Hunting Always a Fun Time In Texas
Well, we can always count on Texas for a good laugh. A Texas State Legislator has introduced House Bill 308 which will allow for blind hunting in Texas.
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Continued Idiocy from Florida State Government – A Child Left Behind
According to a story in the Miami Herald, there’s a severly disabled young man that has a basic medical need which the state Agency for Persons with Disabilities just refuses to meet. And they’re spending our tax dollars to keep from meeting that need.
Read moreGeorgia Republican Congressman-Full Work Week too Much
So many instances where it’s hard to distinguish the real news from the stuff that shows up in The Onion. From the Post, new Congress to shelve old two day work week for a five day work week. No, not makin’ this up.
Read moreSmear and Fear for GOP in 2008
The Republican National Committee has just named Sen. Mel Martinez as its new chairman. He’s a perfect choice for the
Read moreW Proud Elections Not Cancelled. Huh?
We should be “proud” that the federal government didn’t cancel our elections? That the Bush administration didn’t use the war as an excuse to interrupt the democratic process? Sounds to me like a tinge of regret he didn’t cancel them.
Read moreWaterboard Rumsfeld?
Just days after his resignation, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is about to face more repercussions for his involvement in the troubled wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. New legal documents, to be filed next week with Germany’s top prosecutor, will seek a criminal investigation and prosecution of Rumsfeld, along with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, former CIA director George Tenet and other senior U.S. civilian and military officers, for their alleged roles in abuses committed at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Read moreBleeting From The "Christian Right" About The Election
Well, it seems that Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth has decided that it’s not really George Allen’s fault that he lost the Senate election. It’s all because of the homosexuals. There are so many things wrong with this.
Read moreAdministration Changes
As I’m sure everyone has heard by now, Rumsfeld finally resigned. If there’s ever been a good riddance, it’s this one. We can only hope the guy will disappear completely from public life. It also looks like John Bolton is on short time as the UN Ambassador.
Read more2006 Mid-Term Elections
Of course I can’t pass by the 2006 mid-term elections without comment. It was clearly a stunning victory for Democrats, and I can only hope the new Democratic majority will roll back some of the powers granted to the executive branch. Unfortunately, that normally comes very slowly.
Read moreMore Good Ole Republican Family Values
Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, famously involved as Terri Schiavo’s parents’ spokesman, ran for Florida State Senate (Republican-naturally). His website features the above picture, showing Terry and his wholesome, loving family. Only problem is, there’s a few members missing.
Read moreEqual Rights for All
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled this week that same-sex couples and their families are entitled to the “same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples” under the state’s civil marriage laws. In a 4-3 split, the court rejected the claim that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to have their relationships recognized as “marriages.” Instead, it left that decision “to the democratic process,” ruling that the state legislature must now decide whether to “amend its marriage law to include same-sex couples” or provide these equal benefits, protections, and obligations “by some other means such as civil unions.” This decision is a positive step toward equality, and an affirmation of the importance of committed relationships and healthy families.
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