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Welcome to edition #86 of the Carnival of Politics - a recap of the best from the past week. This edition is available at our website here

Sunday, March 7, 2010

The Limits Of Purell
5 Votes, submitted in Other
Darshak Sanghavi doesn't think hand sanitizers work very well: [W]e need to be realistic about what Purell can do to fight flu in the home and in public. To begin, the influenza virus mostly spreads via tiny droplets in the...

Saturday, March 6, 2010

The Week's Best Late-Night Jokes
5 Votes, submitted in Humor

Friday, March 5, 2010

Vodaphone Android Users Lose Magic
5 Votes, submitted in Other
Vodaphone customers in March: Tattoo or nothing.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Dog Furniture
4 Votes, submitted in Other
Our dog furniture and cat furniture pieces are all designed and made to cater to the needs of the most loved pets. All these pet furniture offer the best indoor and outdoor protection available.

Subversive Limerick
5 Votes, submitted in Humor
"South Carolina is a very entertaining state … if you’re into oddball politicians and very strange laws.

For instance, South Carolina has a little known (until now) law requiring subversive agents to register with the state and pay a five dollar fee. ..."

More here including my Subversive Limerick.

Google Buzz Gets Third-Party iPhone App
4 Votes, submitted in Other
The first third-party iPhone app developed for Google Buzz has been officially released.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

ObamaCare LIVES!
4 Votes, submitted in National
It looks dead. But is it? Poke it with a stick and see if it moves. Hold a mirror beneath its nostrils and watch for condensation. If this were the TV series “CIS” or “NCIS” we’d punch a spike thermometer through its abdomen, and into the liver, to determine time of death – if any. ...

Amortization Schedule - What is it ?
5 Votes, submitted in State
Amortization refers at the process of paying off a debt (often from a loan or mortgage) over time through regular payments. A portion of each payment is for interest while the remaining amount is applied towards the principal balance. The percentage of interest versus principal in each payment is determined in an amortization schedule.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Gosh-Darn Pols
5 Votes, submitted in Humor
It's almost impossible to believe, but the California Assembly actually declared the first week in March "cuss-free week." I'm so glad these pols have their priorities straight.

Gosh-Darn Pols has a limerick and more.

A Limerick For Lamar Alexander
5 Votes, submitted in Left
Incrementalism doesn't work when it comes to health care reform. But the fact that it's been tried and failed doesn't stop Lamar Alexander from claiming otherwise.

A Limerick For Lamar is here.

Remote Dog Trainer
5 Votes, submitted in Other
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Monday, March 1, 2010

Can centrists and independents come together on systemic policy issues?
5 Votes, submitted in Independent
JP Avlon says “Photo-op centrism is not enough” and I agree.
Here’s a “round” roundup of what’s on the minds of independent pundits and voters from Florida to Massachusetts to New York.
John P. Avlon, senior political columnist for The Daily Beast and author of the new book “Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America.”, [...]