I remember not so long ago, in 2007, when Democrats took back Congress and Nancy Pelosi was elected as the first woman Speaker of the House, it was both a time of hope and frustration for liberals and progressives. Many were dismayed that Speaker Pelosi took impeachment off the table for then-President George W. Bush and then Vice-President Dick Cheney. The liberal blogosphere was bereft with pronouncements calling the Speaker a sellout despite a vote in Congress immediately following the Democratic victory that denounced the Bush strategy in Iraq.

But, we kept her around. And we see today why. Speaker Pelosi is the rock that has held steady on the creation of a public health insurance option in the current health care reform legislative saga. Not only has she held firm, she is tremendously, and perhaps, miraculously close to getting the 218 votes needed in the House to pass a "robust" public option, meaning, a public health insurance option whose reimbursement rates to doctors and hospitals would be calculated by taking the Medicare rates and adding 5%. Watch her:

Here's a non-political entry to my blog (I know, shocker!). But this has been bugging me for a little bit.

I have had it with Apple. I mean, I have no love loss for Microsoft, and I use and love at least one Apple product, namely my iPod. But with the launch of Windows 7, Apple has been playing like they were third graders. Apple has released ads questioning the credibility of Microsoft, suggesting that with each update, Windows has not in fact gotten any better. If they actually believe it, they are high.

Once again, I have no bones to pick against Apple. I use Windows and I have an old Powerbook. I use iTunes and not a big fan of Microsoft Office. I use Open Office, and highly recommend it). I use and love my iPod. But Apple has been getting on my nerves, acting juvenile, and whining about things they do themselves. So I'm telling Apple to stop whining every time your competitor comes out with a new product. It makes you look clingy and childish.

But I'm doing something else. I'm providing you resources so that you can see for yourself that you can get a PC for cheaper and essentially have all the functions of a Mac. That's right. Get a PC. And I will show you how you can pretty much anything you can do on a Mac, on a PC, with about a half to a third of the cost.