsored Year of the Bible in 2008. From the perspective of the Constitution and American law, Akin's legislation is clearly out of bounds. What about ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/the-bible-for-only-one-year-courtesy-of-congress/ Have you responded to the long and steep rise in oil and gas prices by taking public transportation instead of driving your car? Thank a progressive. If the conservative, go-it-alone, public-infrastructure-is-for-sissies philosophy had prevailed, that bus or train might not have been there. Investing in efficient public ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/switching-to-public-transportation-thank-a-progressive/ The price of oil is over 125 dollars per barrel, almost four times its price on George W. Bush's Inauguration Day in 2001. People are being kicked out of their homes through foreclosure at a record-breaking rate. The cost of food is going through the roof. So, what are ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/12/zygotes-with-handguns-act-advances-in-congress/ Since Election Day 2004, we've kept track of committed support for various 2008 presidential contenders, indicated by sales of Election 2008 bumper stickers, magnets, campaign buttons, and American Apparel t-shirts. Lately we've added yard signs, lapel stickers and union made t-shirts for the presidential candidates as well. While ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/11/bumper-sticker-straw-poll-for-clinton-and-obama-may-4-10-2008/ Think hard, now. What's the biggest problem that the United States of America is facing right now? You've got it wrong. It's baby turtles. Baby turtles are the biggest problem facing the USA right now, or so you'd think if you looked at the legislative record of Louisiana ... http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2008/05/11/louisiana-congressmen-save-us-from-baby-turtle-crisis/