Caving to the Christian Right
Maureen Dowd nailed it in her Feb 26th NY Times Column: Op-Ed Columnist: Stations of the Crass: “But under pressure from the Christian right, he grabbed the chalice with both hands and swigged � seeking to set a precedent in codifying discrimination in the Constitution, a document that in the past has been amended to [...]
Gay Marriage Opponents on “Wrong Side of History”
Bob Herbert nails it in his Feb 27th NY Times column: Op-Ed Columnist: Bliss and Bigotry: “The opponents of gay marriage are on the wrong side of history. The interests of civilization are not served by driving mature love underground. And the interests of the United States, which is supposed to be the quintessence of [...]
Rosie O’Donnell on Right to Marry
Rosie Speaks! Do not infringe upon the rights of a person who’s in love. Yahoo! News – Rosie O’Donnell to Marry Girlfriend: “‘I think the actions of the president are, in my opinion, the most vile and hateful words ever spoken by a sitting president,’ O’Donnell said on the program. ‘I am stunned and I’m [...]
The Left was Right on Iraq
Well put: The Left Was Right, by Jack Rabbit – Democratic Underground: “The left said talk of the Iraqi people welcoming the invaders with open arms and roses was nonsense. The Iraqi people know the difference between liberation and colonial occupation. They are resisting occupation. Also decried as nonsense was talk of going into Iraq [...]
Debating the Debate on the War
Here’s how this will play out: Democrats will start pounding on the Bush administration about trying to hide the true cost of fighting Haliburton’s war. Then the GOP, starting with RNC chair Ed Gillespie going on Fox News Sunday will start returning fire with statements like, “How dare the democratic party question the Bush administration’s [...]
Bill O’Reilly Softening on the Iraq War
It’s good to see Bill O’Reilly finally seeing the light. It’s still disgraceful that he was so blind and abusive on his “Fair and Balanced” show over the past 11 months of Halliburton’s war. Yahoo! News – Bush’s Political Base Seems Restive, Anxious: “Popular conservative television news anchor Bill O’Reilly, usually an outspoken Bush loyalist, [...]
Staff Sgt. Isaac Day Things $100 Billion Justified
That’s right, Isaac Day. It turns out that with $100 Billion and 100,000+ troops, we can track down a man without weapons of mass destruction. Has anyone seen Osama bin Laden lately? That guy actually did attack us and we can’t find him. Is there less oil on the Afghanistan/Pakistan border than in Iraq or [...]
Two-Parent Families: MF MM or FF
Are conservatives beginning to realize they’ll be treated better by their Creator if they choose to promote marriage for all rather than gay bashing during their short time on this planet? TAP: Web Feature: Pass Protection. by Thomas Lang. October 22, 2003.: “If two-parent families are really the best way to raise children, shouldn’t we [...]
Republicans Support Out of Wedlock Parents
Doesn’t it seem strange that Republicans are forcing gay couples to raise children out of wedlock? Frist needs to stop being such a bigot and let homosexuals have the same rights as the adulterous wing of the Republican party. Yahoo! News – Frist Vows Senate Will Block U.S. Gay Marriages: “WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate [...]
Scalia’s Recuselessness
I doubt Scalia will have the sudden ethical enlightenment needed to recuse himself after taking a lobbying trip with a the Vice President (aka. Litigant). Let’s face it, if the guy didn’t recuse himself in the 2000 presidential election he won’t in this case either. Yahoo! News – Scalia-Cheney Hunting Trip Draws Fire: “Congressional Democrats [...]
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