lancekates's blog

It came to my attention that many here may not have much contact with conservatives.  Read More »

Today, June 4th, is the 19th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests in China.

Let's compare and contrast.

You see, most of us live in the united states, where we are allowed to have free speech and the ability to protest. In China, they do not.  Read More »

Yeah. Only in San Francisco. (Well, maybe in the USSR too, if it were still around)

In San Francisco, the Bay Area Quality Management District's board of directors has approved a new tax.  On Pollution.   Read More »

No single topic today, but a couple stories that, rather than making into two short blogs, I'll make into one longer one.  Read More »

Sarasota County, in Florida, has announced that they will no longer hire people who smoke.  Read More »

Yup, that's right.  Google wants your medical records.

On the surface, what does it really matter?  Well, Google has a history of privacy issues, ranging from reading your gmail to keeping track of what websites you go to through the google search bar.  Read More »

The UN is sending a "special U.N. human rights investigator" to the united states to probe whether we are racist.  Read More »

Minnesota, a long-time left wing state (far enough to the left that most other states consider their republicans to be liberal) has new competition.

Al Franken has been in the running for a senate seat.  Read More »