Month: July 2005

(Please don’t knock newsworthy and special diaries off the reco list for this one, since this is just a playground diary. Those who want to play will find it. Thanks.) Okay. I promise not to break into my really, really...

Full disclosure: I am not a pot-head. I have never smoked a joint or taken a hit off a bong. Heck, I don’t even drink. But I did work in a pharmacy as a tech for 11 years. Do you think the backlash against medical...

The Anti-Endangered Species Bill sponsored by Pombo is going to be expedited through the House Resources Committee next week and immediately thereafter presented to the House for a vote.  This is a disastrous bill.  It...

The spotlight has been shown recently on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.  Ever since the departure of Tom Ridge, Chertoff has had a semi-low profile compared to other officials such as Rumsfeld...

DIA +.65%, SPY +.25%, QQQQ +.99% 10-year Treasury -1/8 to 4.18% Oil -$2.21 to $57.80 Dollar +.4%/Yen, near unchanged versus euro The markets rallied on a string of solid news.  First, retail sales rose 1.7% last month....