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The above image contains all the arguments for and against same sex marriage. From the great blog Pharyngula (click image to see larger version). [...] 
Once again, we see that Majority Leader (more like Majority Wimp) Harry Reid is willing to kill of an option for public health insurance just so he can claim he passed health insurance reform. He still doesn't realize that a reform bill without a public option' [...] 
Texas has had an open meetings law on the books for 42 years, and it has worked well. The purpose of the law is to prevent public business from being conducted in secret where the citizens won't know what or how a decision was reached. It' [...] 
This is a surprise to me. I had no idea that North Korea makes a brand of jeans. It's called Noko, and the jeans were scheduled to be introduced in the West in a Swedish department store. But that Swedish store, PUB, has decided not to [...] 
A few days ago, there were two party crashers at a special White House dinner. Fortunately, they were just publicity-seeking jerks and did not pose a danger. But they still should not have been able to get through two separate Secret Service checkpoints since they were [...] 
I am a leftist -- an unabashed liberal, pinko, progressive, tree-hugging, union-loving, peace and love socialist. I am not ashamed of that and I make no apology for it. I just believe the left offers the most common-sense solutions to the problems that America and the [...] 
Last night, President Obama spoke to the nation about the continuing occupation of and war in Afghanistan. As usual, he gave a great speech. He continually proves himself to be one of our country's finest public speakers. Unfortunately, underneath the rhetorical excellence there was little that [...] 
Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than [...]
It looks like the right-wing reactionary forces in Honduras may have gotten what they wanted. They had orchestrated a military coup to oust leftist President Manuel Zelaya, and on Sunday they elected right-winger Porfirio Lobo (pictured)to be the new president (taking office in January). 
During the last session of the Texas legislature, the legislators set aside $155 million to give retired teachers and state employees a one-time $500 bonus. The bonus would have come this month to members of the Employees Retirement System and the Teacher Retirement System.
The Secret Service has to be embarrassed by this. President Obama held a state dinner Tuesday night at the White House to honor the visiting Prime Minister from India, Manmohan Singh. About 300 Cabinet Ministers, diplomats and Hollywood celebrities were invited, but a couple of people [...] 
