thematically fickle

Revoke the tax-free status on all churches immediately. In fact, in face of this current crisis, I suggest they levy a hefty back tax—plus interest—for their endorsements in 2000 and 2004.
This Sunday, 33 pastors will be endorsing candidates from their pulpits and here’s what one of them has to say:

“I’m going to talk about [...]

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You should be very, very proud of your representative today!
Love,
~aaryn

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My head just exploded.
Bush threatens a veto so the Dems capitulate? Again? With the excuse that public opinion favors off-shore drilling?!? Give me a break. “Public opinion” also favors creationism, so maybe our representatives in congress should take a step back from the ledge before relying too heavily on it as the barometer for decision [...]

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I happened to catch the very end of Larry “My Neck Is Killin’ Me” King last night and finally heard someone on the teevee defend community organizing. On Wednesday night, Sarah Palin belittled Obama’s history of community service with a sneer on her face and the Republicans have continued to use this talking point as [...]

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Here’s a little smidgen of fact check by the AP (read the whole thing here):
“PALIN: “There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it’s easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even [...]

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So, the kids are off-limits but then Sarah Palin parades them around the Republican convention because it suits her agenda? A son going to Iraq, a special needs baby, etc. etc. Compelling stuff. And typical display of right-wing condescension and double-standards, complete with all the raw hamburger that constituents just looove to suck through their [...]

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Like most of the women I know, I am sufficiently offended by John McCain’s choice for Vice President. I’ve spent the weekend purposefully not reading the commentary that is surely flooding the Internets and I doubt that I’m adding anything new or insightful to the conversation here. But adding it I am, because I have [...]

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“This is why terrorists want to kill us.”
That was the stellar comment left on a post at boingboing.net regarding a new picture book for children, and it’s pretty much the exact reaction I had when I saw the illustrated cover of My Beautiful Mommy. The tongue-in-cheek assessment is not without merit: If this book is [...]

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So, this is what we’ve come to.
The new governor of New York just aired his personal and somewhat dirty laundry for the public in an effort to head of any future scandal. As is common these days, his wife was by his side. But as isn’t too common these days, she admitted to her failings [...]

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I stood looking down at the names on my ballot for almost ten minutes before pressing my pen to the paper, hard, where I made small but determined circular motions with my hand as I filled in the bubble. I folded my ballot in half, tucked it into the envelope, licked and sealed it and [...]

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