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At the risk of appearing obsessed with RedState, I have to comment on this. On the obsession - I have read RedState for a long time now - it’s just that lately (meaning the last few weeks) there has been a lot more going on there that is interesting. And, frankly, [...]

Here. It’s not quite an egalitarian view, but it shows that even some hard-core rightwingers have a spark of conscience that outshines the propensity to tread on the backs of gay people. Nice showing, guys.

Funny line from Jon Stewart… I can’t quote it, but it went something like this:
Of course, the lawyer Monica Goodling hired to keep her out of jail went to a real law school.
Ouch.
Previously, veteran civil servants screened applicants and recommended whom to hire, usually picking top students from elite schools.
In a recent Regent [...]

For those of you not following, that was John Kerry and Newt Gingrich… after “debating” global warming. Exploding heads here.
I first heard about this debate on RedState, too. The comments from before the debate, and those from after… well, let’s just say they reflect a different view of Newt, if nothing else.
Ok… So [...]

As is periodically done at RightWingNews.com, the results of an informal survey of right-of-center bloggers have been posted.
As is often the case, the respondents include my friend, RW, whom I have been needling for probably 3 years now. So, this caveat goes out to you, RW: if I say something particularly crass about [...]

The Feds censor their scientists
Please read the above link and next time somebody complains that climate scientists “silence” or “censor” the contrarian voices (which are a small fraction of scientists, but nearly 50% of popular news sources), just remember it. Ask yourself if and when climate scientists did anything comparable to it.

Mike Huckabee get’s one wrong… might be thought of as a biggie (via Atrios). Of course, the clueless, godless liberals defend him, and also get it wrong. The Golden Rule is none of the “commandments” - not even the “Second Greatest”. It’s a pretty good one, though, as is the “Second Greatest”.
This screw-up [...]

Maybe so, but not such a great strategy when there isn’t a referee anywhere in the world willing to count the dude out.

That’s a step up from dogcatcher, a job for which non-theists ordinarily need-not-apply. I guess we’re coming up in the world - though I’m not sure he was “out” when elected. Let’s see how his next re-election bid goes.
Maybe atheist purists will take a beef with his non-identification as “atheist”. Maybe if [...]

Libby’s guilty. I don’t know that there was any real doubt of it. Now what? I’m hearing that the maximum penalty is 30 years in jail & $1m in fines? Of course Libby won’t get that, even assuming appeals are unsuccessful & assuming no pardon. But, just the possibility of [...]