David Brooks’ Weak Criticism
Sometimes, reading David Brooks is like banging my head against a wall. In today’s New York Times, Brooks has an Op-Ed titled “That Other Obama.” The essay is his response to President Obama’s…
Family Institute of Connecticut outlines disgusting 2012 agenda
When the Family Institute of Connecticut takes a break from making bathroom jokes or mocking dead transgender people, one can find them causing all sorts of unnecessary hoopla. They released a rough outline of their 2012 agenda to…
No, welfare recipients should not be drug tested
It’s an election year, so I guess that it makes sense that right-wing nonsense is going viral: “URINALYSIS Shouldn’t you have to pass a urine test to collect a welfare check, since I…
Republicans versus innocent Chinese citizens
Republican Pete Hokestra is running against Democrat Debbie Stabenow in Minnesota for senate. Despite both voting for the original $700 Bush bailout and trillions of dollars of deficit spending, the Hokestra campaign released this unbelievable advertisement: While…
M.I.A. raises a good point – censorship is unnecessary
Alyssa Rosenberg got it right last night: People apparently want to know if I have thoughts on M.I.A. flipping the bird at the end of her verse. So here they are: I think it’s exactly…
Watching the Tea Party Fall to Pieces
It’s been about three years since the Tea Party first emerged on the scene, and the air of invincibility the far right has had in the last few years is finally starting to…
Gov. Dan Malloy announces plan to legalize selling alcohol on Sundays!
WTIC-TV: BREAKING: Governor #Malloy officially announces proposal to allow liquor to be sold seven days a week. CT Mirror: Aside from the convenience of being able to shop on Sunday or as late…
Political red herrings and GPA redistribution
Every now and then, a Republican friend of mine will post some ridiculous shit on Facebook, prompting me to debate whether I should respond to it. I decided against it for the following…
The Continued Trampling of Civil Liberties
In the absurdly prolonged run up to the 2012 elections, the media has been chock full of stories about the continuing Great Recession and who has the best plan to reverse the frightening…
Obama is NOT going to purchase Kate Hepburn’s house – but he should
I spend roughly half of the year in Old Saybrook, CT. It’s quiet, relatively safe, and I have few problem about the town. (My biggest complaint is the intrusive, rude, and unprofessional police…
Connecticut Primary Season Information
While Connecticut’s primary season gets less press than, well, most other states, it is still important for voters within the state to have as much information as possible. Taken right from the Hartford Courant,…
Rick Santorum: “I don’t want to make black people’s lives better” through welfare
Nope, not out of context: At a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa on Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum singled out blacks as being recipients of assistance through federal benefit programs, telling a…
Phone sex, labor rights, and free market capitalism
HuffPo: ABC News reported that over the last year and a half, as the recession has continued to take a toll on employment opportunities, the number of women who have young children engaging in…
Pat Robertson doesn’t joke around
I usually try to post about religion on Sundays, but this upcoming Sunday is Christmas. And, even though I only marginally celebrate it, this recent article about Pat Robertson got me really fired up:…
Right-wing foreign policy apathy
Sometimes I really do not know if the right-wing understands anything about diplomacy or foreign policy. Apparently, certain members of the right-wing media are up in arms about Jimmy Carter expressing condolences over…
