It has long been a cynical belief of mine that political conservatism and actual thought were mutually exclusive. Even to me, though, it hurts to find out that this is actually true.

This explains everything. How can you hold self-contradictory beliefs? Especially if they work to your own detriment? How can you believe the lies that conservative ( Read more... )

Evangelical Johnny Hart, who was 10 years old during Pearl Harbor, could learn something about Christian forgiveness from this guy:

"There are some guys that are going to die with hate in their heart. I don't have in me any hatred in my heart," said 87-year-old survivor Lee Soucy, of Plainview, Texas. "They were doing their job just like we were ( Read more... )

I'm trying to come up with a coherent response to today's B.C. comic, but all I can find is spluttering rage:


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Forgive me for radiating smugness. I just saw this posted on the freerepublic.com thread entitled AP: Democrats win control of Senate:

Since Virginia is one of those states that uses electronic voting machines with no paper trail, there isn't any way to do a real recount. All they can do is to add up the numbers again ( Read more... )

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Candy apple red Ford sportster of some sort.

Left bumper sticker: Bush '04.

Right bumper sticker: Yes on 36: One Man, One Woman.

Written in permanent marker over the second One: 2.

I call it: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Republican.

Big Brother is watching.

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On the way to a relative's holiday feast today, we had to change lanes to go around a stranded vehicle.

It was a Hummer H2.

And the owner was pouring fuel from a little gas can into it while a woman stood there looking mortified.

This is the best Christmas ever.

Dick Cheney
War is peace

John Ashcroft
Freedom is slavery

George W. Bush
Ignorance is strength