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We all judge people (via), how we dress, the way we comb our hair, little things really, but have you ever noticed how big a deal we can make out of those little things? For instance, a man may walk a certain way or sleep with a […]

In the wake of the Democrats’ failure to put up a real fight against the legalization of torture and the ability to suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus, two things about our party have become clear (if they weren’t before):
1) They are weak and rudderless.
2) They have abandoned their liberal roots.
Many staunch Democratic voters feel […]

A while back I linked to Edward Felton’s examination of Diebold’s voting machines.
He’s submitted written testimony to the House of Representative’s hearing on e-voting, and has testified in person as well just yesterday. Here is a link to his 10-page written testimony. Some highlights:

One lesson of our study is that security […]

Today is traditionally the day of kitties and tune lists and getting tore up with your peeps after a long week at a so-so job, but I just want to make sure everyone’s still as pissed off today as we were yesterday about the official end of our rights protections and the beginning of the […]

Scott Lefarkins posted a list of Senators voting for torture legalization and the end of our right to the Writ of Habeas Corpus. Only one Dem Senator voted for the bill*, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t sell us out.
Alternet has a great round-up of reactions to the news. My favorite comes from […]

This morning, I noticed a comment caught by our spamguard:
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Subtle. With that “fantasylesbian” bit thrown in, I almost missed that this might lead to some rape porn.
I had a feeling the link provided would be [THE LEAST WORK-SAFE LINK I’VE EVER POSTED] […]

Much as I like to celebrate the wingnut administration calling itself a moron, Echidne points out the troublesome inclusion of the term “leftist terrorist” in the NIE report. They’ve advanced the theory that the left could start going all right-wing and bombing shit like, say, a federal building in Oklahoma or something.
ANYWAY, leftist terrorism […]

Since we were Hit and Things Changed, it’s been considered high treason to question the good men and women who serve as our nation’s government. If they say there were WMDs, then by god, there were WMDs somewhere, and we woulda found ‘em if they hadn’t escaped to Syria. If they say sexually […]

Oh, to be 3-0. Undefeated teams like the Saints and Colts receive beaming rays of sunshine from sports pages and talk radio all around the country. Their players start talking momentum, their fans start talking Super Bowl.
For formerly unbeaten teams that had their bubble burst, though, week 3 can be a […]

Today I got a mailing list message from Howard Dean and the Democratic Party. He explained his plan of attack for the fall:
We’re sick of playing defense against a Republican leadership that uses national security to scare people to win elections. We’re not going to be pushed around, spun, and defamed by right-wing extremists […]