Cheney Shoots Hunter - the News Cycle
Yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney shot a fellow quail hunter in the face and neck. It appears that the injuries are serious, though the man will likely survive. This is a sad story, and it takes an...
View ArticleGay Foster Parents in Jackson County, Missouri -But For How Long?
Yesterday, Jackson County, Missouri Circuit Judge Judge Sandra Midkiff overturned the state's refusal to allow a gay couple to serve as foster parents.
View ArticleDid Bolivia Just Move Further Away?
Earlier this week, while speaking in Cochabamba, President Evo Morales claimed that "US soldiers disguised as students and tourists are entering the country."
View ArticleWill Insurgents Read My Blog Any More?
For years now, the right wing has been claiming that those of us who oppose Bush's optional war are inspiring the insurgency in Iraq. I was a little surprised to learn that radical Islamist insurgents...
View ArticleMay We Just Put The Double-Taxation Whine about the Estate Tax to Rest?
One of the infuriatingly stupid arguments made by advocates for repeal of the Spoiled Brat Tax is that it amounts to double taxation, because the creator of the estate may have paid income tax while...
View ArticleAfrican-Americans Love Bush - Fun with Numbers
Right-wing blogger DJ Drummond was looking for some happy news for Bush in the wake of his mediocre performance at the NAACP convention. So, he broke down recent the Survey USA poll, and drew out such...
View ArticleRove To Visit Missouri - Kinder Covering Up Multiple Scandals
Missouri has a bunch of great contests this year, and the Lieutenant Governor's race is one where we stand a strong chance of replacing a Republican incumbent with a great Democrat. Peter Kinder, the...
View ArticleMissouri Dem Does Ad for the Deaf Community
Sam Page is running for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. He's wildly qualified for the position - a doctor running for an office that coincidentally puts him on several very important public...
View ArticleIs Bernie Madoff a New John Galt?
Bernie Madoff deprived the super-wealthy of $50 billion, without resorting to the Estate Tax (a/k/a the Paris Hilton Tax) or armed robbery.According to Republican/Libertarian economic theory, we should...
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