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

Ron — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:43:05 +0000

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 under George Bush’s evangelically-driven education policy”. (US teen pregnancy and syphilis rates rose sharply during Bush’s presidency)

Old folks: We got ours already

Ron — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:26:43 +0000

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

via Matthew Yglesias

Sotomayor and the Klan-loving Senator Sessions

Ron — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:43:28 +0000

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 very committee on the grounds that he’s a huge racist.”

Same-sex marriage dies in NY for now

Ron — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:08:36 +0000

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?

Conservatives Prepping for Race War Against Sotomayor

Ron — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:43:05 +0000

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 →

Insane Sarah Palin is loose on twitter

Ron — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:29:16 +0000

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

Some statistical evidence that the Iranian election was rigged

Ron — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:47:04 +0000

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

It was all about Mr. Smith

Ron — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:09:48 +0000

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 →

This wouldn’t have happened to Eliot

Ron — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:35:17 +0000

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

Obama absent on gay rights

Ron — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:31:25 +0000

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