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I Feel Like I’ve Been Here Before
If you haven’t read Kevin Drum’s article, please do. He puts into words exactly how I feel. The striking thing to me, though, is how fast the left has turned on him. Conservatives gave Bush five or six years before they really turned on him, and even then they revolted more against the Republican establishment […]
I Might Have To Consider Home Schooling
Especially since I’m already doing it, since my 7th grader just told me her Social Studies teacher told her that Climate Change was nonsense – which is scary, but becoming oh so predictable. Seriously, can we just pay these people more so we can get rid of the imbeciles? When my 7th grader questioned her […]
Tea Parties Organize To Take Control
The one thing you have to give the Right credit is their ability to play the long game. They are quite happy to chip away at policy they don’t like and seem to understand that baby steps are still, indeed, steps. Steve Benen lays it out, and we need to pay attention. The Tea Party […]
Santorum Considers Tossing His Hat In The Ring
Via CNN: In an e-mail and letter to supporters of his Political Action Committee, America’s Foundation, Santorum writes, “After talking it over with my wife Karen and our kids – I am considering putting my name in for the 2012 presidential race.” “I’m convinced that conservatives need a candidate who will not only stand up […]
Cellphones, Texting And Kids
There’s a debate going on in the Pandora household – Is it time to let the kids have cellphones, and if we let them have cellphones should we let them text? First, is everyone sitting down? Okay, here it is. I do not have a cellphone. Now, everyone take a deep breath and I’ll explain. […]
What Sort Of Scum Would Profit Off The Haiti Disaster?
If you answered credit card companies you’d be correct. As a massive human tragedy unfolds in Haiti, relief organizations are soliciting credit-card donations through their hotlines and websites. About 97 percent of these donations will actually make it to the designated organizations — but the other 3 percent will be skimmed off by banks and […]
I’m Having Trouble Seeing This Marriage End In Anything Other Than Divorce
Cenk Uygar (the Seminal at Fire Dog Lake) has issued an invitation to tea parties. I issue a challenge to the tea-party movement. If you’re true to your word, and you believe in protecting the American people and principles, and you think government is too big and hands out money to the wrong people, then […]
Haiti Earthquake – Please Help
As more and more information comes out of Haiti there is no doubt that the scope of this tragedy will be grow. The Red Cross estimates that 3 million people are affected. No one is even estimating the death toll. The pictures/videos coming out of Haiti are heartbreaking, and I simply can’t look at them […]
Vigilantism Justified
Since when is killing someone performing a legal procedure justified? Via Digby: Before the first juror is selected or witness called, a decision allowing a confessed killer to argue he believes the slaying of one of the nation’s few late-term abortion providers was a justified act aimed at saving unborn children has upended what most […]
Intimidation At Its Finest
What would you do if comments like this started arriving in your in-box? As I talked to Johnson in his office, an alert flashed on one of his two giant computer monitors. An angry screed targeting him on another website concluded: “I think a visit to Mr. Johnson’s home might be warranted. Anybody got his […]
Breaking: Joe Biden’s Mother Has Died
I just received a call from LiberalGeek who has informed me (via twitter) that Joe Biden’s mother, Jean Biden, has died. She was 92, so at least we can say she lived a long and eventful life, and saw her son become Vice President of the United States. Our thoughts are with the Biden family. […]
Exceptional Teachers
I must be a glutton for punishment, but I can’t ignore this article Cassandra linked to last night. Go read the whole thing. Here is what jumped out at me. As Teach for America began to identify exceptional teachers using this data, Farr began to watch them. He observed their classes, read their lesson plans, […]
“They” Are Coming After “Us”
I realize, given the build up to the Exorcist-like music, that I’m supposed to take this video very, very seriously. So why can’t I stop laughing? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZs8k4pJcyk[/youtube] Oh, the drama! Oh, the horror! And… Oh, the typical threatening language and name calling. These constant Armageddon scenarios are beginning to remind me of the crazy guy […]
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