Reaffirmation of Liberal Principles

Reading conservative blogs gives me a very sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. But the truth is, I get that sick feeling when I read a lot of liberal blogs too. I’m tired of the state of politics in this country. People view each other as enemies, and not as [...]

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SONUFA!!!

Remember what I was saying about not playing fair? I can’t BELIEVE this is even LEGAL. AAARGH!! This kind of crap (it reminds me of the dirty dirty redistricting crap they were pulling last year) makes me furious; how can this not anger the entire voting population of Louisiana?

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Stem Cell Research and Science

This morning, Laura Bush defended this adminstration’s policies regarding stem cell research: “We don’t even know that stem cell research will provide cures for anything - much less that it’s very close.” I would submit the following question to Mrs. Bush: shouldn’t we find out?
In a related article, Anne Applebaum argues for against [...]

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Deja Vu?

From this month’s Kiplinger California Letter:
The new Republican governor is getting credit for compromising with a Democratic legislature. Some conservatives are miffed that he hasn’t cut government spending enough in his new budget, but they like the way he uses his personal charm to get what he wants.
His stature is growing as a national figure, [...]

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Party Shift?

In listening to John Kerry last night, I was not suprised by the centrist nature of his speech. George Bush and Karl Rove believe that they can win elections by appealing to their conservative core, and this has so infuriated the left that they are determined to replace Bush. This means that they will [...]

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