I didn't write the following; it's from one Michael Fehle, a Facebook friend-of-a-friend, commenting on the George Will's recent words about rape (or, as George would presumably have it: words about "rape"). But it was so beautiful and reflective of my own thoughts that I wanted more people to see it ( Read more... )

I didn't. How come the Brits are so much better at reporting what's going on over here than we are?

Jailed for a MySpace parody, the student who exposed America's cash for kids scandal

Upshot: Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, plead guilty to having accepted $2.6 million from the co-owner and ( Read more... )

...so do not be someone who lets love excuse domestic abuse.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/02/10/obama/

I voted for him, was relieved when he won, but I've been waiting. I didn't think it would come this fast.

The Obama cult of personality scares the crap out of me... I'm hoping this acts as a speed bump, rather than launching folks to ( Read more... )