( Read more... )

Independence Day Quiz ( Read more... )

Click to view

[link]

Andrew Sullivan has written a long and well-reasoned post about Catholicism and the use of torture. It's an interesting read for anyone interested in what the Church teaches about the use of torture and in contrast to how some Catholics have advocated for the use of torture in George W. Bush's War on Terror.

Here's an excerpt:But what has ( Read more... )

Republicans: *Sob*

Father: You don't tell me what to do. You're not the boss.
Three-year-old girl: You're not the boss, too!
Father: Then who's the boss?
Three-year-old girl: Obama's the boss!

--101st St & Riverside Dr

Overheard by: jobrody

via Overheard in New York, Feb 1, 2010

Cameras rolling, here's what they had to say about it:

Click to view

[link] or [linky bo binky]

Live-Blogging The SOTU: "We Were Sent Here To Serve Our Citizens, Not Our Ambitions." - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

Shared via AddThis

"Sen. McCain believes the sanctity of marriage is only defined as between one man and one woman," the statement said.

"I mean, one at a time," the statement went on to clarify.

Meanwhile, Sen. McCain's wife and daughter posed for NOH8 pictures.

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Keep the dream alive today and every day. Here are a few of my favorite quotes of his:I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and ( Read more... )

"You know what, on that, I did talk a lot to Steve Schmidt [McCain's campaign manager] about the history of the war and about where, perhaps, the 9/11 terrorists came from and could there have been any connection to Saddam. ... So I admit that I have questions about it."
       ~Sarah Palin, talking to Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday, 01/12/2009, ( Read more... )