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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 benefits by the end of this week, and the Labor Department estimates that “by the end of the third week of December, aid to 1.36 […]
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 turns into smiles into amazement and ends in gratitude. It’s a lovely gift that unites everyone in the room. And, if you’re like me (and […]
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. Seems like this fad is fading. Unfortunately, tatoos aren’t like skinny jeans – or a Hannah Montana tee shirt – that can be tossed in […]
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 airport security lately, I was a bit nervous. I read all the guidelines for checked luggage and carry-ons. I emptied my handbag and started fresh, […]
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 mothers shouldn’t feel guilty the point gets lost amid the guilt she dishes out. Cooperative child-rearing is obviously convenient, but some anthropologists believe that it […]
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 anti-Muslim sentiment in Tennessee, Texas, California, and most notably, New York. Not to be outdone, the people of Pheonix, AZ were quick to call foul […]
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 serve as a check on the Administration and what has been, up until this point, one party rule in Washington. He made clear that the […]
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 leaders? DADT? Wonder who she’s targeting? “Our political and religious leaders tell LGBT youth that they have no future,” Mrs. McCain says in the ad, […]
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 a lawsuit claiming that she shouldn’t be required to cheer for her alleged rapist: … leads to this: A 14-year-old girl who was taunted by […]
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 congressional conservatives who have threatened prominent researchers with investigations and vowed to kill regulations to rein in man-made greenhouse gas emissions. The still-evolving efforts reveal […]
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 seeing a domino effect. I get why the Tea Party is focused on this issue. Duh, the word “debt” is in the name. Simple emough […]
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 old daughter got a “boyfriend” last month. In both cases, dating seems to mean a lot of texting and teen skate on Friday nights – […]
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