January 31, 2013
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Comments Off on The Kids Are Alright, But the GOP May Not Be
The GOP is perhaps just beginning to digest the message of the 2012 election; in which the demographics of their coalition can be summed up as old, white, wealthy, and male — compared to the diverse coalition that gave Barack Obama … Continue reading
January 30, 2013
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Comments Off on The GOP & Obama’s Second Term: Rage of an Unprivileged Class, Pt. 2
In Part 1 of this series, I wrote that Republicans who were incensed that President Obama had nothing to say to them in his inaugural address should be far more worried the possibility that the president realizes he doesn’t need … Continue reading
January 29, 2013
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Comments Off on Digest for January 29th
Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for January 29th from 15:14 to 15:18: Daily Kos: GOP gets sensitivity training on immigration reform: ‘Don’t use phrases like … Continue reading
January 28, 2013
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Comments Off on The GOP and Obama’s Second Term: Rage of an Unprivileged Class, Pt. 1
It was, of course, to be expected that Republicans would not like President Obama’s inaugural address no matter what said. In fact, it’s safe to say that the only speech Republicans would have been happy to hear from President Obama … Continue reading
January 25, 2013
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Comments Off on Digest for January 25th
Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for January 25th from 09:18 to 09:55: The Top 10 Reasons Rand Paul should never start a sentence, ‘Had I … Continue reading
January 23, 2013
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Comments Off on Feel-Good Moment OTD: Classmates Give Teen Standing Ovation For Coming Out
If you’re looking for a feelgood moment of the day, here’s one via Queerty. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c4_anB-Vvk&w=450] Upon accepting his award for “Class Actor”, high school senior Jacob Rudolph revealed that he’s been acting everyday of his life — as “straight Jacob.” … Continue reading
January 22, 2013
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Comments Off on From Seneca Falls, Selma, And Stonewall … Forward
Four years ago, my husband and I opted to watch Barack Obama’s inauguration from home. The very likely reality of spending most of the day outdoors, standing in the cold, with two very cold and very bored children, waiting for … Continue reading
January 18, 2013
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Comments Off on Digest for January 18th
Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for January 18th from 16:50 to 17:02: Rev. Al Sharpton: Prior to Inauguration and MLK Day, Let’s Nullify All Talk … Continue reading
January 17, 2013
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Under normal circumstances, I would find Booman’s suggestiona little extreme: It can’t be done. But one thing that would settle this gun controversy for good would be if the police published the real images from those classrooms at Sandy Hook. … Continue reading
January 16, 2013
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Comments Off on God, Guns, Gays & Conservatism’s Slow Grift
Today, President Obama signed a broad array of executive orders to curb gun violence, in what was the boldest Presidential action against gun violence since the Clinton administration. In a speech that recalled the shootings in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, … Continue reading
January 15, 2013
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Comments Off on Digest for January 14th through January 15th
Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for January 14th through January 15th: Eugene Robinson: Republicans’ destructive game of chicken – The Washington Post – There’s lots … Continue reading
January 14, 2013
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Vice President Joe Biden met with members of the House Democrats’ gun violence task force today to discuss a way forward for gun control legislation in Congress. Biden will present the task force’s proposals for addressing gun violence. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading
January 14, 2013
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Comments Off on Digest for December 17th through January 14th
Here are some of the people writing about some of the stuff I wish I had time to write about, for December 17th through January 14th: How The NRA Became The Most Powerful Lobby In Washington – In gun lore … Continue reading
January 11, 2013
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Comments Off on Heritage Has Another "Economic Freedom" Index Out. Guess Where the U.S. Ranks. And Why.
It’s that time again. The folks at the Heritage Foundation (Jim DeMint’s new perch) have published another “Index of Economic Freedom.” I first encountered the index in April of 2010, when Heritage ranked Ireland in the top ten countries with … Continue reading
January 10, 2013
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Comments Off on Why Ronald Reagan Should Be on the $1 Trillion Platinum Coin
By now, you’ve heard all about the “platinum coin option”, in which the president averts the next debt limit “crisis” by issuing a trillion dollar platinum coin. It’s a solution right out out of The Simpsons. No seriously. It’s episode … Continue reading
January 9, 2013
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Comments Off on Colbert Gets A Kluwe
Remember Chris Kluwe? The punter for the Minnesota Vikings? The football player who wrote that amazing open letter to Maryland state delegate Emmet Burns? The guy who was voted Salon’s “Sexiest Man Alive”? He was on the Colbert Report last … Continue reading
January 7, 2013
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Comments Off on "Death Panel" of GOP Governors Refusing Medicaid Expansion Grows
A growing number Republican Governors are refusing to expand their state Medicaid programs. The Supreme Court weakened the Medicaid expansion written into the Affordable Care Act, when it ruled that the federal government can’t penalize states that refused the expansion … Continue reading
January 4, 2013
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January 3, 2013
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Comments Off on The House GOP’s Disaster Relief Disaster
After a day or so of public shaming by fellow Republicans like New Jersery Gov. Chris Christie, and New York Rep. Peter King (R, N.Y. 3), House Republican leadership is promising to vote on disaster relief — albeit a meager … Continue reading
January 2, 2013
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Comments Off on The "Fiscal Cliff" Deal in Black, Brown, And White
Now that the “fiscal cliff” deal has gone down, we have a couple of months to argue over the “winners” and “losers” before the country is dragged into the next of DC’s. It’s a good time to consider what comes … Continue reading