The Pope’s personal Preacher actually compared the sex abuse scandal accusations against Pope Johnny Ratzinger to antisemitism. Really? You think it is appropriate to mention antisemitism in the same conversation as the Pope? The same Pope that was apart of Hitler’s Youth and has still refused to truly apologize for his actions? Really? On top of which, it does [...]
April 1, 2010
This, but this, is why Barack Obama is my President. He is every man. He can relate to the average person -- he was raised an average person! And this video proves it. Talking about how the right and the pundits reacted to the passage of health care reform we get great quotes like “Can you [...]
March 29, 2010
Those who know me very well know that I have a unhidden affection for books written around the 1950s. My favorite novels? The Chronicles of Narnia, The Great Gatsby, A Separate Peace, and The Catcher in the Rye. I have read each of these many, many times. The Catcher in the Rye, I just finished [...]
March 26, 2010
Sorry, guys. You get to read me vent about a private life issue right now. My best friend, my confidant, my co-shopper, and my companion is moving. Her husband accepted a position in a PhD program 2,000 miles away. They leave in June. I am fully aware that it is inexcusably selfish of me to want them [...]
March 24, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI was warned about Rev. Lawrence C Murphy who is accused of molesting over 200 deaf boys. Back when he was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, several Wisconsin Bishops wrote directly to the future Pope and asked him to intervene with Rev. Murphy. Several of the Bishops are now testifying in trial that the Church’s biggest [...]
March 24, 2010
This kind of stupidity ought not be tolerated. Is there a point at which idiocy can actually be criminalized? If so, I think the recent report by JP Morgan Chase – my once favorite financial institution – has just found that point. Their report is so full of fallacies and outright lies that it doesn’t even [...]
March 24, 2010
I was unaware that infants could be elected to federal office in this country. Shouldn’t this constitute some form of child labor issue? Republicans are, once again, acting like children rather than elected adults chosen to lead this country. Since they did not win with their hissy fit over health care reform they have now decided [...]
March 24, 2010
There is this idea out there that is used to explain some pretty complex scientific theories. Now, I am no scientist so I am not going to get into all of the quantum mechanics and whatnot. But, basically the issue at hand is that quantum physics show that observations cannot be predicted absolutely. Instead, there [...]
March 21, 2010
The House passed historic legislation tonight when it passed the health care reform bill. All that is left now is for President Obama to sign the bill and it will officially be the law of the land. Although, I doubt the fight is over. Republicans are already vowing to overturn it given their first chance. What [...]
March 20, 2010
We are at a crossroads in America. We have reached a point where all sides are fed up and not willing to take the abuses any longer. Of course, each side identifies different, and conflicting, abuses. But that is not our crossroad. Our crossroad is made up of how we handle our differences. Will we debate [...]
April 2, 2010
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