"We have a political and media culture, based in Washington, in which no one wants to study things-peel the onion-before they speak. Instead, they just play to the base to get them worked up. That’s what’s happening on all these issues." - J.C. Watts

I wish there were more Republicans...Hell, POLITICIANS...like this.

...I'm just in fucking shock that they could even CONSIDER this.

SAy. FUCKING. NO. For goodness sake, the internet is the one REAL freedom we have left--and it's already limited as it is, seeing as the government uses it to SPY on people! DAMN.

America is becoming the modern-medieval country. >(

[Read how Googizon is planning to turn the internet ( Read more... )

 
"In the House, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) has introduced the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2009, which would attempt to deny children of illegal immigrants U.S. citizenship through statute rather than a constitutional amendment (thereby lowering the vote threshold). He has 93 co-sponsors for that effort including Rep. Nathan Deal, the Georgia ( Read more... )

"Californians don’t see much evidence that the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression is coming to an end.

Unemployment was 12.4 percent in May, 2.7 percentage points higher than the national rate. Lawmakers gridlocked over how to close a $19 billion budget gap are weighing the termination of the main welfare program for 1.3 ( Read more... )

For those of you who are too busy to check the news, a quick update. No opinion - just 'facts'.

Articles from: MSNBC / Fox News / Newsweek / Huffington Post

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Russia to cut off Belarus' gas supply:
"Russia on Monday cut natural gas supplies to ex-Soviet neighbor Belarus over what it claims is a debt of nearly $200 million for gas already provided ( Read more... )

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OBAMA...I could scream. I KNEW THIS WAS A FREAKING BAD IDEA. DROP THE OIL ADDICTION, AMERICA.

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Arizona...I've never been more ashamed to have been born in you. I'm not fond of illegal immigration...but, really...

"Two years before Arizona celebrates its centennial as the last of the 48 contiguous United States, I'm beginning to wonder if they can truly make it until 2012. If Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signs into law the harsh anti- ( Read more... )