"In this economy ( Read more... )

I heard this quote on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC. Clearly, it's a statement in support of economic Darwinism. In general, I loathe the idea of basing someone's worthiness on their monetary assets.

After thinking about it, though, I realized that I actually agree with this concept in certain instances. Let's look at some examples.

If you ( Read more... )

"You lie!" cried the congressman ( Read more... )

Local schools cautious about showing Obama's speech

There was some real concern over the original wording in classroom materials to be distributed in conjunction with Obama's address to school children next Tuesday. Even I will admit that the wording "help the President" can be construed as loaded, but I have yet to find its full context- what ( Read more... )

When the dry season comes in the Serengeti, the weakest animals with the least resources are the ones who die. Lion A is a strong, healthy lioness. She lies in the shade, surveying a herd of gazelles that will feed her and her pride through the whole season. Her weaker brother, Lion B, is disadvantaged by his small size and lack of a pride of his ( Read more... )

Seriously, this is the Americans Against Food Taxes best argument for opposing taxing soda and "juice drinks" in order to fund healthcare reform? (The link includes the TV spot itself, which I just saw on MSNBC.)

The Wall Street Journal outlines the soda tax plan in much greater detail than I care to here, but essentially, we're talking about a ( Read more... )

This site outlines the issue in greater detail.

Fucking ridiculous.

This year, we lost the Ohio Instructional Grant (OIG). Completely. It's gone, regardless of expected family contribution, degree program, or school type. That grant used to allow thousands of low-income students to go to trade, community, and four-year institutions. It used to pay my entire tuition at Lakeland Community College. Now, the Ohio Board ( Read more... )

At 5 AM this morning, the birds began to sing, and I hadn't yet achieved sleep. I jogged the remote, searching for any channel that was not showing "Paid Programming". The pickings were slim. Cartoon Network had switched over from Adult Swim to its early morning buffet of bastardized abominations of an 80's classics, so I went with Whale Wars on ( Read more... )

Sarah Palin has tendered her resignation as governor of Alaska. While untold acres of virgin forest breathe a collective (if tentative) sigh of relief, many of Sarah's supporters are already toting "Palin 2012" placards. (The link is to Sarah's Facebook profile, which I find highly amusing.) There's little doubt that Palin is crazy enough to ( Read more... )