Impeachment

Rep. Kucinich Calls For Bush Impeachment
By REUTERS

Filed at 10:13 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich defied his party leadership on Monday by calling for the impeachment of U.S. President George W. Bush for launching the Iraq war -- but his move was not expected to go anywhere.

The Ohio representative outlined his intention to propose more than two dozen charges against Bush on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. More

Spam sales up

It's Baaaack!

I'm an optimist at heart. But this scares even me---a sign that the recession may be longer, harder and deeper than we thought. After years of quietly flying under the culinary radar, a familiar sound is now echoing across the fruited plain: "SPLOT!"

Sales of Spam---that much maligned meat---are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.

Spam's maker, Hormel Foods Corp., reported last week that it saw strong sales of Spam in the second quarter, helping push up its profits 14 percent. According to sales information coming from Hormel, provided by The Nielsen Co., Spam sales were up 10.6 percent in the 12-week period ending May 3, compared to last year.

Kimberly Quan, a stay-at-home mom of three who lives just outside San Francisco, has been feeding her family more Spam in the last six months as she tries to make her food budget go further. ... Quan just bought a couple more cans of Spam on sale and some ramen, the instant noodle dish long a staple on college campuses. Her food and gas budgets are together, so she's had to cut back on food spending while the cost of gas increases. Her favorite Spam meal? Spam and macaroni and cheese.

Update: Kossack organicdemocrat informs me that John McCain (b. 1936) is older than Spam (b. 1937). Carry on... More

Bill in Portland Maine

CDC - Noroviruses

Interesting that a quick perusal of the CDC site finds typos, bad links, and a contradiction in the number of viri required to infect you. But not to worry, what's one order of magnitude amongst friends?

Why I'm Voting Republican

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@ The American Swedish Institute

Come Celebrate Midsommar!


Welcome summer with fiddling, dancing and more. Bring your friends or come with family to the Midsommar Celebration this Saturday, June 164 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Swedish Institute.

In addition to Midsommar's traditional favorites, we have a special event this year that will appeal to the gearhead in your life.

Weather permitting, we will have on display two automobiles from the year 1908, the same year that the Turnblad mansion was completed.

ASI volunteer Bob Johnson will give an illustrated talk at 11:30 A.M. and at 1:30 P.M. on Swan Turnblad's Waverly electric car, one of the first automobiles in the city of Minneapolis.

Glad midsommar!