Archive for 'Rants' Category
Republicans don’t understand how torture and abuse radicalizes our enemies. (UPDATED)
Sometimes I just have to ask: “Do they REALLY not understand something so simple or are they being deliberately obtuse just to gin up support from their base?” Such was my thinking last week as former Vice President Dick Cheney went on his “Please don’t prosecute me” Tour to accuse President Obama of making the [...]
Soldier kills five troops. Why was he still there? (plus note on Cheney)
While this is NOT a story decrying the continuing sin of “Stop-Loss”, it very well could be as Sgt. John Russell, who shot and killed five of his fellow soldiers Monday while serving at Camp Liberty in Baghdad was on his THIRD tour of duty at the time. But this isn’t a story about Stop-Loss. [...]
If A=B and B=C, why doesn’t A=C? Condi Admits Bush Authorized Torture.
What should of been a major news event last week, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice actually argued that their use of “torture” was not “illegal” because things authorized by the President are, by definition, “not illegal”. (eerily reminiscent of Nixon’s, “When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal.“) No surprise [...]
April 15th: Give the “Tea Partiers” What they Want. Revoke their tax cut. (UPDATED)
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Who Could Forget the Bush Economy? Republicans of course.
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Russert, Idiocracy and politics in general – A week for political introspection.
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Gas Prices: Why aren’t people madder? – A look at the Republcan double standard.
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The Death of William F. Buckley was preceded by the Death of Neo-Conservitism – Media omits Buckley’s denouncement from his obituary.
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I’m With Stupid. – Stupid over here… Stupid over there… Suddenly we’re surrounded by idiots?
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Totally disgusted. I can’t bear these Republicans anymore.
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Responding to a letter defending racist immigration policies.
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What Does the Bible Have to Say About That?
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