Posts by jason330

Something interesting happened on the last episode of Survivor. A redneck's anthropomorphic God was mocked to his face. Yes, I am the last surviving Survivor viewer, and it is for moments like this. Mike, the classic redneck, was grousing about how much work he is doing compared to everyone else, while Lindsey the tattooed Gen-Xer thinks Mike is only aware of the work he does, and doesn't notice when other tribe members pitch in by collecting firewood and keeping the fire going. "Did your God come down and do it with his beard?" she asks pointing to the fire. I loved the addition of "...with his beard." A nice touch, as if to say, "Where is your God now, you ridiculous twit?" As it turns out I should not be surprised by the mocking of a redneck's shallow and stupid version of Christianity on TV or elsewhere. It is the new big thing, as Americans are opting out of religion (particularly Christianity) in droves.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican quietly added language to an anti-human-trafficking bill that would expand longstanding Hyde Amendment limitations on the use of federal funds for abortion. It would impose abortion…

Using that morally dubious axiom above, the Republicans have reached out to Iran in order to try and give their enemy, Barack Obama, a black eye. Enough has been written already about how this is effed up - but let me add something that I heard a lot when Bush was in office, but haven't heard discussed yet in relation to the "treasonous" 47. It is a little something called - respecting the office of the presidency, you fuck-wits. How many ...

I realize American voters (and let's face it - particularly liberal leaning American voters) are a lazy bunch of losers, but if Chief Justice John Roberts decides to strip 7 million people in some three dozen states of health insurance on a technicality, I think things could actually go Ka-Plewey.

First of all, ...the "Elizabeth Warren Wing" of the Democratic Party? Where do I sign up? Secondly, if Tom Carper thinks that Democrats can win back the House and Senate by being MORE LIKE Tom Carper, he is either deranged or lying. Anyway, if you feel like throwing up read the whole thing. If you want to simply feel queasy the rest of the day, skip to Carper's quote:

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), who is viewed as a centrist, said the centrist strain of politician is declining and estimated that "there's fewer than 100" left in Congress. "We need more moderates and centrists in both parties," Carper said. "Part of politics is the art of compromise."

Funding DHS by passing a clean bill means the DHS passport checkers at the airport will continue to be paid. But it means so much more. Here is a short list of outcomes that you probably were not familiar with. 1) This bill, also known as "The bill to give Obama’s illegal amnesty program official sanction" gives Obama's illegal amnesty program official sanction. 2) "The bill to give Obama’s illegal amnesty program official sanction" also fully funds Obama's illegal amnesty program. 3) The Constitution has been shredded. 4) The GOP is now held in disrepute by everyone except the Chamber of Commerce. 5) Barack Obama is on his way to unrestrained power. I learned of all these downstream outcomes from reading Red State, which is my favorite thing to do after Boehner's occasional capitulations to reality.

The "Hastert Rule" which has kept the GOP house caucus together on issues, large and small, since the mid 1990's is done. Under the rule, Boehner would not have been…

Only 30% of Republicans oppose making Christianity the national religion. Let that sink in for a second.

Carper's office has not yet released a statement, but his ardor for the Keystone tar-sands oil pipeline is well known, making his a target for Republicans seeking to override yesterday's presidential veto. Andy yet, there is does not appear to be much upside for Carper if he votes, once again, for this ecological cluster-fuck.

I can't wait to hear Tom Carper explain the DHS shutdown. It is bound to be some crazy ass shit.

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Congress returns to town Monday with no viable plan to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security less than five days away on Friday.

The concept of "shareholder primacy" is a cancer that is not only undermining our democracy but is eating away at capitalism itself. While other countries like the UK have passed laws to attempt to address the pernicious effects of shareholder primacy, (requiring company directors to consider the interests of a broad range of stakeholder such as employees, customers, the environment and the community), the US has done nothing. If John Carney is looking for a way to assert his democratic credentials (and I doubt he is) he couldn't find a better issue.

“Many historians have taken issue with how Morten Tyldum, the first Norwegian man to be nominated for Best Director, chose to portray mathematical genius Alan Turing in the film The Imitation Game. Those decrying the film’s depiction of events note that the script completely rewrites history, tossing out the literally thousands of people who worked alongside Turing in breaking the Nazi code so that the Allies could win the war, and replacing them with Keira Knightley. They also point out that the efforts of the American, French and British military forces, among others, have may have had an even larger role than Turing in ending World War II. Finally, some take issue with how Turing is never shown having actual sex with another man, despite the film being entirely set in buildings where no one has ever had sex. Tyldum has been quoted as saying that ‘sometimes liberties are needed to make truer art’ but this has not satisfied the rabid nay-sayers who cannot countenance this film.”