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A shutdown hurts more than just Feds

7 Apr, 2011 in Economy, Issues, Local, Politics, Work-related by

I’m going to be concise today: Shutting down the government, which Tea Party “activists” are pushing hard for (and appear to be winning the case for), hurts more than just feds. It hurts contractors like myself, local businesses outside of the DC area (there’s regional federal offices for almost all of the major agencies), and [...]

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It’s been far too long

22 Feb, 2011 in Apple, Friends, iOS Development, iPhone, Local, Music, Politics, Software, Work-related, World of Warcraft by

Did you know someone still reads this blog? Actually, a lot of someones appear to read it if Google Analytics isn’t lying to me. I have a loyal following of people who enjoy a site full of nothing. I’m sure several of my followers are just spiders and other parsing bots, but a good friend [...]

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The party of no strikes again

29 Sep, 2010 in Brian, Friends, Politics, Republican, Taxes, The Economy by

Yesterday the Republican party continued their campaign of blocking useful legislation from passing by voting down a bill to give tax credits to companies who keep jobs in the US instead of outsourcing them to firms overseas in places like India and China.  I really don’t understand how anyone could want to vote for these [...]

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Maryland Gun Laws, or Why I’m Totally Conservative About This Issue and This Issue Alone. Sort of.

22 Oct, 2009 in Democrat, Glock, Gun Laws, Guns, Issues, Politics, Republican, Walther by

Those of you who are regular readers of my blog here at ScottASavage.com and of my previous blog on Mexijew.com probably have conjured the image of me as some hardcore far-left liberal.  While I am, at my core, a very liberal person I have in recent years started to shift some of my opinions a [...]

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The Cringe Factor

26 Jul, 2009 in Democrat, Healthcare, Issues, Left, Politics, Republican, Right, The Media by

Have you ever watched a show on TV or overheard a nearby conversation in which people who are obviously not experts on the topic they are discussing start debating incorrect “facts” back and forth to the point where you just have to cringe at how utterly, entirely wrong they are? I’ve been having that happen [...]

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Let’s get this shindig started!

1 Jun, 2009 in Democrat, Libertarian, Politics, Republican by

First and foremost, welcome to my new blog. I’ve finally extricated myself from Blogger and moved to WordPress, and I’m very happy to have a fresh start. That said, I wanted to thank all the folks that are coming with me here to the new blog from Mexijew.com.  Your continued patronage is appreciated.  I’ll try [...]

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