The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. -- Blake

Science's rule book keeps us all safer

Seeded on Sat Jan 3, 2009 11:00 AM EST (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

"We don't teach creationism or intelligent design in science classes because these "explanations" for biodiversity don't obey the rules of science. These explanations are acceptable in other classes (history, philosophy or religion, for example)but not in science.

The case for optimism

Seeded on Sat Jan 3, 2009 10:02 AM EST (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

An argument that the future will lead to not only greater interdependence across the world, but that the European Union serves as an example of how we can get past wars and into economic (and hopefully) social well-being.

world-future, economic-problems, optimism, change

The Washington Post Writers Group

Seeded on Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:36 PM EST (postwritersgroup.com)

To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh.

gop, religious-right, republican-party-problems

Maureen Dowd - Honeymoon over for Palin

Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:51 AM EST (The New York Times)

But Sarah Palin can come across as utterly unready to lead the world — or even find the world on a map — and that doesn't reflect poorly on the rest of us.

palin, feminism, fop, 2012

Kathleen Parker : You Can't Get There From Here - Townhall.com

Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:41 AM EST (townhall.com)

As the circular firing squad commences and Republicans begin seeking answers to what went wrong -- and who will lead them through the desert -- here's one for the suggestion box: Don't shoot the messengers.

republicans, what-went-wrong, politics

Now I Can Hope

Seeded on Fri Nov 7, 2008 12:23 PM EST (merlenedavis.bloginky.com)

When before could we find intelligent white people, from different generations, who believed in a black candidate? They took to heart The Rev.

obama, friends, hope, black-americans

The GOP ticket's appalling contempt for science and learning. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

Seeded on Tue Oct 28, 2008 2:25 PM EDT (Slate)

This is what the Republican Party has done to us this year: It has placed within reach of the Oval Office a woman who is a religious fanatic and a proud, boastful ignoramus. Those who despise science and learning are not anti-elitist.

palin, mccain, ani-intellectualism, warriors-of-god

How McCain Got Caught in His Own Vicious Cycle

Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:55 PM EDT (thedailybeast.com)

On one level, the more McCain's incoherence has been exposed, the more erratic and impulsive he has become. But, on another level, he's predictable. McCain inevitably comes to regard the objects of his scorn as dishonorable.

mccain, politics, gop

The Mask Slips

Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:46 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The lesson for Americans suffused with anxiety and dread over the crackup of the financial markets is that the way you vote matters, that there are real-world consequences when you go into a voting booth and cast that ballot.

voting-matters, republican-party, bush, cheney

Cracking the ACORN Case

Seeded on Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:23 AM EDT (Newsweek)

Obama is Trying to Steal the Election: Back to the transitive property. If Obama has ties to ACORN but ACORN ISN'T trying to steal the election, how could Obama possibly be cheating? If Obama wins on Nov.

acorn, obama, vote-fraud-vs-voter-registration-fraud, politics

Paul Krugman: British show the way in financial crisis

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:44 PM EDT (news-record.com)

What can be done to stem the crisis? Aid to homeowners, though desirable, can't prevent large losses on bad loans and in any case will take effect too slowly to help in the current panic.

ben-bernanke, henry-paulson, financial-bailout, financial-crisis, gordon-brown, bank-of-england

Bookman: Palin's ascension shows GOP's lack of interest in governing

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:48 PM EDT (marshallnewsmessenger.com)

The GOP's political problems have many causes, but distilled to its essence, it can be stated in one sentence: The Republican Party hasn't taken seriously the responsibilities of governing.

gop, palin, election, effective-republican-party

Kathleen Parker ::Put the Gloves Back On

Seeded on Wed Oct 8, 2008 12:24 PM EDT (townhall.com)

The McCain campaign knows that Obama isn't a Muslim or a terrorist, but they're willing to help a certain kind of voter think he is.

palin, smear-tactics, mccain-campaign

Op-Ed Columnist - Palin's Kind of Patriotism - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 8, 2008 12:14 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Palin defended the government's $700 billion rescue plan. She defended the surge in Iraq, where her own son is now serving. She defended sending more troops to Afghanistan.

palin, taxes, economic-bailout, debt-to-china

The Choice: Comment: The New Yorker

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 1:18 PM EDT (New Yorker)

The election of Obama—a man of mixed ethnicity, at once comfortable in the world and utterly representative of twenty-first-century America—would, at a stroke, reverse our country's image abroad and refresh its spirit at home.

presidential-election, obama, mccain, international-atmosphere, economics, energy-policy

Kristof: Save the fat cats - International Herald Tribune

Seeded on Fri Oct 3, 2008 1:46 PM EDT (International Herald Tribune)

Japan's failure to respond urgently and decisively to its banking mess caused the country to endure a "lost decade" of economic stagnation. If America wants to avoid Japan's decline, the House should approve a bailout, immediately.

bailout, economic-crisis, japanese-financial-crisis, fat-cats

Fineman: Bailout ushers in the era of Obama

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:32 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Even if Sen. Barack Obama loses the presidential election — and of course he may — the playing field of our politics now has shifted seismically in his philosophical direction.

obama, bush, mccain, bailout, economy, deregulation

Serious mom talk, with the lipstick off

Seeded on Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:45 AM EDT (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

I'm a mother.

sarah-palin, hockey-mom, politics, campaign, mothers

Palin: wrong woman, wrong message

Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 7:18 PM EDT (The L.A. Times)

"This isn't the first time a boss has picked an unqualified woman just because she agrees with him and opposes everything most other women want and need. Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere.

sarah-palin, john-mccain, womens-rights, feminism, politics, republican-party, fundamentalism

Maureen - Too Much of a Bad Thing

Seeded on Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:33 PM EDT (The New York Times)

So it's hard to believe that John McCain is now in danger of exceeding his credit limit on the equivalent of an American Express black card.

mccain, pow-experience, politics

Endangered law: Bush rule change ignores science - again

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:01 PM EDT (Salt Lake Tribune)

"It should come as no surprise.

Real U.S. patriots support Constitution over president

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:51 PM EDT (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

"I believe that defending the Constitution is the ultimate patriotic mandate for all Americans, no matter what they think of Bush or whoever occupies the White House at any given time.'

real-patriotism, constitution, bush, us-government

Drilling lies into voters' heads

Seeded on Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:45 PM EDT (Kentucky.com: Homepage)

"Republicans have picked their hot button for 2008. From John McCain on down, they're laying on that hot button as if their political lives depend on it. " "McCain, Sen.

offshore-drilling, republicans, energy-crisis

Wash. Times inflated Bush's approval ratings, falsely portrayed unemployment rate under Bush

Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 7:14 AM EDT (Media Matters for America)

Seeded by Killfile (Clipped by Cassandra)

Summary: In an editorial, The Washington Times asserted that President Bush "had very high poll ratings (80 percent to 90 percent) throughout his first term" and went on to say that during his tenure, he "reduced unemployment to still record-levels." In fact, Bush's approval rati …

politics, media-matters, bush, aproval, washington-times, economy, unemployment, media, poll, poll-ratings

McConnell Extorts Senate For Off Shore Drilling | BlueBloggin

Seeded on Sat Aug 2, 2008 8:47 AM EDT (bluebloggin.com)

As gas prices continue to rise, Republicans believe that off shore drilling is the magic bullet. Once again, the GOP is dead wrong.

off-shore-drilling, gop-misrepresentation, gas-problem, legislation-on-energy

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