This is an excellent repsonse to John C. Wright's recent spew of hate.

Because he will, he is human and imperfect. It's the nature of life.

Though it's hard to remind myself when I see the things he has on his agenda. Things like the economy, the two wars we are fighting, energy and the environment, and civil rights. His civil rights agenda which covers many issues that I believe in very, very strongly.

Liss posted a transcript from the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and titled the post, "Fuck Huckabee." My favorite quote is where Jon Stewart raises the conservative shadow of meritocracy: I think you're looking at sexuality and not attributes. And it's odd, because I think the conservative mantra is a meritocracy, and I think what you're suggesting ( Read more... )

(Stolen from ysabel.)

This is an excellent summation of many of my feelings at the moment.

(I snagged this from ysabel.)

http://somehedgehog.livejournal.com/245807.html

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My favorite line is "He's a role model for anyone with a brain."

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Will it do any good? I mean assuming the best in the american voter rather than the worst for a change. I am doubtful, but that's the cynic in me talking.

Note: As always, political commentary follows.

Ganked from ajrbarton

MINNEAPOLIS - In an announcement that has shocked the Washington establishment to its very core, the editor of the satirical newspaper The Onion has admitted that the 2008 GOP Presidential ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin is a satire that has "spun out of control ( Read more... )

Normally, I would post this under my Growth filter, the politics of this are important to me, so I am sharing.

lovecraftienne posted this in her LJ today...My sympathies to my trans-sistren and -brethren in the US, who have recently been rather badly betrayed by the greater queer community - and likely for nothing. It occurs to me that those who aren't involved ( Read more... )