Going medieval on everybody’s ass Here is the single dumbest argument against banning high capacity magazines: Set aside the fact that criminals don’t obey any law. Set aside too the fact that even if all firearms could be magically disintegrated by appropriate legislation, the murderous would simply use other more time-tested methods of killing. It …
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We as a country need gun control; we also need Sarah Palin to STFU.
Plain and simple: Gun Control and Shut Up, Sarah1 Remember that dude who shot his TV because, among other reasons, he doesn’t like Palin, Bristol? (I wrote about him here.) Well, Palin, Sarah mentioned that dude in passing in remarks before Safari Club International in Reno, NV this weekend. Sarah blathered on to the Safari …
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Open Thread
And I forgot about Chuck again and will have to watch it On Demand. I really need to start thinking about more than the Steelers.
Electric cars: worse than Hitler
Among the very oddest things about the Washington Post editorial page is Charles Lane’s obsessive hatred of electric cars. The Washington Post search feature only lets you go back 60 days, but I estimate he’s complained about them at least five times out of his past 12 blog posts and opinion pieces (the others were …
Animal Rescue Open Thread
All animals should be living large like this: Not like this: Click here to donate directly to Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue (they accept paypal!), or visit the Balloon Juice store and pick out an item or two- all proceeds go to Charlie’s Angels. Your help saves animals, and unlike a lot of charities, I can …
Republican judges will kill health care reform
I’ve been saying this for a while, here’s more evidence: A federal district court judge in Florida ruled today that a key provision in the new health care law is unconstitutional, and that the entire law must be voided. Roger Vinson, a Ronald Reagan appointee, agreed with the 26 state-government plaintiffs that Congress exceeded its …
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They’ll Do Anything
Long report on Manning’s mental and physical state that included this nugget: Manning had seen Harold Ford’s appearance on Meet the Press and thought that his observations were compelling. Can we all at least agree that forcing Manning to watch Meet the Press with Harold Ford constitutes a form of torture?