Tag Archives: Politics

Well, now I know what percent I’m in.

Political rant below the fold…. Republicans want to raise my taxes. Thanks for that, guys. But hey, it’s not like I’m ever going to vote for any of you again, for any office at any level, so why not? (Oh, … Continue reading

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Da doo Ron Ron….

Politics, below the fold. Via PZ Myers, we have Ron Paul’s answer to the shocking question, “Do you believe in evolution?” (We’ll just set aside the notion that one can “believe in” evolution, kinda like how one “believes in” Santa … Continue reading

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Dispatch from the Shore

Hey all, We’re having a great time here on the Jersey Shore. It’s funny — I’m aware of the existence of a teevee show called The Jersey Shore, and that’s that, but when I was telling people that my family … Continue reading

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Hee hee….

I’ve interacted with a good many libertarians in the time I’ve been online, and I can probably lose a few fingers on one hand and still use that same hand to count the number of ’em who don’t fall into … Continue reading

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I can see why they love her….

Michele Bachmann: Liar or idiot? Or both? Hmmmmm….

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Let us have no more!

Kinda-sorta meta-political rant below the fold. And concealed, so highlight the text if you really want to read it. (I do not recommend this.) About a month ago I decided to stop reading political blogs almost entirely. I removed all … Continue reading

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An observation….

I should have stopped reading political blogs a long time ago.

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The hell with all of it.

Political rant below the fold. This whole idiotic business about President Obama’s birth certificate perfectly illustrates what’s wrong with political discourse in this country. This week, Obama finally got sick of the whole damned thing and released the long form … Continue reading

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Serious Congressman is Serious

Kevin Drum on the incredible courage of the Paul Ryan budget “plan”: Ryan ignores Social Security because he knows privatization won’t fly and he doesn’t have the courage to propose a mainstream reform of the system that would be unpopular … Continue reading

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A note to political pundits

The adjective “serious” should probably not be ascribed to anyone who proposes a budget plan whose goal is to preserve tax cuts for rich people at virtually any other conceivable cost. Thank you.

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