Sully: John Cole is upset. The bill does add gender identity to the roster of victims, and I should have noted that as well. But the inference that if you oppose the logic behind this bill, you support violence or discrimination against transgender people is repulsive. Here’s Cole’s moronic gibe: What does it say that …
Archives for October 2009
Right-center Far right nation
I’m seeing more and more of this meme, from Bobo for example: The Democrats have their problems too. And if anything, their problems are deeper because they are intellectual, not merely partisan. The Obama administration has sent the country off to the right. The president is creating a counter-realignment. Voters don’t identify with the G.O.P. …
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The Best Legislators Money Can Buy
I guess it makes sense that Evan Bayh is vociferously opposed to the public option: His wife, Susan Bayh, sits on the board of WellPoint(WLP Quote) in her hometown of Indianapolis. Over the last six years, Susan Bayh has received at least $2 million in compensation from WellPoint alone for serving on its board. Evan …
Slow on the Uptake
Looks like the members of the Iowa GOP are a little dimwitted: A conservative Iowa group’s effort to lure Sarah Palin to its banquet next month has had an unintended effect: Rather than exciting conservatives about the prospect of a visit from the former Alaska governor, the group’s plan to raise a six-figure sum to …
He Still Won’t Say It!
Obama’s remarks at the signing yesterday: In the most recent year for which we have data, the FBI reported roughly 7,600 hate crimes in this country. Over the past 10 years, there were more than 12,000 reported hate crimes based on sexual orientation alone. And we will never know how many incidents were never reported …
Not Going to Happen
Sorry, but I just stopped reading those guys. Was not worth it. And I refuse to watch that video. Besides- libertarians are just irrelevant, and when you realize that Republican economic policies are simply glibertarian bullshit + tax cuts + jesus, why bother with the glibertarians?
Some Good News
The economy grew in the third quarter: For the first time in a year, the United States economy grew, the Commerce Department said on Thursday. But even if a recovery is technically in the offing, job seekers likely will not begin to feel the benefits for months to come. Gross domestic product expanded at an …