News from around the Blogosphere

• More Californians are moving to Oklahoma than vice-versa. USAToday has a nice story on the topic here.

• Talk about a cool science project! A New York dad and his seven year-old son sent a balloon over 100,000 feet up, complete with a video recorder and an iPhone (for tracking purposes). Read more here. 

•  A CNN/Opinion Research midterm poll finds that on every issue you can think of, voters think that Republicans would take us in the right direction, and that Democrats would take us in the wrong direction (by greater margins than for the GOP).

I couldn't pass up the chance to post this video by RightChange.com... enjoy!

Barbara Boxer's Arrogance

Brigadier General Michael Walsh was just being polite... but Barbara Boxer didn't like it. Watch the following clip.



Boxer: Well why has it been delayed?
Walsh: Ma'am, the LACPR is...
Boxer: You know, do me a favor; could you say "senator" instead of "ma'am"? It's just a thing. I worked so hard for that title. So I'd appreciate it. Yes, thank you.
Walsh: Yes, senator.

What arrogance! Did she call him "general" while addressing him? Gen. Walsh was being polite, but no, that wasn't good enough. What an ego!