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Cell Phones and Driving

Posted on July 27th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey

“Hey stupid! Drop the cell phone and drive“:
While heroic politicians all over America are mandating bicycle helmets, it’s still legal to drive 4,000 pounds of steel 60 miles an hour while your brain is turned to the moron setting.[...]
Here’s some more numbers for you: Motorists talking on a phone are four times as likely to [...]

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Filed under: In The News

Ten Post Round-Up: Big News In Digestible Bits

Posted on October 1st, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi

I’m not going to get to wordy in the Ten Post Round-Up for the next few days.  I’ve got so much going on now, that my brain is on overdrive.
Before we get to the meat, I offer you up the potatoes; proof that politics has gone to the dogs…
On with today’s round-up:

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Filed under: Democratic Daily, Dizzy Dezzi, Economic News, In The News, Opinions, Political News

Late Night: Carlos Santana & Sarah McLachlan – Angel

Posted on May 1st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey

There was plenty happening in the blogosphere and the news today but my brain is in a fog… Political Overload. Way too much information.
I was listening to Santana today and then Sarah McLachlan trying to get my head out of politics and into something more pleasant and ethereal. When Angel starting playing on my Sarah McLachlan CD, [...]

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Filed under: Election '08, In The News, Music, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries

Drew Westen Thought for the Day

Posted on July 9th, 2007 by Virginia Cotts

Regular readers are going to get used to the comments and quotes I will be putting up as I euphorically restore my sanity, hope and positive outlook reading The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

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Filed under: Books, Conservatives, Politics, Republicans

Adlai Stevenson’s Quote for the Day

Posted on July 9th, 2007 by Virginia Cotts

This quote from Stevenson appears at the beginning of Chapter 2 in Drew Westen’s must read book The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

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Filed under: Books, Election '08, Republicans

Talking up John Kerry’s Top Points

Posted on March 18th, 2006 by Virginia Cotts

Recently John Kerry came up with some key points that progressives need to use for the upcoming November elections. The points resonated with many of us and I agree they need to be repeated clearly and often. So I made up a list that can be used for posting or just getting them in your brain.

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Filed under: Bush, John Kerry, Politics, Republicans, Senate