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TPMmuckraker
“[W]e are leaving ourselves vulnerable to infiltration by those who want to mold the United States into the image of their religion, rather than working within the Judeo-Christian principles that have made us a beacon for freedom-loving persons around the world.”
– Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), in an op-ed published in today’s USA Today, explaining why […]

Glenn Greenwald: The Military Commissions Act in action
There is no greater betrayal of the core principles of American political life than to have the federal government sweep people off the streets, throw them into a black hole with no contact with the outside world and no charges asserted of any kind, and simply keep them […]

This Modern World
It’s as if the biopsy results just came back and you don’t have cancer after all. You’re not giddy, exactly, but you can finally take a deep breath and maybe let some of the tension drain out of your shoulders. The future remains uncertain but you can begin to imagine it as something […]

It seems like I’m in a fantasy world. Not only did the good guys prevail in the election, but Rumsfeld is fired and Bill Gates is now in charge of the war? I’m not sure how I feel about that.
Oh. Wrong Gates. Got it.

How you like dem apples?
Fingers crossed for the last two Senate races; looks good… But you can bet they will send out herds of screaming monkeys to try and adjust the recounts.

I honestly want to think that Republicans aren’t actually evil. That they do really believe in democracy. But then I wake up.
The Republicans in Maryland are bussing in homeless people and paying them to hand out flyers in Democratic areas which lie about which party each candidate belongs to. The first lady […]

Me: “I should make a weblog post.”
Myself: “Probably. Although ’should’ is kind of relative. It’s not really on the same scale as how you ’should’ vote Democratic next week, or you ’should’ change your underwear.”
Me: “Ah, quit complaining, it’s only Thursday. Anyway, maybe I’ll make a post about the things I […]

If you missed it like I did, you might find it interesting to watch John Stewart debate Bill Bennett on the subject of gay marriage.
I have to confess, I haven’t really given the issue much thought. I always sort of thought of the problem as just one of semantics. Now, clearly, gay men […]

From Wonkette… Apparently, and try not to be too shocked here, the President’s new favorite science advisor is Michael Crichton. You know, the guy who wrote Congo.
If you are the sort of person who formulates serious opinions on matters scientific based on Michael Chrichton books — besides, say, the theory that dinosaurs are totally […]