Uncategorized Taking Their Ball And Going Home 4 Aug 20155 Aug 2015 Hemant has a great story about invocations at government meetings. There was a dustup in NC that caused a council to terminate all invocations because they couldn't get their Christian…
Uncategorized ‘Til Death Do Our Parts 3 Aug 2015 Today's read: It's about organ donation. Evidently certain religious sects are telling their parishioners and anyone else who will listen to not be a donor. They seem to believe that…
Fucking Politics Full Court Press 2 Aug 20153 Aug 2015 I was reminded by an astute reader that we are a pluralistic society. And our government reflects this hodgepodge of competing interests. The problem with this is nothing gets done…
Fucking Politics Bombs All Over Baghdad 31 Jul 20156 Aug 2015 The other Republican with bad hair, Rand Paul, is in the middle of a shit sandwich. Oh sure, he'll probably get to sit at the big kids table come August…
Uncategorized Not To Nitpick, But… 30 Jul 201530 Jul 2015 I think Bernie Sanders is a mensch. But even the "left" wing in this country is sometimes, well, right-wing. It appears that Sanders is an isolationist and a protectionist: As…
Uncategorized Tyranny Of The Majority 28 Jul 2015 Those who do not have a god are not often taken seriously. My own family has insinuated that I am going through "a phase". I'm 43. I don't have any…
Fucking Politics Enjoy While It Lasts 28 Jul 201528 Jul 2015 So far, Donald Trump is made of Teflon. It seems that he can say whatever he wants-no matter how outrageous it is and somehow maintain a commanding lead in most…
Fucking Politics Educate Me Some More 24 Jul 20155 Aug 2015 Every day I learn something. Thanks to the miracle of the Internet, I get answers to any question I have. You know who I learn the most from? Wingnuts. They…
Uncategorized Being The Bigger Dick 22 Jul 2015 The Donald is sucking all the air out of the GOP's space. The other 43,879 candidates need to do something to get some face time. Enter Ben Carson, who decides…
Fucking Politics Head Of States 17 Jul 2015 Recently, it became illegal for federal agencies to discriminate against LGBT folk in the workplace. That's great. But what we really need is legislation that prohibits it everywhere. I keep…