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A member of the Pantheon (Poseiden?) getting due recognition for aiding our nation's founding.

Today Jim DeMinit (R-S.C.) lambasted the new visitor center (yes, this guy has time in this economic crisis to comment on that state of the new visitor center on Capital Hill) as “Left-leaning”, and “portray[s] the federal government as the fulfillment of human ambition and the answer to all of society’s problems.” DeMint suggests “This is a clear departure from acknowledging that Americans’ rights ‘are endowed by their Creator’ and stem from ‘a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence.’” Right, because it was God who co-sponsord the New Deal, and it was God who finished that hard work on the Union-Pacific rail road, and oh yeah, wasn’t it God who ended slavery? Listen to this guy:

“The Capitol Visitor Center is designed to tell the history and purpose of our nation’s Capitol, but it (1) fails to appropriately honor our religious heritage that has been critical to America’s success. While the Architect of the Capitol has pledged to include some references to faith, more needs to be done. You (2)cannot accurately tell the history of America or its Capitol by ignoring the religious heritage of our Founders and the generations since who relied on their faith for strength and guidance. The millions of visitors that will visit the CVC each year (3)should get a true portrayal of the motivations and inspirations of those who have served in Congress since its establishment.”

I noticed a few things about this statement, and you can refer to the numerated phrases in the quote.
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If her mouth isn't open, it means she's building up "conservative hate foam" to spew out

It appears that Michell Malkin doesn’t undersatnd that protesters during the last two inaugurations weren’t protesting against the idea of inaugurations, they were protesting against the guy being inaugurated. Does Malking really think they were protesting against the ceremony? Also, do you really want to be that guy protesting at the first black president’s inauguration?

Malkin’s posts are written in a fire and brimstone anger that is barely contained by the text.

President Obama’s Chicago machine is kicking into high gear to plan and fund his massive, unprecedented inaugural festivities. He just appointed an inauguration planning committee that includes his hometown cronies William Daley and Penny Pritzker.They’ve got a campaign-style website counting down the days to the massive party in Washington. To deflect attention from the costs, the One’s party planners are patting themselves on the back for limiting inaugural donations to individual contributions of $50,000 — a move they say is historic. But Bill Clinton also refused corporate money for his second inaugural and capped donations at $100. (Bush raised $42 million for his second inaugural, mostly from corporate donors, capped at $250,000.)

I mean come on. “hometown cronies” ? They planning a PARTY. It’s not like these guys are running FEMA or anything. Cause that would be ridiculous, right? How can Malkin even consider this information critical of Obama? He’s only accepting donations from individuals. He’s the first person to ever cap donations. All of this, after Bush had a $40,000,000 inaugeral ball.  *sound of hand slapping forehead*

As a modern (read: green) road warrior I find my electronics are often in need of some juice but I have no place to charge them. Enter the Power Monkey Explorer. The Power Monkey Explorer is a combination of two devices: a solar panel and a rechargeable battery.

Using the solar panel directly with my cell phone at WWDC 2008.

The solar panel is about the size of an iPod Touch. Via a suite of dongles that come with it you can plug this solar panel into just about any cell phone, mp3 player, or other small electronic devices that needs charging.

But what about those times I don’t find myself in the reach of sun light, I am, after all a programer and prefer the blue iridescent glow of the computer screen. This is where the Power Monkey Explorer’s rechargeable (weather proof) battery comes in. You can plug the solar panel into this, charge it up, and then use the juice whenever you need.

The single best part of the Power Monkey Explorer is that it eliminated four chargers I need to take with me when I travel.

The Power Monkey Explorer is a rugged device and I plan on taking it with me on all my future travels.

Charging the battery on a quick flight.