Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich), along with 70 Republican co-sponsors, has introduced in Congress an amendment to the US Constitution to enshrine “Parental Rights”. These rights include the right of parents to beat their children and the right of parents to choose the religion of their children. They are worried that these rights might be taken away […]
Glenn Greenwald has a stunning article about Obama’s complete about-face on the issue of habeas corpus and enemy combatants. Habeas corpus is one of our fundamental rights, which says that a government cannot simply arrest you and toss you in jail without at least telling you for what you have been arrested and giving you […]
“This week, President Obama attended what was either the G-20 summit or his high school reunion. I haven’t seen old white dudes this excited about meeting a black guy since Michael Jordan’s fantasy camp.” – Seth Meyers “President Obama and the First Lady met with Queen Elizabeth and the royal family at Buckingham Palace. Actually, […]
While right-wingers are still using red-baiting to try to scare people by calling Obama a socialist, etc., it appears that this tactic is not working. A new survey from Rasmussen shows that just 53% of American adults believe that capitalism is better than socialism. What is even scarier is that for adults under the age […]
“Yesterday, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met the Queen of England. As a gift, they gave the Queen an iPod. I guess she can use that while she’s jogging. And she likes it. She said it’s so much easier to use than that giant boom box she used to carry around.” – Jay […]
Movie critic Roger Ebert has a terrific column where he responds to Bill O’Reilly putting the Chicago Sun-Times in his “Hall of Shame”, and cuts him a new one. You really do need to read the whole thing, but here’s the last few sentences: Bill, I am concerned that you have been losing touch with […]
“Barack Obama made his first trip as president to England. Here is my question. If the President is in England, who’s running General Motors?” – Jay Leno “Anybody here got a General Motors car? Well, look out for this guy, this Barack Obama. He comes in, doesn’t like what he sees at General Motors and tells […]
© Steve Sack Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell now: The court’s decision in Minnesota leaves no other choice but to continue the process to ensure that every legal vote is counted. But back in 2000 during Bush v. Gore, McConnell urged Al Gore to be a “statesman” and “give it up”. “Enough is enough. Where […]
It’s tough being a conservative politician right now. You can’t really run on the conservative record of fiscal restraint, and (formerly hot-button) social issues only work with a shrinking number of Americans. So what’s the safe thing to run on? One possibility that we are seeing more of is to be against anything that the […]
If religious conservatives thought that eight years of George Bush would help them gain strength, they are going to be disappointed. Not only did his administration not manage to pass any of the big social conservative issues — no abortion ban or amendment against gay marriage — they didn’t even do so well on more […]
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