Month: August 2012

Assault on Choice Gains Momentum

The Arizona legislature is passing a lot of anti-choice legislation this year. One bill defines pregnancy as beginning on the first day of a woman’s menstrual cycle, which we know is a scientific impossibility. For...

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The Politics of Schadenfreude

I do not want a hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast, and I especially do not want New Orleans to take a direct hit from Hurricane Isaac. However, that is now a real possibility. And, if it happens, it is likely to occur on the...

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No More Water, Fire Next Time?

I’m not saying I believe God sent Hurricane Isaac to torment the Republican Party for the sin of putting the former head of the International Arabian Horse Association in charge of FEMA when News Orleans drowned during...

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Rick Scott Should Be In Jail

Any outcome to this election that doesn’t ultimately result in Florida Governor Rick Scott going to prison is not going to be fully satisfactory. We haven’t seen such naked attempts to disenfranchise blacks since the...

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Republican Venue for Corporate Citizens Only

National Guard are on duty in Tampa at the RNC, probably called in for hurricane emergency. “Cops are surrounding protesters” at Gaslight Square (TBO.com) – As protesters prepare for the upcoming RNC, the city...

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