Category Archives: politics

Abstinence-geared “sex-ed” causes pregnancy & syphilis

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Ron

Imagine my surprise:  We’re now reaping the “rewards” of Bushies’ Jeebus-driven anti-sex health “education” policies.  A new CDC report has both of these  “rising sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage … Continue reading →

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Old folks: We got ours already

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Ron

No federal health insurance for the rest of you, say the over-65′s who already have it. via Matthew Yglesias

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Sotomayor and the Klan-loving Senator Sessions

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ron

Matthew Yglesias has a nice “Thought of the Day”: I would pay good money to hear Sonia Sotomayor say, “Senator Sessions, I think it’s ironic to be facing these questions from a man whose judicial nomination was rejected by this … Continue reading →

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Same-sex marriage dies in NY for now

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ron

Giving Up on Marriage Equality, for Now: The lord-of-the-flies chaos in the NYS Senate has killed any chance gay marriage had in New York this year.  Perhaps that was part of the point?

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Conservatives Prepping for Race War Against Sotomayor

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Ron

From Matthew Yglesias:  “More than one-third of the witnesses on the Republican’s list for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing are lawyers and academics who’ve based their careers on opposing affirmative action, and activists who have become symbols of the anti-affirmative … Continue reading →

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Insane Sarah Palin is loose on twitter

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Ron

I am going to miss her. You know, in the same way I'll miss Michael Jackson. Continue reading →

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Some statistical evidence that the Iranian election was rigged

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Ron

Vote results indicate biases typical of human-invented pseudo-random numbers. Continue reading →

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It was all about Mr. Smith

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Ron

NYS Sen. Hiram Monserrate has switched back to the dems, on the condition that they dump Malcolm Smith as majority leader. Showing their usual level of commitment to principle, they jump at the chance, forcing a 31-31 tie with no Lt. Gov. to cast the tie-breaking vote. State declares moral and functional bankruptcy. Continue reading →

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This wouldn’t have happened to Eliot

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Ron

As New York's government burns to the ground, we long for Spitzer Continue reading →

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Obama absent on gay rights

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Ron

Thoughtful commentary on the parallels to JFK on civil rights. Continue reading →

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