Interesting theory on the purpose of the human appendix

The theory suggests the appendix may possibly serve as a safe haven for beneficial intestinal bacteria during times of sickness.  They also suggest the reason that there is no perceivable negative effect when an appendix is removed is because in industrialized nations, we rarely, if ever have major widespread intestinal disease outbreaks, and modern medicine on top of that.  Interesting article.

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Startling news about Barack Obama!!

From the Associated Press:

Obama [...] is [...] frankly [...] indefensible.

I know, I know. I'm shocked that they acknowledged the truth, too.

(Actually, while worth a read, the article doesn't really say that. But if I'm going to have to pay the AP $2.50 if I use 5 or more words, then I am just gonna have to pick the four I like the most and run with 'em.)

***Thanks for the link, Michelle!  Everyone make sure to take a look around the blog.  It's full of more good stuff from doubleplusundead, bmac, Sean M., Moron Pundit, and myself!

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The most ethical Congress in history, take 2.

Guess who's running for re-election!

U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat facing trial on corruption charges, has announced that he will seek re-election to a tenth term.

Jefferson made his announcement Tuesday in a news release that touted his experience and portrayed him as someone who still wields power in Congress despite the corruption case against him.

But who cares, we have to keep fighting the real enemy. 

(h/t)

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Hammer time

Mary Katharine Ham's blog is up and operational at the Washington Examiner. 

Bonus!  You don't have to set up an account to post a comment. 

Update:  The RSS feed for her blog can be found here. 

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Hope!^tm and Change!^tm and...ummm...Taxes!

Good things come in threes, ya know. 

Americans for Tax Reform have put together a chart comparing the tax policies of John McCain and Barack Obama with the current rates. 

Bottom line: If Obama is elected I will go from being "poor" to being "very poor."

Change!

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How much of your state do the feds own?

The federal government owns 5.4% of the land here in Kentucky. 

Take a look at those figures for Nevada.  Once you add in state lands, it's amazing that there's room for anyone to live in Nevada at all. 

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Charlie Crist reversing course on oil exploration?

Crist looks like he's starting to hedge on his previous position of no drilling off the Florida coast, I figured they'd come around.  As the Moron-in-Chief notes, he hasn't changed course, but he's opening the door for that if that's the thing to do. 

The argument against it has been that these ugly oil platforms and the potential for oil spills would hurt their tourism funds, but I've never bought into it, because one, at some point, the cost of driving off tourists is negated by the value of petroleum.  Two, you don't have tourists if they can't afford to get there because of high oil prices.  Three, there's something about high oil prices that turn Americans ranting and borderline psychotic, I don't think you want to be known as the state keeping those prices high, because they'll hate your guts and avoid your state like the plague.

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Wish happy birthday to everyone's favorite man-lesbian!

Interesting.

Horrible.

Change!

Another embarrassment for Obama.

Boom!

If you want to learn to make kimchi.

Desperation.

FAIL

Nanny fascist.

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Finally: Arlen Specter done wasting the Senate's time with Patriots cheating investigation

What a dumbass.

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Journalists: they're smarter than you

Headline:  McCain, Obama offer different visions on taxes.

Gee, ya think?

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I would say that this is living the Ace-o'-Spades lifestyle...

...but the fact that he was actually dating this woman at some point cancels out that possibility:

An Italian man was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from a pub, taking her home and forcing her to iron his clothes and wash the dishes, police said Monday.

The 43-year-old man dragged the woman out of a pub in the port city of Genoa, shoved her into a car and took her to his home where he made her iron and wash dishes after threatening her, they said.

The man is also said to have kidnapped his former babysitter so she could make him a sandwich for lunch (no crust, please!) and put in a video for him to watch before naptime.

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For domestic policy, he'll no doubt be watching "Dora the Explorer"

Who cares if Sen. Obama isn't the most experienced person when it comes to foreign policy.  At least he has good foreign policy advisors, right?  Right?  Wrong. 

Richard Danzig, who served as Navy Secretary under President Clinton and is tipped to become National Security Adviser in an Obama White House, told a major foreign policy conference in Washington that the future of US strategy in the war on terrorism should follow a lesson from the pages of Winnie the Pooh, which can be shortened to: if it is causing you too much pain, try something else.

Mr Danzig told the Centre for New American Security: “Winnie the Pooh seems to me to be a fundamental text on national security.”

He spelt out how American troops, spies and anti-terrorist officials could learn key lessons by understanding the desire of terrorists to emulate superheroes like Luke Skywalker, and the lust for violence of violent football fans.

Wow.  You'll note that this is the same Richard Danzig that the Telegraph seems to think is on the short list of military advisors Obama may tap for the vice presidency.  One can dream. 

I know this is obvious, but can you even imagine if, in 1999-2000, Condi Rice had said something this retarded?  Even in a pre-9/11 society, I can't imagine that something like this would have gone over well. 

Head over to the Moron-in-Chief's for some snark and a photoshop. 

(h/t)

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Haditha Marine Lt. Col. Chessani's charges dropped!

John Murtha still a rotten bastard, developing...

That leaves Wuterich, but the rest have all had the charges against them dropped now, developing...

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Abandon hope all ye who click play

Here's a little glimpse into what I'm pretty sure hell is like:



Sorry about that.

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And they divided up his tacky merchandise, spending lots upon them, what every hipster should have

We've all seen the ridiculous What Would Obama Do? wristbands,

...Stop!  Hammertime! Welcome to doubleplusundead, Hamheads?  Hammerheads?  Well, whatever you call yourselves, be sure to check out the rest of what Moron Pundit, It's Vintage Duh, bmac, Sean M, plebian and myself have to offer here at doubleplusundead!

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Here's some FAIL for you

Not once, four times.

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FAIL

Funneh

*knock knock knock*

Philly sucks.

Do this, GOP.

Odinga and Obama.

Interesting situation.

Creepy.

Uh-oh, part 2.

Check out all of Barry in CO's pics.

Have fun.

DO NOT WANT

Is Olbermann the future of NBC "news?"

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Deja DUI

Why does this story sound so very familiar?

Authorities say they arrested an upstate New York man twice in less than an hour for driving drunk. Oneida County deputies said the man was initially stopped Monday at about 1:26 a.m. near Westmoreland for moving from his lane unsafely.

After he was charged, he was released to another person. Deputies said the man's blood-alcohol level at the time was .25 percent — more than triple the state's legal limit of .08 percent.

About 30 minutes later, deputies spotted the same man's vehicle in Rome and stopped him for failing to keep right.

Oh, that's right. It's because I had a post just last week that was essentially the same story, but in a different state. Weird.

Anyway, it seems some jurisdictions are going to have to rethink their policies on releasing DUI suspects into someone else's care.

(Cross-posted at The Brea Canyon Monument.)

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McCain disappears his statement on Boumediene?

That's what Rich Lowry says.  I just searched his site and I can't find any trace. 

(Of course, I say that with the caveat that I am currently at my POS state job with a supervisor hovering over everything I do, so I can't really be as thorough as I would like.)

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If anyone laughs at you for saying you're voting for Zombie Reagan

Send 'em this story.  A Romanian village has had the same mayor for over twenty years, but sadly, their beloved mayor died during the early hours of the latest mayoral election of a liver disease.  Voters still went out and voted for him, and he won!

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