<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.9.2" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>The Sirens Chronicles</title>
	<link>http://sirenschronicles.com</link>
	<description>"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."-Teddy Roosevelt</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:11:51 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>obscenity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just watched a crowd of people jeering at a man who said he was ill  with Parkinsons. The mob facing this man, who was sitting on the ground,  yelled at him about handouts. One man lectured him, saying &#8220;If you&#8217;re  looking for a handout, you&#8217;re on the wrong end of town. [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/01/25/it%e2%80%99s-time-to-talk/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: It’s Time To Talk'>It’s Time To Talk</a> <small> The deliberately-driven discord in American politics makes it hard...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/07/09/warning-this-will-be-a-rant-of-large-magnitude/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: warning- this will be a rant of large magnitude'>warning- this will be a rant of large magnitude</a> <small>how many folks know that there is a penalty waiting...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/10/08/irony-from-a-to-zinc/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: irony- from a to zinc'>irony- from a to zinc</a> <small>i told a nice young man at the social security...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/18/obscenity/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>CBO numbers are in for HCR bill.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Politico has the 411 from the CBO, regarding the so-called health care  reform bill:
The bill would cost $940 billion, and reduce the deficit by $130   billion over the first 10 years and $1.2 trillion in the second 10   years. The deficit numbers Democrats have been most worried about, and  [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/07/28/its-mart-to-include-immigrants-in-health-care-reform/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: It&#8217;s $mart to Include Immigrants in Health Care Reform'>It&#8217;s $mart to Include Immigrants in Health Care Reform</a> <small> National health care reform aims to insure as many...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/12/24/whats-in-the-healthcare-bill-even-senators-arent-sure/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What&#8217;s in the healthcare bill? Even Senators aren&#8217;t sure.'>What&#8217;s in the healthcare bill? Even Senators aren&#8217;t sure.</a> <small>I have a bet going with myself about the healthcare...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/12/14/end-this/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: End This'>End This</a> <small>It’s past time that the wholly-owned whores LIEberman and Ben(edict)...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/18/cbo-numbers-are-in-for-hcr-bill/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Sherif Lee Baca: A Stand Up Guy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Responding today to Republican representative Mark Souder in a Congressional hearing, Sherif Baca got in to a dust-up with the congressman when he tried to impugn Baca&#8217;s credibility and reputation, claiming falsely that Baca supports terrorists.
As reported by radio correspondent Kitty Felde, and published by LAObserved, the money quote from Baca came after his testimony:
When [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/08/09/misinformed-christians/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Misinformed Christians'>Misinformed Christians</a> <small>Maybe you saw the woman holding her Bible up in...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/02/26/the-ass-backwards-logic-of-a-%e2%80%9ccompassionate-conservative%e2%80%9d/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Ass-Backwards Logic Of a “Compassionate Conservative”'>The Ass-Backwards Logic Of a “Compassionate Conservative”</a> <small>I think even children can probably understand the concept of...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/01/13/downfall-of-the-gruppenfuhrer/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Downfall of the Gruppenführer?'>Downfall of the Gruppenführer?</a> <small>Just about any cop who thinks that his gun and...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/17/sherif-lee-baca-a-stand-up-guy/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>A bitch is fixin’ to get my lobby on!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all y’all!
This bitch is about to head out on a road trip.
Mmmhmm,  I&#8217;m going to join fellow pro-choice activists as we meet in Jefferson  City to lobby our legislators to put prevention first and support the 2010  Prevention First Act.
Pause…look at clock…continue.
Lawd,  it’s early.
Wince.
Anyhoo, bitchitude is on hold until my [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/03/congrats-d-c-%e2%80%93-%e2%80%98tis-your-marriage-equality-day/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Congrats D.C. – ‘Tis Your Marriage Equality Day!'>Congrats D.C. – ‘Tis Your Marriage Equality Day!</a> <small>Congrats to all y’all in Washington, D.C. on this first...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/12/14/by-request-%e2%80%93-what-a-bitch-wants-for-chrismakwanzika%e2%80%a6-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: By request – what a bitch wants for Chrismakwanzika…'>By request – what a bitch wants for Chrismakwanzika…</a> <small>Hi y’all! A certain Maggie from Thunder Bay Ontario (what’s...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/05/29/like-walking-through-a-river-of-mud%e2%80%a6/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Like walking through a river of mud…'>Like walking through a river of mud…</a> <small>A bitch is dealing with a case of The Downs,...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/16/a-bitch-is-fixin%e2%80%99-to-get-my-lobby-on/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>&#8216;of thee i sing&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i watched &#8217;sons of anarchy&#8217; last night with hubby on the netflix.  we seem to be drawn to gritty dramas like that- we also enjoyed &#8216;deadwood&#8217; and &#8216;the shield&#8217;.  what struck me- i was rooting for the bad guys.  now, i am sure that&#8217;s what the writers intended- as they make the [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/03/30/wellthats-a-refreshing-fk-yoo/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Well&#8230;Thats A Refreshing F*(k Yoo!'>Well&#8230;Thats A Refreshing F*(k Yoo!</a> <small> Guatanamo Bay, Cuba and the horrible prison there has...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/12/08/the-3000000-00-euthanasia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The $3,000,000.00 Euthanasia'>The $3,000,000.00 Euthanasia</a> <small>The State of Ohio, an economic basket case for much...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/04/05/news-digest-bush-admin-olc-memos-released-in-early-march/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: News Digest: Bush admin OLC memos released in early March'>News Digest: Bush admin OLC memos released in early March</a> <small> The rule of law was severely compromised under the...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/16/of-thee-i-sing/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Contractors are hired guns..who knew?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The title is tongue in cheek of course, we all know why the mercenaries  are in Iraq and Afghanistan. But this piece in the NYT really lays it  all out. From the writeup:
Under the cover of a benign government information-gathering program, a Defense Department official set up a network of private contractors in [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/08/25/guns-or-butter/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Guns or Butter'>Guns or Butter</a> <small>Guns or Butter? &#8211; the trade off between government/military spending...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/06/10/us-contractors-arrested-by-iraq-officials/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: US Contractors arrested by Iraq officials.'>US Contractors arrested by Iraq officials.</a> <small>This will be interesting to watch, as the contractor and...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/10/27/matthew-hoh-resigns/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Matthew Hoh Resigns.'>Matthew Hoh Resigns.</a> <small> Matthew Hoh, the Political Officer in the Foreign Service...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/15/contractors-are-hired-guns-who-knew/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Our Future, Right Next Door</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Rushpubliscums and their “teabagger” tools don’t want anybody to  pay any taxes, and they want any kind of regulations on “capitalism”  chucked. They claim that nobody paying any taxes and no rules on the  formation of oligarchies are just the thing we need to “renew” America.
