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Nope, I’m not a fan or a supporter of The Big O. The title is actually referring to a new site where you can prioritize national issues Digg-style for our Prez-Elect. The site, White House 2, has lists of all types of issues and lets users add their own. You skim through them and Endorse (“Digg”) whichever you agree with. There’s no “UnDigg” feature but you can Unendorse a proposal if you change your mind on the issue or simply endorse it by mistake. You can also rank all of your endorsements from highest to lowest as well as leave/read comments on each proposal made. It’s pretty cool. I have no clue if O’s staff will pay any attention to what’s said here but here’s hoping they do. Below are my top ten thus far…

1. FairTax – No surprise here. Anyone who knows me knows I’m a big advocate of the FairTax
2. Expose Tax Earmarks Publicly on the Internet – Let’s hold these douchebags accountable. Too much of our tax dollars are being spent on worthless projects. I don’t believe that would be the case if politicians had to stick their name on these earmarks.
3. Cut Spending / Reduce National Debt – Does this really need justification?
4. Domestic Oil Drilling Off Shore and ANWR – Can’t understand why anyone disagrees with this.
5. Stop the Bailouts and Implement Free Market Solutions – We already have bail out solutions in place. It’s called bankruptcy.
6. End the Drug War – It’s costly, ineffective, and who really cares if I choose to OD on Ambien? Legalize it all. And in case you’re wondering, no, I do not and have never done drugs.
7. Permanently End the Death Tax – Taxes were paid on all that income when it was made. What right do we have to tax it again?
8. Repeal the 17th Amendment – This is one I added. The Senate was supposed to represent the state governments so they would have a say in national affairs.
9. Capture Osama bin Laden – Cause he’s douche.
10. Civil Unions for All – No Government Recognized Marriage – This makes more sense than legalizing gay marriage.

I had an idea for a site similar to this a few years ago but never did anything with it. My idea was slightly different in that you could see your elected officials position or voting record on issues you’ve identified as the most important. A site which did this could really be used to hold politicians accountable and help citizens make clear and educated voting decisions.

It’s a pretty cool site and I’ll probably start frequenting it often. I hope you also enjoy.

So where the hell have I been? All kinds of crazy nonsense has been going on in the world and more importantly in my life yet no there have been no posts about any of them. Well, the answer was my blog was broken. I couldn’t log in. I searched the net looking for possible solutions and most involved editing files and what not so I never really got around to doing it. Turns out, some plugin had gone rogue on me (not sure which one yet) and was the culprit to the problem. I’ve disabled all plugins temporarily until I can figure which is responsible for hijacking the site.

So, for the upteenth-million time I’m going to commit to blogging more often… I’ve actually got a lot to say so stay tuned.

This is a revelation I recently had when thinking how to get rid of more liberal and Democrat voters*. If the Repubs had their way and abortions were illegal then you would have a lot of teenage mothers giving birth who aren’t able to support their kid. These moms would turn to the government for assistance… welfare, medicaid, etc… It’s statistically proven (somewhere I’m sure) that people on these social programs constantly vote Democrat so by forcing this girl to get an abortion you’ve created two new Democrat voters. That is, of course, the last thing Republicans want.

So I beg of you Republican voters, drop the whole abortion thing. Hell, let’s start encouraging them!

* It’s not that I’m die-hard Republican, it’s just that I’m die-hard anti-Democrat.

Why do people feel it necessary to tell you obvious things which happen in your life? It never fails, after getting a haricut someone (typically in the office, most of my friends aren’t this big of dillholes) will say to me,

“You got your haircut!”

Well no shit Sherlock.

I feel like responding, “Oh my God! Thank you! I blacked out over the weekend for a half hour and totally couldn’t remember what happened! I should have guessed I got my hair cut when I took a shower the next day and noticed I didn’t need as much shampoo as the day before! You’re a genius!”

People are idiots.

As many of you know, my youngest sister has Downs Syndrome. The Buddy Walk is an annual event my family participates in back home in Memphis to raise money and awareness to Downs. If you would like to chip in a few bucks, I know my family would appreciate it.

Click here to contribute.

This weekend I head to Las Vegas (my very first trip) for the WAKA Founder’s Cup aka the national Kickball Championships. No, my team did not make it. We’re just going to watch. We will be traveling/staying with a team who is playing in the games though so that should provide an additional level of excitement.

Anyways… how fitting that it will be raining in the desert nearly my entire trip. Looks like if I want any pool time at all it will be Friday.

Wish me and my wallet luck.

Last night I took one of those kickboxing cardio class things at Atlanta Kick. To summarize the experience in a word, ouch.

To summarize the experience in multiple words…

A friend of mine instructs the class and invited me out for a free session. It’s pretty much what I expected. A whole lot of bouncing around. A whole lot of punching/kicking a bag. A whole lot of sweat. A whole lot of women who are way more in shape than me.

It was a great workout. There is no denying that. I’m pretty sore all over and my calves feel petrified. I guess that means the class was a success??? Success is painful.

I’m testing out the new WordPress app fir the iPhone. Maybe this will help me get back to blogging more. Probably not. Expect a lot more typos though.

Dog smells. Needs a bath.

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