Democrats & Liberals

Carbongate?

Nobody asked him to write the report. It's his hobby. He's an economist, not a climate scientist. I know some think of letting somebody outside the field as being a Democratic move, but nothing about Democracy demands that we lend credit to the theories and opinions of those who aren't qualified to render an opinion. The only thing that gains amateurs that kind of credibility is being right. Unfortunately, we're not talking top flight science here.

Green Concrete

For years I have been skeptical of the whole idea of "clean coal." Capturing the carbon from coal-fired plants and sequestrating it in the ground or in the ocean seemed expensive and foolhardy. But now I am a believer. I just read about a process for sequestrating the CO2 in the most unbelievable place: concrete!

Team America, &#$% Yeah!

It astounds me that people actually think America is the world’s police force and by extension Obama it’s President. But that is exactly how many people continue to see America’s relationship with other countries. And it is this belief that has lead to our disastrous foreign policy and diminished reputation around the globe.

Mark Sanford's Worst Infidelity

As newsworthy as being a social conservative who doesn't act with the courage of his convictions is, the matter of what made and still makes Governor Sanford's behavior problematic, is not the breach of his marital promises to his wife, but the breach of his responsibilities to his constituents.

Run for the Hills, It's the Moderates!

The way insurance companies, Republicans, and others would have it, a public option is a radical plan, which will destroy the superior private options. But with three quarters of the American public on the side of a public option, we have to ask ourselves whether its the destruction of a superior option, which is what those people are afraid of.

Tehran Tea Parties

Likening the recent protests in Iran to the “tea parties” in America is just more dangerous rhetoric by desperate Republicans. The protests in Iran are the manifestations of a fed-up, highly democratic people coming face to face with the abortion of their democratic process. Deep-seeded political tensions between progressives and conservatives in Iran have no political parallel to anything going on in America.

The myth of America’s private health care system

All this blather about the evils of socialized medicine and a government controlled health care system illustrates the utter ignorance of the facts surrounding this issue. If you listen to the goofballs spouting this nonsense; it’s as if there isn’t a problem with our health care system at all.

Dished Out, But Not Taken.

The Republicans are all too happy nowadays to exercise procedural powers in order to get in the way of the Democrat's legislation. Their latest stunt demonstrates how far this has gone. Votes on votes on votes, gumming up the works even on items where there is unanimous consent. Or in the senate, where a majority exists to pass a bill, not sixty votes, but it has become practice. The Republicans state they are merely giving tit for tat, but are they really?

Obama’s Same-Sex Dilemma

President Obama has dipped his toes into murky water regarding same-sex marriage. He made it clear during his campaign that he did not support same-sex marriage but was not opposed to same-sex unions as a way to ensure economic security and other marital benefits for same-sex couples. Just don’t call that union marriage. It’s absurd to think that someone can be for same-sex couples receiving the benefits of marriage but oppose calling them married. Semantics, I suppose.

Iranians Are People Too

President Obama has an unprecedented opportunity in making headway with the Middle East. Due to the uproar in Iran over the possible fixing of their presidential election Americans are know seeing the Iranian people in a totally different light than has been cast over them the past eight years.

No Public Option, No Reform

Health insurance companies, conservatives, Republicans and some Democrats - they are all for health insurance reform, but are violently against the public option. This is an incoherent approach. Without a public option the system we have now will remain pretty much as is There will be no healthcare reform.

Rush Limbaugh: Failure At Any Cost

Pessimism from the right about any government intervention into the economy is just to be expected these days. Rush Limbaugh is not satisfied with pessimism, he's expecting his listeners to join with him in politically motivated economic sabotage.

Why Do You Care?

In this Land of the Free, we have abolished both institutionalized racism and institutionalized religious discrimination, two of the most insidious evils mankind has ever conceived of. Between them they have been responsible for millions of deaths in the last hundred years alone. So why have we renounced them as a society? Because they are wrong, and because doing so has made us a better country.

My question, to anyone who opposes basic human rights for gay people, is therefore: why?

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Pro-Life Killers

I am pro-life and I'll kill anyone who disagrees with me.

This seems to be the philosophy of many religious-right people. Some are so self-righteous they go out and do the killing. Their less self-righteous leaders egg them on by spewing venom, hatred and curses.