Shockingly, it would appear that we are now dealing with reality as it is, not as we might want it. What the right-wingers don’t want you to know is that these steps actually useful in accomplishing goals they claim are so very important to them, to wit, reducing the number of abortions.Granted, there are some [...]
Leilani Neumann Has Run Out Of Cash
Attorney Gene Linehan told a judge Friday that Leilani Neumann of Weston has already spent $12,000 in donations on her legal expenses and can’t hire needed expert witnesses for her May trial.
Linehan says all Neumann has now is a law book and Bible to defend herself.
Well, that should be [...]
So, recently, my wife started making a stink about how rape jokes aren’t funny.
She also showed me a few skits and such (by guys I like) that used rape as a gag.
And, the fact is, she’s right. It’s not cool to make rape jokes.
But I honestly couldn’t tell you why. I mean, if [...]
Nifty! Bet McCain is pissed, though. Now they may have to pay benefits.Pentagon to phase out unpopular ’stop-loss’ program – CNN.com
The military will phase out its “stop loss” program, the contentious practice of holding troops beyond the end of their enlistments, for all but extraordinary situations, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Wednesday.
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Utah has a bill in play H.B. 353 regarding video game sales and ratings and such.
In an attempt to bring game selling under state control, they are introducing an amendment that says, in effect: If you promise to follow the ESRB guidelines and then you don’t, you are in violation of the truth in advertising [...]
Well, settles, at least. I little reading shows the complaint a bit like this.Religious nutjob doesn’t want to work supporting Harry Potter book release event.Library has entire week focusing on the release.Library has big party about release.Nutjob wants no truck with it.Library ‘gives’ her a week off without pay. Nutjob says it was suspension. Library [...]
Unfortunately, every time anyone implies that maybe Europe has the right idea, a bunch of right-wing reactionaries get their panties in a knot.Think Progress » UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown slams Prop. 8.
I was in America yesterday and I know you will be sorry I didn’t bring Barack Obama back. He is coming soon. But [...]
I’m surprisingly annoyed about this story.Every media outlet is picking it up (including the smoking gun) and making it sound like the woman called the cops because she was denied McNuggets.Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I can’t say there weren’t times when I would have reacted the same. Those were dark days in [...]
A fetus has a right to life, but that right doesn’t ban abortion?
North Dakoa Close To Banning Aortion
The measure’s sponsor, Rep. Dan Ruby, R-Minot, said the legislation did not automatically ban abortion. Ruby has introduced bills in previous sessions of the Legislature to prohibit abortion in North Dakota.
“This language is not as aggressive as [...]
As I posted earlier, it looks a lot like the Roberts Supreme Court is, basically, rolling back the 4th Amendment. Muttrox posted a comment linking to an NYT article that goes into more detail, and points out a couple of cases that are currently begin decided based on the Herring decision. For example:
In one of [...]