I have good news for those [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/06/24/juarez-war-update-10k-feds-vs-drug-cartels-whos-ahead-and-why/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Juárez War Update: 10K Feds vs. Drug Cartels. Who&#8217;s ahead &#8230; and Why?'>Juárez War Update: 10K Feds vs. Drug Cartels. Who&#8217;s ahead &#8230; and Why?</a> <small> Gangland-style murders, now about seven per day just across...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/10/28/the-very-curious-case-of-mr-gustavo-de-la-rosa-hickerson/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Very Curious Case of Mr. Gustavo De La Rosa Hickerson'>The Very Curious Case of Mr. Gustavo De La Rosa Hickerson</a> <small>Some news stories raise more questions than they answer. Gustavo...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/08/05/support-slipping-for-mexicos-drug-war-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Support Slipping for Mexico&#8217;s Drug War'>Support Slipping for Mexico&#8217;s Drug War</a> <small>Support for Mexican President Calderon&#8217;s military-led (and US-backed) drug war...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/15/our-future-right-next-door/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>St. Louis, Michael Vick and why we are what we celebrate…</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bitch woke up at 3 o’clock in the morning.
Pause…consider…continue.
With  daylight savings time, my body thinks it’s 2 o’clock in the morning…so  this early wakefulness is even more fucked up that the clock claims it  is.
Shit.
Fuck it, let’s be productive…shall we?
Longtime  readers know that this bitch isn’t a football fan.  [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/12/23/a-lesson-in-problem-solving%e2%80%a6/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: A lesson in problem solving…'>A lesson in problem solving…</a> <small>A bitch caught the tail end of NBC Nightly News...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/08/18/hassani-campbell-is-still-missing%e2%80%a6/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Hassani Campbell is still missing…'>Hassani Campbell is still missing…</a> <small>Several people have contacted me asking for my thoughts on...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/10/12/nflpa-takes-public-stand-against-limbaugh/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: NFLPA takes public stand against Limbaugh.'>NFLPA takes public stand against Limbaugh.</a> <small>I was hoping that the NFL Players Assoc would come...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/15/st-louis-michael-vick-and-why-we-are-what-we-celebrate%e2%80%a6/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Naughty, Naughty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite my number of years on this Earth and in this country, and despite my experiences with some marginally, and not so marginally, outlaw fringes of our society, I must admit something. I am rather a bit of a square.
Yes, I admit, before last year, I never had a clue what “teabagging” was. I’m a [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/10/by-request-my-thoughts-on-former-congressman-eric-massa%e2%80%a6/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: By request, my thoughts on former Congressman Eric Massa…'>By request, my thoughts on former Congressman Eric Massa…</a> <small>Morgan from Vancouver, Chris from Hot-lanta and Jaime from Chi-Town...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/04/16/tea-time/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tea Time'>Tea Time</a> <small> The day for the big right wing American protest...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/09/08/at-your-beck-and-call/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: At Your Beck and Call'>At Your Beck and Call</a> <small>Glenn Beck is insane, in fact insane would be a...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/15/naughty-naughty/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Laura Richardson Strikes Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As reported by Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times, Laura Richardson is back at doing what she does best, wasting taxpayer&#8217;s dollars bestowing useless, expensive perks on herself and her cronies.
She flew her entire Washington, DC office staff of 20 people, including herself out to Long Beach, put them up in a four star [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/07/31/congresswoman-richardson-put-your-own-house-in-order/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Congresswoman Richardson: Put Your Own House In Order'>Congresswoman Richardson: Put Your Own House In Order</a> <small>Laura Richardson represents the 37th District in Southern California, first...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/12/23/her-majesty-michele-bachmann-welfare-queen/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Her Majesty Michele Bachmann, Welfare Queen'>Her Majesty Michele Bachmann, Welfare Queen</a> <small>Gosh, I wonder how those tax-hating, welfare-loathing “teabaggers” are going...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://sirenschronicles.com/2009/12/20/cheney-rove-palin-gingrich-in-bakersfield-at-the-same-conference/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Cheney, Rove, Palin, Gingrich: In Bakersfield at the same conference'>Cheney, Rove, Palin, Gingrich: In Bakersfield at the same conference</a> <small>I have been keeping an eye on the speakers lineup...</small></li>
</ol>]]></description>
		<link>http://sirenschronicles.com/2010/03/14/laura-richardson-strikes-again/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
