It hasn’t taken long for the tragic events in Virginia to be politicized. The investigation into the motivations of Cho Seung-Hui is still in its early stages, and yet there are those who are clear as to the cause. Joseph Palermo blames the shootings on the NRA, and the Bush administration’s penchant for […]
Most of you probably recognize the title and its meaning. For those of you aren’t well versed in 1970’s B-movies, the line comes from the Charlton Heston film “Soylent Green.” Set in 2022, the film presents a world overpopulated and under environmental stress. Fresh whole foods are in short supply, thus the […]
The members of my Sunday School class are at it again. Well, actually, this time it was the pastor. She sent us an article about opposition to the Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act, currently “in committee” in the House. Sponsors of this act want to create a Secretary of Peace and Nonviolence who oversees […]
The title of this post is taken from a speech by Republican Senator Tom Coburn given during debate on the current supplemental spending bills in the House and Senate for funding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. You have likely heard about these bills due to the fact that both versions contain calls of varying strength […]
In our American two-party system, third party candidates generally serve as spoilers. It could be argued that our last two Presidents owe their first-term wins to third-party spoilers. Now as the 2008 campaign begins to heat up, a new third party enters the scene: Unity08. […]
A couple mornings ago, I woke up and heard an interesting tidbit on the radio. One of the Ivy League schools – Harvard, I believe – conducted a study, and came to the conclusion that there was a “Leadership Crisis” in the United States. A large majority of those surveyed – approaching 65%, […]
If you ever take a drive through the heartland of America on Interstate 70 you will eventually come across the Effingham Cross, near Effingham, IL. This 200ft structure is located just a few hundred feet off the highway, surrounded by ten large plaques, each listing one of the Ten Commandments. A chapel is […]
Guantanamo Bay is in Cuba I believe, but by a wonderful legalist sleight of hand it is not Cuban national territory. While it is totally controlled by the US it is not US territory either. It is a kind of convenient ‘no mans land’ that the current administration has been using to hold various suspects […]
I would like to thank Grant for providing me with the material for this post.
Let’s say it is true, that abortion is not the greatest idea in the world, and that a majority of Americans want to reduce abortion to the greatest extent possible. After all, looking at the stats provided by the CDC […]
Recently Ann Coulter called John Edwards a faggot while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference. Several prominent conservatives were in the audience, including Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
It’s Coulter, it’s offensive, and it’s not surprising.
It’s also not the point of my post today.
I mention the incident because it was brought to my attention […]
