Image via Wikipedia I sometimes worry that our national obsession with cleanliness and need to avoid germs at all costs is one of the things that makes us more susceptible to colds, coughs, and other maladies. Those who are the most germ-phobic seem to be ill more often than those who aren’t. And maybe it’s [...]
Image by ~C4Chaos via Flickr I think of myself as someone with solid liberal credentials. In terms of presidential races, I ran for delegate for Jerry Brown in DC in 1992, supported Bill Bradley in 2000, knocked on doors in a snowy and unfriendly Iowa town for Howard Dean in 2004. In 2008, Obama was [...]
I know I might be nuts, but I can’t stop thinking about the woman in this ad: I don’t know what it is about her. Maybe it’s her visible anger at the prospect of a tax on soda and sugar-laden drinks that gets me riled up. I mean, the woman looks to be doing well [...]
Image via Wikipedia Jeebus: Schools might start offering abortions if healthcare reform passes, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) warned last night. Speaking on the House floor, Bachmann raised concerns about the “school based health clinics” discussed in H.R. 3200, which she said were merely “sex clinics” designed to bring Planned Parenthood into the nation’s schools. Snip [...]
Image via Wikipedia From Political Punch: Vice President Joe Biden said today that if Democrats were to lose 35 House seats they currently hold in traditionally Republican districts, it would mean doomsday for President Obama’s agenda. Biden said Republicans are pinning their political strategy on flipping these seats. “If they take them back, this the [...]
I wasn’t fortunate enough to make it to the teabag party in Washington today, but I was lucky enough to catch Glen Beck talking about the tea party in Washington while I was cleaning and working around the home. Glen kept reminding us that none of this teabagging stuff has anything to do with Obama [...]
If you saw President Obama’s address, you heard a member of Congress (Joe Wilson, asshat, SC) call the President a liar when the Obama said that under his plan, illegal immigrants receive free government health care. A short while later, Wilson issued this apology: “This evening I let my emotions get the best of me [...]
Yes, I voted for Barack Obama. Twice. Before I voted for him the first time, I argued with fellow Democrats about why Obama was a better choice to be the Democratic nominee than Hillary Clinton was. After all, he represented a clean break with the past and had would have an ability to communicate with [...]
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Sometimes when I read the message boards on my hometown newspaper’s website, I’m often struck by a sadistic tone that many of the posters have when they react to local news items. It’s baffling to see comments about a tragic murder story focusing on the ethnicity of the victims [...]
Good riddance: On Friday, ThinkProgress reported that “tenthers” in Texas were set to hold a pro-secession rally in Austin this weekend. According to the Texas Observer, upwards of 200 people attended the rally, where one speaker declared, “We hate the United States!” Well, most of us don’t think too kindly of you, either. Yes, we [...]
