Once again, a politician who should be bragging about successfully avoiding service in Vietnam is lying about his lack of military service. Militarism in the United States is a cult.
Hopey Changey
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Tuesday’s elections point to the end of the Obama era and a possible GOP sweep in November. This is change? A party of conservative white people? So much for hope.
Blue Collar Crime, White Collar Time
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I’m worried that people might not understand this. It’s not about crime. It’s about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which made me muse about how it would be for garden-variety criminals to be treated like white-collar corporate thugs.
Playing It Safe
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You play it safe your entire life. Then you go and screw it all up with one stupid act of integrity. Stupid integrity!
Droning Along
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With the Times Square bomber being motivated to avenge drone plane attacks which are supposed to avenge 9/11, or something, the war on terror has entered its perfect logic loop.
The Sorta Recovery Kinda Begins
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Americans say they’re tired of not spending. But with what money should they start?
Somewhere in Waziristan
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American law enforcement always gets its man–if its man is incredibly stupid.
Glam-Mug Shots
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One man gets waterboarded. The other elicits laughter. The difference? Good photography!
The Real Concern
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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but whenever the U.S. commits some atrocity, news coverage focuses on how it makes the U.S. look bad–not the fact that an atrocity has been committed and that the wrongdoers ought to be punished.
Deep Down
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Liberals’ willingness to ignore actions in favor of emotional projection never ceases to amaze.
