Be careful what you wager. There's a Birther in New Jersey who bet me his house (turns out it's a condo,) that jus soli doesn't apply to the children of illegal immigrants. I probably won't be able to (and wouldn't want to) collect on the bet as stated, as it would involve putting a first cousin once removed (his wife) out of her home, and that ( Read more... )

So it seems there's going to be a rally at the end of October, which I'd love to attend. The "Rally to Restore Sanity" organized by none other than the Daily Show's John Stewart, is, quite frankly, long overdue ( Read more... )

I just have to say, that This Little Boy RocksI've discussed it with a few people, and some have said that it's utter disrespect not to say the pledge, and that it's demeaning to the men and women who gave their lives for this country, etc, etc. One person has even said that people who will not say the pledge should just leave the country ( Read more... )

Ok... despite the title, I actually kinda like these guys... where by "these guys" I mean the two loudly right wing fellows on my team. (There's 3 more who just turn up their headphones every time the three of us get into it.) Just want to get that out of the way... I'm fully capable of disagreeing with you vehemently, and still enjoying your ( Read more... )

So...there's a lot of talk going around in my office at the moment about the "chilling effect" that the The Matthew Shepard Act will have on people's freedom of speech... the logic, as explained to me by the office right wing libertarian, is as follows ( Read more... )