Bush, Bush, Bush

I'm really getting sick of people focusing this year's presidential election on George W. Bush. Wake-up! The Democratic candidate is Barack Obama and the soon-to-be Republican nominee is John McCain. Consider those two. And the obvious fact that neither is George W. Bush.

Below is a recent message board post I made in response to political discussion taking place in my fantasy baseball league:

I've said this before but...I still think it's ridiculous to compare everything to Bush. As far as I'm concerned he is a non-player in this year's presidential election.

We need to think about what this nation needs in the next 4 years. Also the future. Whether that involves fixing or addressing items the "past 8 years" have led into, forget about how it happened. Finger pointing is simply idiotic and gets us nowhere. John McCain is not George W. Bush, nor anyone else.

10% change was a brilliant number produced by Obama, and we have to understand that just like with the selection of Palin, it was a vote-getter.

WE have something more important than votes to give. WE have a leader to elect.

Newegg defies New York

In response to negative feedback from Newegg.com customers in the state of New York, the company has simply decided to stop collecting NYS sales tax for online purchases. Wild. Newegg started applying the tax this year in compliance with a recent New York law, but never really agreed with it. This is why I love Newegg. It is a true marketplace, where the seller and buyer actually talk and listen to eachother.

http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3767486

Chevy Volt

Chevy's new concept vehicle, the "Volt", is scheduled for production in 2010. It supposedly goes 40 miles on battery power, and then if necessary a gasoline-powered generator kicks in to recharge the battery for an extended range of up to 640 miles. Pretty cool. Supposedly over 33,000 people have expressed intent to purchase the Volt already. It looks like it may have around a $40k pricetag.