CA State Senator Ashburn: Truth and Consequences
I have been thinking about how I would comment on State Sen. Ashburn’s situation. The fact that he voted against every gay Bill in California, except the one in his bed, is ultimately between the senator and his Golden State constituents. After all, this country is a representative republic. You would have to be smoking [...]
The Hate at Night is Big and Bright, Deep in the Heart of Texas
March 4, 2010 by admin
Filed under National, Politics, What's Featured
There is a Christian crusade of hate run amuck in the Lone Star State. On the heels of a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center that right-wing extremist groups have grown 244 percent in the last year, there is news of the evangelical Christian hate group, Repent Amarillo, that is terrorizing the Texas [...]
The Frequent Arising Dick is An Embarrassing Example of Statesmanship
This country is experiencing an erectile dysfunction of a different proportion. The former elected Dick can’t help repetitiously raising his ugly head and spewing politically charged rhetoric…something that to this point has been considered a historical breach of bureaucratic manners and unwritten domestic etiquette. There is no surprise this isn’t an affliction experienced by Ronald [...]
Science Can’t Crack Stupid
Lately, I have been off doing (in the words of the folksy tea-bag vernacular) “sciency stuff” like measuring snow pack in the western Rockies and recording temperature readings at high altitudes. Yes, this data will be used and shared by non-partisan federal agencies such as EPA, USGS, and the Forest Service. The public is often [...]
The CBS Eye FOCUSed With Very Narrow Lens
February 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Entertainment, Life, Musings, National, Politics, TV, What's Featured
I have been lax in weighing in on the upcoming multi-million dollar, anti-abortion, Super Bowl ad sponsored by the ultra right-wing, evangelical Christian corporation, Focus on the Family. Maybe I am merely desensitized to the hyperbolic antics of Focus On The Family, or as I like to refer to them, Focus On Your OWN Damn [...]
