I never much liked church, even when I was a believer. It was sort of boring. The fellowship was good, I suppose, and there was a sermon or two that put a spin on things that gave me pause. But for the most part: dull. Nowadays, that’s more or less the reason I don’t listen to “progressive” radio or watch “left” type political shows. Preaching to the choir. You might say The Daily Show is an exception, but really, it’s more a watch-dog program than merely left-leaning. Mostly they vilify the right, but they’re not afraid of taking on the left as well. Read the rest of this entry »

I used to have a lot of admiration for the Daily Show research staff (I still do), with what ease they seem to find damning clips of Hannity, Beck, et al saying truly idiotic things. But it’s actually pretty easy. All you have to do is read the newspaper.

It seems Rush “I’m not a caver” Limbaugh has been dropped by the group looking to buy the St. Louis Rams. I will now quote my local paper, quoting Limbaugh: “This is not about the NFL. It’s not about the St. Louis Rams. It’s not about me… This is about the ongoing effort by the left in this country, wherever you find them, in the media, the Democrat Party, or wherever, to destroy conservatism, to the prevent the mainstreaming of anyone who is a prominent as a conservative… Therefore, this is about the future of the United States of America and what kind of country we’re going to have.” Read the rest of this entry »

The Chief Justices are deciding right now whether the Mojave Cross should be allowed to stand on government ground, or if it constitutes a violation of the second amendment. (Go read about it here.)

The argument goes that the cross is a war memorial, and the challenge from the pro-cross camp is that it honors all war dead, not just Christian war dead. Damned absurd, of course, but I’d like to address something a little more basic:

How does a few tons of concrete in the middle of the desert honor anybody? Honor? What is honor? Read the rest of this entry »

I have an idea. Let’s stop calling them “conservatives.” Let’s stop calling them “right-wing,” or anything else that has the connotations of a political philosophy. Let’s call them “Republicans,” and by doing so let’s recognize the word is a team name only, no different than calling them The Elephants or the GoP.

Because they don’t vouch for any kind of political ideal anymore. They are strictly anti-Obama. Whatever Obama wants, they’re opposed to, regardless of what it means. You know people like this—ask them who their favorite football team is, and they’ll say “whoever’s playing against the 49ers.” Or the Yankees. Or the Lakers. Read the rest of this entry »

So the Republican Governor of South Carolina had an affair. Yawn. I’m getting pretty bored with Republican scandals. In fact, let’s go ahead and put that word in quotation marks: ho hum, another routine Republican “scandal.” Read the rest of this entry »

I’m feeling apathetic about things, lately, but I want to keep up some momentum, so this one’s just a short one.

Go read this: http://www.truthout.org/061009L. It explains how, so far, our Government has been turning a small profit on the bailout.

Yes, that’s right– not only did the bailout start the recovery process, it has also been good for the budget.

I’m only telling you this so that you’ll have it when your conservative friends lambast Obama for giving away our money to fatcats.

If they have a valid argument to make, listen to them, and discuss.

But if they’re just bashing, out of a sense of political loyalty, hitting ‘em back with the article.

Peace.

Yes, I say blame conservatives, for harboring terrorists. I think it’s time to use their own rhetoric against them. If you’re not opposed to the political message that terrorists communicate, than you’re for them. Conservatives are becoming guilty of terrorism. Read the rest of this entry »

The GoP in the House want to declare 2010 “The Year of the Bible.” Why not the Koran, the Talmud, the Gita, or, for that matter, Thus Spake Zaruthstra? Oh, because “the Bible has inspired acts of patriotism that have unified Americans…” Is that it? A whole year for that?

No good will come if this, and if we are very lucky, no good means no bad either. At the very best, the country will ignore this as thoroughly as we ignored it in 1983, which was also designated The Year of The Bible. Do you remember that? Me neither, and I was in Kansas at the time, where the Bible has a little more presence than some other places. Read the rest of this entry »

Go read this article http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/business/19credit.html and give me YOUR spin on it.

This article was brought to my attention by someone who I will not name, out of respect. I mean, he’s an otherwise nice guy. But he posted a link to this article, and then said, “If I pay my credit card bills before they draw interest, it’ll mean I pay for it in other ways, more than those who carry debt…That’s a great law!! We end up paying for people who don’t pay…good thinking here!” (I changed the wording, because I don’t want to appear to be sucker-punching him in a place he cannot respond. But this is the gist.)

In response, someone else wrote “Another amazing Washington accomplishment! Gotta love those flippin goof balls!” (I didn’t change this one. I don’t know this guy). Read the rest of this entry »

It seems that Washington, as in the state, is getting around to legalizing gay marriage. They have not done it yet, but they’re getting closer by having passed a bill that gives same-sex domestic partners all of the rights of a married couple. Go read about it here. Then take a look at the date on that piece. April 15, 2009. How come I am only hearing about this now? Read the rest of this entry »