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Political zeitgeist 3/20/2011

Right now the political situation for the 2012 presidential election looks wide open. That said, here are some notable observations at this point in time.
* The tea party looks to be fragmenting the republicans. We a here at the point where we have just signed another 3 week CR to keep the govt running, and the House freshmen want more cuts, while boehner worries it may be too much.
* the President looks prudent in the face of Tunisia Egypt and Libya.
* no front runner has appeared on the GOP side, and only one candidate has even declared: Herman Cain.
* obama’s weaknesses appear to be weakness on supporting the revolutions in Africa soon enough, and letting the congress drive the budget discussions.
* a govt shutdown does not seem likely at this point.

Political update Feb 13

The current state of political flux:

  • The president’s approval is above 50%
  • He will propose a budget on monday with cap of domestic spending at 2008 levels
  • Ron Paul won the CPAC straw poll.
  • Egypt is over, and it looks like the WH strategy worked.
  • Mubarak stepped down in time to eliminate embarrassment over Panetta’s “He’s going to leave” moment.

Representative democracy

The role of the elected in a representative democracy is to represent the people's opinion when it is discernable, and when it is not, use judgment to determine what is in their best interest. Anything else is a perversion of the system.
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I found a Prime (or 3): PrimeGrid results

 

The following came in the mail today! I found a prime! (or 3) I have been participating in BOIC and SETI@Home and PrimeGrid for about 10 years, and this is the first time I have found anything.

Dear Primefinder,

Congratulations! Our records indicate that a computer registered by you has found a unique prime number. This computer is running BOINC, is attached to the PrimeGrid project, and is assigned to the  Sophie Germain Prime Search. What makes this prime unique is that it’s large enough to enter the Top 5000 List in Chris Caldwell’s The Largest Known Primes Database.

Since you have auto-reporting selected, the following prime was submitted on your behalf:
Added

94527 : 2925234051465*2^666667-1 (200700 digits)
Added 94528 : 3129870640125*2^666667-1 (200700 digits)
Added 94529 : 3145366115715*2^666667-1 (200700 digits)
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me and we will surely resolve any problem.

 
Once again, congratulations on your find.  Thank you for participating in PrimeGrid.
John Blazek of PrimeGrid

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