Archive for July, 2006
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
The fact is the main political fault line in this country is no longer liberal vs. conservative. It's sane vs. insane. I know which side I'm on.In Jason's piece he references a WaPo article:“It's part of God's plan for the future of mankind,” explained Rep. John Carter (R-Tex.).Rep. Bob Beauprez ...
Posted in General, Politics, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 4 Comments »
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
65% of Americans think that their children will NOT be better off than themselves.
58% don't think the Iraq War will come to a successful conclusion for the US.
27% think the US is headed in the right direction.
81% do not think that things will get better for a long time.
53% think ...
Posted in Poll Results, Quickie | 8 Comments »
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
The Ten Commandments (King Roy Version):
1: Thou shalt have no other gods before me, except Conservatism, Capitalism, The Almighty Dollar, and Contextual Constitutional Constructionism.
2: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth ...
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Thursday, July 27th, 2006
What the hell are we doing? By “we” I mean America. I am an American and what my government does is perceived by the world to be what I believe and agree with. After all, we are a free democracy and we choose our leaders. We make our choice based ...
Posted in Middle East, Politics | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Jurors Find Yates Not Guilty of murdering Noah, 7, John, 5, Paul, 3, Luke, 2, and Mary, 6 months in their own bath-tub by their own mother.
There is, indeed, insanity here somewhere but I guess that the Yates kids are not worth justice. On the other hand, there is mercy ...
Posted in Diaries | 37 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
I hate it when he's right...
It is always more difficult to fight against faith than against knowledge. – Adolph Hitler
Posted in Education, Quickie, Religion | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Here you will find, in six separate .PDF files, the main decision, two separate concurrences, and three separate dissents. I haven't read through them yet but I thought they'd be of interest to those who follow such things. From the main decision:
"The two cases before us require us to decide ...
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Tony "Snow-Job" Snow, continuing his long career as Bush spokesman/right wingnut, retracted a recent comment in which he inferred that the president believes embryonic stem cell research is akin to murder.It was Snowing last Tuesday!Snow on Tuesday, July 18, “The president believes strongly that for the purpose of research it’s ...
Posted in Diaries | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Lawrence Vance, a Christian and Author has this to say about the Christo-Fascists in the USA:
And who will be among the first to support the president’s next military adventure? Why, the same ones that will support his current endeavor until the bitter end: Christians who try to serve two masters ...
Posted in General, Quickie, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
Not surprising, but 31% of Dems think the Iraq War is our Nations top problem with 22% of the general population saying the same. The Economy came in at 2nd with 14% saying it is their biggest concern. Some stragglers put the following as their top concern; morality, ...
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