In the wake of House Democrats’ historic passing last night of the Senate’s health care reform bill, bringing the legislation to a point just one or two steps from final passage, the political right reacts with typical sore-loser hatefulness. And who better to lead the way than Republicans’ rejected 2008 presidential candidate and late-night talk [...]
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JCS chairman answers troops’ questions,
learns ending DADT not a big concern
Despite static from some on the right, the change is under study, and Mullen himself is doing some fact finding in the field, hearing from troops stationed in Amman, Jordan, this week that the prospect of gays serving openly doesn’t bother them.
South Carolina’s Bauer advocates
starving the poor out of existence
“My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals. You know why? Because they breed. You’re facilitating the problem if you give an animal or a person ample food supply. They will reproduce, especially ones that don’t think too much further than that. [...]
Texas might’ve made marriage illegal
After George W. Bush’s reign of error, Alberto “The Amnesiac” Gonzales’ stint as attorney general and Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s secession eruptions before cheering crowds of locals with teabags for brains, it’s reasonable to wonder about the people of that state. But hold on for the latest: The Lone Star State’s narrow and nil of [...]
Thune: A gay for SCOTUS?
What would bigots say?
Heads up, dipstick: Obama’s skin color and racial heritage didn’t make him qualified or unqualified to be president. Likewise, Thune, a person’s sexual orientation, homo or hetero, has nothing to do with their knowledge of the law, their dedication to the spirit and letter of the Constitution, their judicial temperament and their basic humanity.
