New Details of Cheney/Leahy Confrontation Thanks mrpsyklops!
Orwellian Editing of the Congressional Record
This is the second instance I’ve heard of in the last six months wherein the Congressional Record has been edited to reflect a particular party’s views. Whatever one thinks of Representative Brown’s statements, I find that kind of rewriting of…
Kerry TShirts
I want a t-shirt! Okay, there are lots that I want. But right at this very moment I really want a Designs on the White House shirt. Unfortunately, I like really loose shirts, and these only go up to 2x.…
Reagan is Dead
I recall the Reagan years through a filter, since I was only 14 when they started. I actually got to ask him a question during a press conference once—televised on C-Span, even. (He didn’t answer the question I asked, but…
Women’s Rights Victory
‘Partial-birth’ abortion ban is ruled unconstitutional
What Liberal Bias?
curiousmay9 sent me a link to this article this morning: The Mighty Windbags “Thirty years ago, conservatives embarked on a plan to subvert journalism and skew America to the right. They succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.” I learned something I…
Pass the Buck!
Some conservatives are blaming women, feminists, Muslims, and academia for what happened in Abu Ghraib. Oh—don’t forget those lesbians and gays and Clinton. Thanks to hopeevey for this link: TV News is bad for your brain
Snicker-Inducing
News Item: Further White House Charges Against Clarke
Anti-Gun Control Editorial
Here’s the letter as I sent it off. I’m locking the post ’til after publication. The “short bio” requested said: Cynthia Armistead is a libertarian homeschooling mother and writer living in Austell, GA.
And Another Death That’ll Be Used to Justify More Gun Control
Woodard said she hadn’t known there was a gun in the house, and that she had warned her children in the past about them. She said gun owners need to make sure weapons don’t fall into the hands of children.…