TBWAIN - AKA Jeff Svare's Blog

I have, this night, exercised my constitutional right to franchise and voted. I stood in line for 20 minutes to do it, and counted it time well spent. So, if you want a right to complain about the election results, make sure you vote. And to the person who said, " For the first time in years, I'm voting with hope. " I say, don't worry, you'll get over it. No matter how partisan the politicians are, I am always amazed at how much more partisan the electorate can be. God bless America!

From Reuters News Service : Ex-president Carter slams Bush on market crisis "Former President Jimmy Carter said on Friday the "atrocious economic policies" of the Bush administration had caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s." And Jimmy would know. He was President during a period of double-digit inflation, an unstable housing market, a foreclosure rate that approached that of the great depression, the spectre of war with Russia and Iran, and what was lovingly referred to as "the malaise" even though he never used that word in his speech. "Carter told reporters on a stopover in Brussels that "profligate spending," massive borrowing and dramatic tax cuts since President George W. Bush took office in 2001 were behind the market turmoil and economic crisis. "I think it's because of the atrocious economic policies of the Bush administration," said the 84-year-old Democrat, who served in t...

On 15 September 2008 Rick Wright, keyboardist for Pink Floyd, passed away due to cancer. His influence on Pink Floyd's style was considerable, if not underappreciated. The BBC News report can be found here . Wish you were here .