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RED Alert!!

I don’t know about you, but I’d rather not see Democrats in one of the bluest districts in Georgia, HD75, elect a self-described “pro-life, pro-NRA, constitutionalist” who just eight months ago ran for the same seat as a Republican, who misrepresented his employment on his website (but changed it since he and I chatted on […]

August 4, 2010
Quote of the Day

I could write for days about the complete and utter failure that is America’s “War on Drugs,” but I don’t have that kind of time. Instead, I’ll offer a short quote from Colorado’s Republican Attorney General (courtesy of Catherine): “I wouldn’t support legalization of marijuana, but I would prefer legalization to the hypocrisy we’re in […]

August 3, 2010
SERENITY NOW!!!! (Open Thread)

Serenity, it looks like this: No I have nothing else to say today except admire Bonesaw the Bonsai’s beauty and stuff.

August 3, 2010
Monday Open Thread

Since JMP asked nicely, here’s a Monday open thread. At Chelsea’s wedding, Bill had this to say: “Despite the fact that we have had interesting careers, we still consider the most important job we ever had being the parents of Chelsea.” Aw.

August 2, 2010
Making Women’s Equality a Reality

“Making Women’s Equality a Reality” is quite a process. While the doors to the voting booth opened to women nearly 90 years ago, women are still under-represented in elected office. In Georgia, fewer than 20% of those who serve in the legislature are women, and last session, only 8 women served in the Georgia senate. […]

August 2, 2010
Boob of the Week

Good morning! What better way to start your week than with a “Boob of the Week”? This week’s winner(?) is a bit conceptual however it makes sense. The AJC‘s “PolitiFact” gets the honor for finally starting do serious work rather than analyzing a candidate’s slogan for truthiness or other such trivialities that require almost no […]

August 2, 2010