This is priceless: John Boehner calls Immigration Bill a “Piece Of Shit”
Monthly Archive for May, 2007
News outlets have been ratcheting up coverage of the scheduled emergence of Brood XIII in Northern Illinois. So far, I have not seen (or heard) any in our area. Apparently this evening (Monday May 21) and tomorrow are the expected times for mass emergence.
It’s pretty interesting that this type of cicada has developed a 17-year lifecycle as a defense against predators. Because 17 is a prime number (as is 13, the other common lifecycle of periodical cicadas), potential predators cannot get in sync with them. Still, it seems sort of pointless to me, as they only live a few weeks once they finally emerge, after all that waiting underground.
I found a cool Google Map where you can pinpoint where you’ve seen these creatures, which might come in handy if you’re hungry. I hear they are delicious.
In getting our house ready to put on the market, my wife and I were recently wondering why it is that smoke detectors always turn yellow after a few years.
As always, Google came to the rescue with an answer, albeit not having anything to do with smoke detectors. So, if you are wondering why smoke detectors, Super Nintendo Entertainment Systems, or other plastic items turn yellow, here is your answer.
Personally, this new deal looks like a terrible idea. What I’ve found particularly interesting is the interesting mix of people from both parties that also don’t like it. As you would expect, most Republican presidential candidates are against the deal, even though President Bush is ostensibly for it. It shocks me a little that many Democrats are coming out against it, although most are not using very strong language.
Here’s a rundown. You can click the position of each person for the supporting press release or article that I drew the conclusion from.
| Republicans | Candidate/Person | Position |
| John McCain | For | |
| Rudy Giuliani | Unknown | |
| Mitt Romney | Strongly Against | |
| Newt Gingrich | Strongly Against | |
| Tom Tancredo | Strongly Against | |
| Democrats | Nancy Pelosi | Reservations |
| Harry Reid | Reservations | |
| Barack Obama | Against in current form | |
| Hillary Clinton | Hedging |
The folks over at betterimmigration.com have a lot of information on where the candidates stand, as well.
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