The Coming Four (Eight) Years

Maybe there's something wrong with me.  I am not enthused about the coming election.  I hope Obama wins, but only because I have had enough of the Republicans and their wistful, "wish it were 1952 again" attitudes, and the ideological leech they've been carrying around since 1980 that wants to…

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Barack Obama’s conversation with “Joe the Plumber”

Joe the Plumber was mentioned repeatedly during tonight's debate.   Here is a video of Barack Obama's discussion with "Joe the Plumber": [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFC9jv9jfoA&eurl=http://www.google.com/reader/view/[/youtube] Epilogue:  And what a curious story "Joe" has turned out to be.  He's not really named "Joe," he's not a licensed plumber, he's in no position to make…

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Can You Define a Conflict of Interest?

A committee has been selected in Texas to define the science curriculum for the next decade. The 6 man committee consists of 3 reputable scientists, two co-authors of a new Intelligent Design textbook, and one chemistry professor who is known for his Intelligent Design stance. Fair and balanced, right? Oh,…

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