Evening Edition
A Glass Of Champagne And A Shot Of Crazy (Bunning Crazy)
Over The Rainbow
Ask, Tell, Serve
According to a new poll commissioned by the Vet Voice Foundation and conducted by Republican and Democratic pollsters, most veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are “comfortable around gay and lesbian people (73%), believe that being gay or lesbian has no bearing on a service member’s ability to perform their duties (60%), and would find it acceptable if gay and lesbian people were allowed to serve openly in the military (73%).” [ThinkProgress]
Green Is Good
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Salut!
A toast to the Interprofessional Committee of Champagne Wine, which announced this week champagne will now come in bottles that weigh 2 ounces less than the old ones. It may sound like a little change, but the lighter bottles mean less fuel required for vehicles to transport the wine, which will cut CO2 output by 8,000 metric tons a year. In other words, lighter champagne bottles are the equivalent of taking 4,000 cars off of the road. We'll take another glass, please! (I mean, it *is* for the planet...) [MSNBC]
Political Junkie
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Jim Bunning’s War On Canada
Sen. Jim Bunning (R., KY) was ridiculed-slash-vilified for his one-man efforts to block unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling without a job, but somehow that didn't lead to any bouts of introspection or rehabilitation. In fact, Sen. Bunning doubled-down this week, blocking two minor administrative nominations because he's angry over a law...passed by the Canadian Parliament...that he thinks “unfairly discriminates against Kentucky-grown tobacco.” Canadian. Parliament. [WSJ]
Just Plain Cool
Beep Beep, Honk Honk
Road trip! But before you grab the GPS, cooler of lemonade and driving music, check out this new analysis of our nation's roads done by Reader's Digest (which crunched the numbers from the Federal Highway Administration). Stick to the roads in Kansas, Wisconsin and Montana, ranked safest in terms of highway and bridge conditions, traffic congestion and fatalities. On the other hand, Montana, Louisiana and South Carolina may not be the perfect places to start cruising, with the deadliest roads. (Montana makes both lists because it's got great infrastructure (yay!) but also ranks high on the list of drunk drivers (boo). [Reader's Digest]
Posted 8:02 PM | Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 | Permalink
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