AFL-CIO starts the get out the vote drive early

The AFL-CIO is starting early on the get-out-the-vote campaign. In many states they are running ballot initiative petition drives for raising the minimum wage after failing last October at the Federal level, and in many legislatures.

This is in hopes of turning out Democrats to vote in November, and also many of their contracts have minimum wage riders in them that raise their pay as minimum wages go up without them having to actually bargain the increases. They are doing these drives in Ohio, Missouri, and other Red States where they can’t win in the legislature.

Updates – MS security bulletins, Nuclear news

Windows Security Bulletins 

Microsoft released three new security bulletins today, please don’t wait around, if you have “Gates Gear” go get patched tonight at windows update. The cycle time from bulletin release to exploits in the wild is now extremely short, expect worms that use these flaws tonight or tomorrow. There are botnet drivers out there building code as I write — don’t become part of their herd. Speaking of botnet drivers, Ancheta gets 57 months in jail. Sordid tale here.

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Welcome visitors from American Thinker

Welcome to readers of American Thinker, I am posting this because one of the links in my article is broken, no fault of the great editors, but mine instead. If you are trying to get to the link labeled “ultimate evil end” here is the article.

I’ve sent them email to correct, hopefully they get it soon. Update: Link in the main article is now fixed. Thanks

Iraqi Government possibly today or tomorrow

The Iraqi government is getting close to final formation, see this article from the Turkish Press:

Nuri al-Maliki, assigned to establish the new National Unity government, said the new Iraqi government will be formed “today or tomorrow.”

Appointed as prime minister in April, al-Maliki announced the government is almost ready; cabinet members include Sunni, Shiite, and Kurdish group representatives.

The candidate ministers of particular offices, such as oil, defense, interior, foreign, and finance have been determined and the process will expectedly be completed by Thursday.

In the same edition, Iran is presenting Turkey with “evidence” that the US is meeting with with the PKK, Kurdish Communist separatists/terrorists that neither goverment is fond of.

I am taking the night off

After a long day at work, and some indulgence in my guilty pleasure, 24, I am going to take the night off from the blogosphere. Just a few musings before I locate that bottle of Hennessy that’s my other guilty pleasure… Why the guilt? Hennessey is from the country that gave us Jaques Chirac, and in 24 why does it have to be people in our government who are the bad guys half the time? Anyway, don’t expect any deep thinking or substance here tonight. Continue reading “I am taking the night off”

KOS gears up for elections

 

KOS is starting the campaign, see this. Grassroots efforts to support lesser known candiates starts, check the “requirements” & “positives” sections at bottom.

Also note my earlier recommendation to conservatives:

We are six months and change out from mid-terms, so I”ve added a new tag “elections” and request that all conservative bloggers do so as well, & flag things that can impact elections, articles about election tracking etc. with it. That way it will be easier to hunt friend and foe.

 

It’s also very important that you give your local candidates who are true to cause some national limelight, and point out the foibles and follies of their foes. You know your regional issues better than the Mega-bloggers, you know your candidates better, you know your local periodicals and info sources better. Please surface the important stuff, we can’t focus on just national, war, and immigration and expect to win this November.

Iran’s state of nuclear development

In Luttwak’s new Commentary piece there is a lot of well-researched detail and information about the state of Iran, it’s weapons program, and the population. This is important background to understand whether you agree with his conclusions or not. Thanks and a hat tip to Jerry Pournelle.

Right now I agree with Luttwak, but if they are still raving in a year my patience is done. It’s important to allow Free Iraq and Free Afghanistan influence a while.