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20 Years Since the Wall Fell

By liberalgeek November 9, 200914 Comments

I was a young whipper-snapper when the wall fell. I had been to Germany the previous summer and had fallen in love with the people and culture. I was not…

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope October 29, 200929 Comments

Remember, tonight is Drinking Liberally: Death Panel Edition at the Homegrown Cafe in Newark, Delaware starting at 7 pm. Come in costume if you want to be judged by our…

Obama Makes Surprise Trip To Dover To Honor Fallen Troops

By Unstable Isotope October 29, 200964 Comments

Last night President Obama made a surprise trip to Dover AFB to observe the ceremony honoring the Americans killed in Afghanistan on Monday. President Obama made an unscheduled, overnight trip…

Socialists Are Everywhere

By nemski October 26, 20091 Comment

Uruguay's Presidential election is wrapping up and it looks like José Mujica, a socialist and former guerrilla fighter, will win some 47% of the vote reports The New York Times.…

No War For Oil

By Unstable Isotope October 23, 20094 Comments

Uh, what? I thought we were spreading freedom and democracy. Wait a minute... et in remarks to Congress yesterday, Pickens revealed that he is just as interested as ever in…

Redo in Afghanistan

By nemski October 20, 20097 Comments

President Hamid Karzai has relented to international and internal pressure agreeing to a runoff election scheduled for Nov. 7th of this year. Whether the runoff election will be held in…

Where Cries of Socialism Meet Racism

By nemski October 19, 20098 Comments

Christopher J. Lee, assistant professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has an interesting op-ed piece in the Christian Science Monitor looking at the racist undertones of…

Where The Wild Things Are . . . For Now

By nemski October 18, 20092 Comments

Through years of study and research, scientists and park rangers have determined that thousands of acres of Aspens are dying out due to global warming.

Bono Writes A Love Letter To America

By Unstable Isotope October 18, 20092 Comments

International philanthropist Bono wrote an op-ed for today's New York Times on why Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize and what it means to the rest of the world: Well,…

Saturday’s Open Thread

By nemski October 17, 200926 Comments

Cold and rainy Saturday. A great day to watch some college football from the comfort of you living room. Or maybe you would like to discuss some of the following:…

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope October 15, 200935 Comments

Is it Thursday already? The week is flying by! This is just cool: Then it will be time to test one of the most bizarre and revolutionary theories in science.…

Obama’s Remarks On His Nobel Win

By Unstable Isotope October 9, 200913 Comments

Transcript of his remarks: Good morning. Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning. After I received the news, Malia walked in and said, "Daddy, you…

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To President Obama!

By Unstable Isotope October 9, 200960 Comments

Just announced: The Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for…