schmengie has discussed the Republicans' proposal to cut $2.5 trillion over ten years from the Federal Budget. I thought I would post my own $2.5 trillion reduction plan, without such gimmicks as listing 'Mohair Subsidies Elimination' at $1 million per year. So here it is, an alternative, a simple 6-point plan that probably reduces the Federal deficit by ( Read more... )

The number of abortions performed annually in the United States has dropped to a level not seen since [Roe v. Wade]. The divorce rate, meanwhile, is now at its lowest level in decades ( Read more... )

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"The world's most comprehensive legalized heroin program became permanent Sunday
with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters, who also rejected the decriminalization
of marijuana."

Uh, come again?

-- SF Chronicle, 'Nation and World Digest', Dec 1, 2008