Hopefully today will be the day that Ted Kennedy dies. With luck brain cancer is painful. Nothing personal, that's just how I feel about the Senate ( Read more... )

Why be loyal to a nation that has no loyalty to its citizens or its claimed ideals? Can I even call America a nation? To me it just seems like a place where I live. I like Austin, I like my friends, I like my acquaitances, I like the constitution - that's about the extent of my emotional ties to the land ( Read more... )

It turns out that the party that defended slavery, brought about segregationism, and implemented affirmative action bases thier delegates on race. Are you surprised ( Read more... )