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Joe Stack, Texas Terrorist?

Joe Stack, Texas Terrorist?

A guy named Joe Stack set his house on fire, steals an airplane, crashes into an IRS building.
Now, I have no way to know if this is authentic.  It was on this site — http://embeddedart.com/ (The website is dead now.)
If this is authentic, Joe Stack had a beef with the government.  A “TEABAG” kind of [...]

February 18 2010 | Posted in POV | Read More »

They Won’t Do THAT Again…

I love it.
The GOP House Leadership invited President Obama to come speak with them at their retreat in Baltimore today.  They promised to be all respectful and stuff and not hurt his feelings or get in his face.  They even agreed to let the TV cameras roll as they engaged the President in a question [...]

January 29 2010 | Posted in POV | Read More »

The SOTU That I Didn’t Watch

The SOTU That I Didn’t Watch

Last night, so I’m told, President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address.  I didn’t watch it.  I was in bed, like most sensible Americans should be at 9 p.m.  (Jesus, I’m so old…)
I figgered I could get up in the morning and see what the pundits had to say about it, as [...]

January 28 2010 | Posted in POV | Read More »

Mass. Voters Will Throw a Tantrum Today

Mass. Voters Will Throw a Tantrum Today

In the beautiful state of Massachusetts today, the bluest of blue states.  A state that voted for McGovern when the other 49 went for Nixon, the home of Teddy Kennedy, JFK, RFK and Tip O’Neill… they’re going to the polls today.  And by all signs they are going to elect someone who stands against everything [...]

January 19 2010 | Posted in POV | Read More »

Who's the "Hypocrite," Mr. Steele?

Who's the "Hypocrite," Mr. Steele?

GOP Chairman Michael Steele just called President Obama a “hypocrite” for sending his kids to a private school while coming out against vouchers in DC that would give tax money to parents who want to send THEIR kids to private schools.
While everyone with a working frontal lobe knows that this whole “vouchers” thing the GOP [...]

January 4 2010 | Posted in POV | Read More »

Limbaugh Declares Health Care "Fine and Dandy"

Limbaugh Declares Health Care "Fine and Dandy"

Sure is nice to see Rush Limbaugh looking all hale and hearty after his recent health scare.  It wasn’t a heart attack… in fact, they don’t know WHAT it was.  But El Rushbo emerged from his near death experience as full of himself as ever, declaring that the American health care system is just “fine [...]

January 3 2010 | Posted in POV | Read More »

Steele Ducks Debate on Reid's Slavery "Comparison"

Steele Ducks Debate on Reid's Slavery "Comparison"

We discussed this briefly already.  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a tangental comparison between contemporary attitudes about slavery and today’s obstructionist Republican stance towards health care reform.
Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, ’slow down, stop everything, let’s start over.’ If you think you’ve heard [...]

December 9 2009 | Posted in POV | Read More »

New Law Bans Genetic Discrimination

New Law Bans Genetic Discrimination

This one kinda flew under the radar screen with the 24/7 breathless hype over whether or not Democrats would get 60 votes to proceed to debate on health care reform.  But it seems kinda important, and is presented here.
The most sweeping federal anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years takes effect today, prohibiting employers from hiring, [...]

November 22 2009 | Posted in POV | Read More »