A few days ago I was philosophically pleased and comfortable with the state of our nation despite its fractious politics. This morning I’m less pleased. There are several reasons why. First, it appears that by about a margin of 53%… Continue Reading
Really, is this any less special and sweet to see than a straight couple getting engaged? And that is the best testimony that could possibly have been offered in favor of same-sex marriage. Speaking of which, does anyone have any… Continue Reading
If Congress had been left unattended, it’s entirely possible that the health care reform bill would have wound up paying money to religious organizations for prayers. Specifically to Christian Science churches, although they were not mentioned by name — the… Continue Reading
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We begin with a lamb jumping on a bed. Very cute, but it comes to a strange ending. Then, I found a delightful children’s book about interspecies telepathy, and the inevitable conquest of our planet by alien retroviruses. It’s fun… Continue Reading
It takes about two minutes for Stewart to build up a head of steam, but once he does, everyone gets hammered here. Fox News bears the brunt of the fire, MSNBC and the Bush Administration both get a taste, but… Continue Reading
First, it was Fox News. But now, it’s Edmunds.com. Edmunds dared to suggest that “Cash for Clunkers” was a gigantic waste — for every vehicle sold under the program, taxpayers paid $24,000 (more than the retail value of a lot… Continue Reading
Let me add my voice in harmony with Doug Mataconis and Stephen Green: conservatives gain nothing by criticizing Barack and Michelle Obama going out on date nights. It’s kind of baffling to me that there are people who dislike Obama… Continue Reading
If you thought California’s Proposition 8 was regressive, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Now there is an effort underway to gather signatures for an initiative to ban divorce in California. Quoth one of the initiative’s proponents, John Marcotte: The secular… Continue Reading
Here’s the lead paragraph from the Associated Press: President Barack Obama on Tuesday embraced a House bill that would give the government unprecedented power to seize bank holding companies and other large financial firms teetering on the brink of collapse… Continue Reading