In which the Washington Bureau Chief skews the dataset

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 9:00 am, January 16, 2012

FaceBook, a privacy-raping death beast of wide fame, has partnered up with Politico, an semi-upstart publication for Washingtonians and others whose libido is sadly misdirected at subcommittee hearings and such. No, you can’t opt out. What’s being handed from FB over to Politico are your status updates.  In theory, all status updates containing the name [...]

Why are we drug testing the unemployed if we are’t drug testing the legislature?

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 12:00 pm, January 13, 2012

South Carolina wants anyone on unemployment to submit to drug tests and perform volunteer work.  Good idea? On the surface, why the hell not?  Taxpaying workers may have to submit to random drug tests.  Many people would be livid to know their tax dollars are supporting the drug habits of the shiftless.  Then again, this [...]

In which the Washington Bureau Chief is positively radiant and possibly unstable

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 11:00 am, January 13, 2012

Dosing Homeland Security workers with radiation until the lot of them start growing second heads would be bad.  I say this only because I know those bastards are monitoring me.  Just between you and I, dear reader, I’m all for a fully irradiated TSA.  Once those suckers glow in the dark, we can all go [...]

In which the Washington Bureau Chief declines to disclose her uterine contents to the state

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 10:00 am, January 13, 2012

What a horrifying headline.  Yet, it would not be there to sicken you without a reason.  I am not, quite, that cruel.  Brazil, which is the land of the future and shall always be, is now officially compelling women to register their pregnancies with the state. The official reason is benign.  They always are.  PM [...]

In which the Washington Bureau Chief is cryptic

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 8:00 am, January 13, 2012

Privacy could be greatly enhanced (or not) right here in Colorado. Can Uncle Sam compel you to turn over a passphrase to an encrypted computer, or compel you to decrypt a device for them, in spite of the Fifth Amendment? The facts, briefly, are these. A woman’s laptop was confiscated pursuant to a warrant by police as [...]

The Paranoid Style in Obama’s Politics

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 10:05 am, December 16, 2011

Yet again demonstrating his staggering lack of self awareness, our esteemed President is soliciting a dwindling fan base to send in the contact information of their Republican pals.  In the last two days, this story has gone around the world.  It seems that part of Obama’s ploy for a second term is…to….er….well…damn. Alright, so the [...]

In Praise of the Political Insult

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 8:30 am, October 24, 2011

A gentleman never insults someone unintentionally. ~ Oscar Wilde Much too much of what passes for political sparring today is only clever, mean people taking gimme shots, if it’s even that good.  Statements are made in a condescending tone as if something is automatically funny and self-evidentally demeaning, without the alleged wag explaining why. Talking [...]

Government Provides One Reason to Smile

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 4:56 pm, October 20, 2011

Earlier today, I was dwelling on the fact that I need to renew my license quite soon.  Irasicble misanthrope that I am, this irks me on many levels. This will waste my time and my money, require mingling with the average person, and put me in a poorly sanitized public space rife with cameras.  And, to top [...]

Occupy Wall Street: The Reader’s Companion

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 8:28 am, October 19, 2011

I have come across the Library Thing list of the holdings of the Peoples’ Library of Occupy Wall Street. Much hilarity ensued.  Just to prove that I am not a wicked and greedy Capitalist pig, I will happily socialize the fruits of my amusement. In the month since its inception, the Peoples’ Library has amassed [...]

Zuccotti Park: A song of soap and sophistry

by Eileen McGuire-Mahony | 1:43 pm, October 18, 2011

I spent part of this morning reading a little article titled, “Intellectual Roots of Wall St. Protest Lie in Academe”  Yes, I know I need to use my time more wisely. I will start by sharing some of my thoughts on the alleged intellectual majesty and mystery of the shenanigans currently gripping America.  One thing [...]

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