Category Archives: Politics
Centrist
I took the VoteMatch quiz and came out with the following result: Where do you stand?
Say what?
Michele Bachmann (R-MN) had this to say on Sean Hannity’s show: “…under no certain circumstances will I give the government control over my body ….” Ms. Bachmann has been profoundly pro-life, yet she now echoes the main call of the … Continue reading
A parable of pizza
Dude says he wants pizza, but he obviously doesn’t want pizza.
I am an American conservative s***heel
I can’t take credit for this, but I found it bemusing nonetheless: This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then took … Continue reading
Who are the “fascists?”
I’ve mentioned the hooliganism being shown towards Democratic representatives at their town hall meetings. Some of the signs being hoisted by these rabble rousers equate Obama to Hitler, and the Democratic Party to the Nazi Party. But which party is … Continue reading
Politifact’d
I enjoy reading Politifact. It’s run from the St. Petersburg Times in Florida and appears to take a completely non-partisan approach to fact-checking. So, keeping on the subject at hand, here’s Politifact’s check on a huge anti-health reform email that’s … Continue reading
The Opposition to Health Care Reform
I was recently sent a “viral” email referring to comments made by Betsy McCaughey (a paid shill for medical companies) on the Fred Thompson show. Ms. McCaughey claimed that one proposal ” would make it mandatory absolutely require … Continue reading
Bill Moyers on Health Care Reform
Bill Moyers’ Journal on 7/10 was about Health Care Reform. I don’t know what Mr. Moyers’ political leanings are, but he presented quite a case against the “status quo.” His guest was former Cigna executive Wendell Potter, who helped spearhead … Continue reading
The revolution will be tweeted
I have been following the events in Iran fairly closely. It is truly astonishing the role that technology has played in getting information both out to the world and back to those demonstrating against the election results. Here’s what I’ve … Continue reading