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I am a socially liberal moderate with mild civil libertarian leanings and mild conservative leanings; I do not call myself a Democrat or left-wing liberal and I find real partisan politics weird; I like to watch Fox News just for the reporting, which I am entertained by; I have many many friends who call themselves Republican yet do not embrace the ( Read more... )

Obvious observation is obvious! We have Weather in Gaithersburg and Rockville. We have pounding rain and howling wind. I needed to mail a letter, so I put on a weather-resistant coat and walked the 90 seconds to the parking lot mailbox and the 90 seconds back to the townhouse. My hair was soaked which I didn't care about; my boots, socks, and jeans ( Read more... )

What follows is a quoted comment from a discussion on Facebook that started about peace and love and descended into political screaming matches about women's bodily and reproductive autonomy. This was a comment on how to do things right. I don't know, maybe I'm just crazy, but this just makes so much sense that any argument against it feels ( Read more... )

One of my greatest fears, potentially possibly ready to spring to life as law ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel like Professor Farnsworth ( Read more... )

"Look, I don't want to get into a political fist fight about America's health care issues right now. I'm still figuring shit out. All I know is that I'm speaking as a chronically ill, disabled human being, who would very much like to not have to pay out the ass for prescriptions, doctor visits, specialist visits, and possible hospital visits. If ( Read more... )

A quote I loved ( Read more... )

A conversation online that made me giggle ( Read more... )

Look, don't tell me my gay atheist conservative right wing Republican friends can't exist. They're not unicorns, damn it. People don't fit into your neat little boxes. And don't you dare tell me that it is impossible to be a gay atheist conservative right wing Republican living in Virginia with a long term same sex partner. I just talked to both of ( Read more... )