Roger Federer Hits Four Consecutive Aces at US Open vs. Juan Monaco

Roger Federer has done this multiple times, but I need to do some research to put together a definitive list (If I could only do this once in my life!) See Fed's best shots, item number four for one such example. 

Charging Electric Cars Wirelessly

Not only is inductive charging convient, if charging strips were built into highways, that would eliminate range paranoia, a large barrier to widespread adoption of electric vehicles. 

PG&E Blames Victims for San Bruno Blast | SFGate

There ought to be a law. Oh, there is.

PG&E is responsible for a large, gas pipeline, which exploded killing people, and burning homes to the ground. For a year, PG&E has apologized for -- the accident, for losing maintenance records, for failing to comply with Federal maintenance rules, for not informing regulators about problems, and now ...

$6 Billion in Ethanol Subsidies Survive Vote

Calif. Democrat Diana Feinstein voted against her own bill to stop subsidizing Ethanol. And politicians wonder why people are cynical about government.

Direct subsidies to Ethanol will reach $53.6 Billion within three years, but that doesn't count the increased cost of gasoline due to protective tariffs, the extreme damage done to the environment, the soaring cost of food, and new carcinogens being pumped into the air. 

Obama Admin Continues Bush De-Regulation | HuffPo

Discouraging report from Huffington Post on how the Obama administration is using de-regulation as a way to cozy up to big business, political contributors. 

President Obama's lukewarm record as a conservationist - LAT

Keep reminding me. Why do so many people think President Obama is a liberal? 

It's not what's he reads from a teleprompter that counts, it's what he does. 

Leading Obama Contributor Sees Profit Jump

When Candidate Obama started his presidential campaign he was flown to the Idaho primary on the Archer Daniels Midland corporate jet, along with ADM directors, Democratic power-broker and lobbyist Tom Daschle and former GOP Presidential candidate Bob Dole.

Shocking Truth About Source of Obama’s Policies - Klein WaPo

Ezra Klein has it right (far right) on where Obama's policies originated -- virtually every major policy position Obama holds was originally a center-right Repubican idea. 

How Nation's Financial Priorities Changed

Three charts from a series by CBPP concisely display the financial results of the last 20 years of conservative politics: The formerly merely-rich have spawned the uber-rich, while the country has fallen into debt and disrepair. 

Tea Party-GOP's Real Agenda in Budget Stalemate

I get the impression that many people aren't following the budget stalemate closely enough to understand the Tea Party-GOP's real, social agenda behind the supposed fight to shutdown the Federal government over tiny, inconsequential budget cuts.