Just minutes after I ranted about the Iraq war, the newest "smash the insurregents" offensive, this one spearheaded by the horrendously ineffective Iraqi government, failed miserably. Now, everything looks terrible-er for the chances of ever getting out of Iraq without leaving it to be picked apart by the greedy, neighboring wolves.

But out of this ( Read more... )

I love to rant. I'm not going to lie. And now, it's time for another rant.

Back in 2003, I thought the invasion of Iraq -- with a war still being fought in Afghanistan -- was a mistake. While I did think that we would probably end up invading eventually, I thought that going through the process of trying to get weapons inspectors through, build up ( Read more... )

Wow.  Who could believe it?  You would think with a $100 Million School Voucher Program in the works, Public Schools must be the creme de al merde of the educational system.  But, alas, that is apparently not the case.

The Department of Education released a report on July 14 with little fanfare that compared school testing performance in public ( Read more... )

I am one of the few people who is neither pro-choice nor pro-life.  My general opinion is that abortion itself is reprehensible, but by outlawing it, we tell women that their lives are less important than the children they could bear.  But that's not why I'm posting.

I don't have time to do the research right now, but I'm curious how much money has ( Read more... )

Alright, here's what really grinds my gears today.

First off, look at this:

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The House Republicans are trying to push through a series of acts designed to mobilize social conservatives for this year's Congressional elections.  Of course, they're completely ignoring IMPORTANT issues, like the war, starving refugees, the poor, deteriorating schools, and political corruption to force this pile of garbage on us.
Here it is, in ( Read more... )

"Focus on the Family" teaches that boys who show even the slightest hint of being anything other than being ultra-masculine, violent, woman-oppressing, emotion-surpressing religious zealots, they are in danger of being homosexual, and their behavior must be corrected with utmost urgency with so-called "deprogramming," at ages as young as 3! I ( Read more... )