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John Carter – Profile in Hypocrisy
on Oct 22, 2009 in General culture_of_corruption john carter Republicans From the Lone Star Project, comes this tidbit about Republican Congressman John Carter: Texas Republican leads partisan attack while hiding over a quarter million dollars in personal profits Texas Republican John Carter (TX31 – Round Rock) is the l...
Kay: please run for governor and quit your day job
on Oct 22, 2009 in General equal_rights Republicans I sent an email to KayBee asking her to support the Hate Crimes bill, her response is classic Republican: Hate Crimes Legislation: I oppose attempts by some in the Senate to attach legislation that is not germane to these defense measures. One such e...
What’s your contribution going to be?
on Sep 7, 2009 in General back to school education obama From the Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama Back to School Event: The story of America isn’t about people who quit when things got tough. It’s about people who kept going, who tried harder, who loved their country too much to do anything...
Keeping the kids home?
on Sep 5, 2009 in General education obama I’m kind of amazed at all the chatter about keeping the kids at home for Obama’s televised speech to all school children next week. Where was the feigned outrage when George W Bush or Ronald Reagan spoke to school kids? What’s drivi...
The Sheep and the Goats
on Aug 30, 2009 in General I’m certainly not what anyone would refer to as religious, but I was raised Catholic by my parents. I’ve heard this Gospel before, it’s a common choice to be read at Catholic funerals, and as I was watching the funeral mass for Ted...
Fully Inclusive ENDA Likely This Year
on Aug 29, 2009 in General enda equality glbt_equality Hey Representative Carter, didja see this? Autumn over at Pam’s House Blend calls your attention to this New York Times article: New Impetus for Bill Banning Anti-Gay Bias at Work By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: August 27, 2009 Filed at 2:59...