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Happy 4th of July

I'm getting a lot better at fireworks photography. Here's one of the best of a few dozen pics I took.

Happy 4th of July!

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Seriously, This Guy Runs Our Country?

America wants somebody to restore honor and dignity to the White House. That is what America is looking for. - George W. Bush, March 9, 2000

This one goes out to all the dumbasses who voted in a "conservative" president in 2000, and then re-elected him again in 2004.

Let's take a look at Bush's resume:

• More than doubled the rate of growth of the federal budget (Clinton's increases were about 50 billion each year, Bush's increases are about 100 billion to 300 billion a year)
• Cut taxes, gave rebates, and issued stimulus checks (because spend more, earn less works for the average American, it oughta work for the government)
• Undermined the US Constitution by eavesdropping on US citizens
• Failed to apprehend Osama bin Laden
• Invaded a country on false pretenses
• Refused to sign the Kyoto protocol
• Violated the Geneva convention
• Hired three consecutive attorneys general who either eroded the civil rights of US citizens, approved the use of torture, or both.
• Approved, or allowed his staff to approve the felonious exposure of a CIA agent to the press
• It was his watch where Condoleeza Rice ignored a memo that said "Bin Laden Determined to Attack America"
• Failed to provide federal relief for an event that reduced our proud city of New Orleans into a 3rd world country
• Gave the foreign minister of Germany, Angela Merkel an unwelcome shoulder massage at a diplomatic event
• Is reported to have asked the President of Brazil, Fernando Cardoso, "You have blacks too?"

Add to that a stunning statement he made to the President of the Phillipenes: "I want to tell you how proud I am to be the president of a nation that -- in which there's a lot of Philippine Americans. They love America and they love their heritage. I am reminded of the great talent of the -- of our Philippine Americans when I eat dinner at the White House.... And the chef is a great person and a really good cook, by the way, Madam President."

Thanks to all of the 50,000,000 voters who voted this idiot into office in 2000, and as if he didn't make a damn good mess of it in four years, thanks to the 62,000,000 of you who voted him in a second time in 2004.

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Wall•e Review

Last night Christine and I caught a sneak preview of Wall•e at Pacific Place.

In summary, this is simply the best movie of the year, and the best Pixar movie ever made.

The story telling, the characters, the themes, the movie excels at all of these, and more. The visual quality of the movie is astounding. I had to keep reminding Christine that this wasn't a real scene, particularly during the beginning of the movie where the bulk of the animation is spent on characters named Wall•e, Eve, and a cockroach.

I don't know how they do it, but they make the lead characters endearing without any significant dialogue-- and they're robots!

I give it five stars... I suspect this will break ground in ways that no animated movie ever has.

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