The Real War On Christmas
Via Think Progress: Today, “thousands of Americans are set to begin losing unemployment benefits” after conservatives in Congress successfully prevented an extension from being passed. 8,400 Americans will lose their…
Can’t Help It, I Love This Stuff
I'm sure some people won't consider this post serious or important enough, but I think it is. Look at the faces of the people in any flash mob video. Surprise…
An Observation
Still not back in the politics mode, so... While away on vacation I noticed something. The under 25 crowd isn't tatooed. Their parents were tatooed, as were those over 30. …
My TSA Experience
We left the country over Thanksgiving to spend a week in beautiful Providenciales in Turks and Caicos. Hmm... an international flight, and given all the attention given to getting through…
The Mommy Wars Leave Out The Kids
There are some things I agree with in Erica Jong's WSJ article, but there's a lot I do not. While she goes to great lengths to make the point that…
Arizona Takes The Lead In The Dumbest State Contest
Arizona for the gold. In an era saturated with absurd moments of anti-Muslim fear-mongering, mosques have become a touchstone for Islamophobia. Even unbuilt mosques have set off a wave of…
Cindy McCain Lies
What a weak, pathetic woman. Shame on me for thinking she had a backbone (and a part of me is hoping that this is a big misunderstanding - that someone hijacked her twitter account). Geez, why even make the ad if you're going to cave? And either she doesn't support the NOH8 campaign, and is okay with treating the LGBT community as second class citizens, or there's some major dysfunction in the McCain marriage.
How Is This EVER Okay?
Unbelievable. In a statement about the meeting acquired by Politico and Ron Kampeas at the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Cantor's office said that: Eric stressed that the new Republican majority will…
Cindy McCain Sticks It To Hubby
Watch the video. The one thing that stands out - when it comes to Cindy McCain - is how what she says hits directly at her husband. Religious and political…
Connections
Perhaps this... The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, one of the most right-wing courts in the country, sanctioned a former high school cheerleader because she brought…
Science vs “But… But It Snowed Last Winter”
I'd pay good money to watch this debate. Reporting from Washington — Faced with rising political attacks, hundreds of climate scientists are joining a broad campaign to push back against…
Question On Raising The Debt Limit
What happens if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling? And since a lot of Republicans are threatening to do just that I'd like to know specifically what would happen. I'm…
The International House Of Dating
The Pandora household has hit a milestone. Both of my teenagers are dating. My 16 year old son has been dating his girlfriend since last March, and my 13 year…