This may be predictable, but…

I’m gonna give a thumbs down to Bobby Jindal.  Last night he said:
“[The economic stimulus package] includes $300 million to buy new cars for the government, $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a ‘magnetic levitation’ line from Las Vegas to Disneyland, and $140 million for something called ‘volcano monitoring.’ Instead of monitoring volcanoes, […]

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actually i think “all men are created equal” is (supposed to be) part of the magic of this country, too

I’ll get the obvious part out of the way first: Obama’s invitation to Rick Warren hurts my feelings. In my initial knee-jerk stage, it makes me wish I could get back $95 of the $100 I donated to his campaign.
I’ve squared with the fact that Obama was never going to be a gay […]

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Oh. no. she. didn’t.

Just keep talking, Barbie. To quote my partner Dana, “She’s an easier target than a motherhumpin’ moose.”
Sarah Palin disses Drosophila research.
And yet, I’m sure some people we be appalled that money was spent on Drosophila research in Paris. (Aside: Is this worse than Drosophila research done here under the flag of the […]

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Who’s got a time machine? Anyone?

So it looks like that crucial decision that was either all Mavericky Bad-Assed or a Transparent Gimmick to win over women and the right wing nuts has finally, officially backfired.   Sarah Palin is scaring people away from John McCain even faster than W or McCain’s own economic cluelessness can.  Besides making Tina Fey a […]

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The Anti-Science Left

Republicans. The Right. Conservatives.
As of the moment I sit and write this post the extremists of the group above have dominated US policy for over seven years, blasting their way into power with money and manipulation and maintaining it by coasting on a wave of imposed patriotism and false fear. It seems that […]

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