You may be shocked to learn that I simply do not believe Bob McDonnell when he disavows his own controversial thesis ideology. McDonnell has be amazingly firm in his commitment to those right-wing ideals throughout nearly all of his long political career. It is either commendable or laughable that in 18 years of politics, over […]
Here is a big picture article about health care options available around the world and (interestingly) all in some use here in the USA today… http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2009/Senate/Maps/Aug17-s.html#1 It helps put things in perspective anyway.
I’ve been unwilling to read the Washington Post for some time as it seems to have gone far downhill in recent years, but every now and then a real gem of an article, story, or opinion piece shows up that drags my attention back to the Post again… This is one such story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/14/AR2009081401495_pf.html (sorry […]
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I love this generalization: “Democrats protest the use of taxes to kill people, Republicans protest the use of taxes to save people.” http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8140/leftvsconservatards.png Hat tip to Waldo.
I got asked last night as a political junkie what I thought of the Healthcare Bill tying up our congress-critters and the news cycle… I had to confess I did not know much about it as I was focused on other issues I considered to be more critical to our great nation. I still feel […]
This essay/posting by Andrew Sullivan is a must read on why the events happening in Iran right now are so important to the whole world: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish It is worth reading in it’s entirety. Freedom is not a gift that can be given and democracy is not something that can be forced on someone. Both have […]
So Iran’s election appears to be rigged. It looks like Mousavi won by a very large margin, and that Ahmadinejad came in a very distant third place (eg: only 5.69 million votes to over 19 million for Mousavi and well over 13 million for Karoubi); and that despite the obviously clear to the public victory […]
Tagged blogs, democracy, Iran, new media, News, revolutionI keep seeing commercial advertising promoting Bob McDonnell’s candidacy as Virginia’s “Jobs Governor” – which is ludicrous in the extreme. Bob McDonnell, who has been running for governor for about two years has done a lot of work to make himself look more moderate, but do NOT be fooled. McDonnell is no moderate. He is […]
Tagged McDonnell, virginia electionsI love this song, it is hauntingly beautiful, and the video that goes with this version is poignant too… For those who can’t see embedded videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWGmN_x00hg I have many close personal friends who happen to be gay and happen to be in life-long relationships. They deserve the exact same treatment that I enjoy with […]
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