Many people are up in arms about the proposed mosque built near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. And it’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. Luckily, there are patient and eloquent people out there who can say nice things and make the point without resorting to the immature name-calling I am likely to do. From [...]

I really need to start paying more attention to politics. But then again, I’d probably get angry so maybe I shouldn’t. For once in my life, I agree 100% with Jon Stewart. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

I’ve recently realized that I am an inherently selfish person. I have to make an effort on many occasions to overcome my own limitations and recognize that the world and its inhabitants do not revolve around me and my opinions, wants, or needs. Point being, I make that effort. I don’t always succeed, and sometimes [...]

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a big fan of country music. Quite frankly, it’s in my blood. I can’t not love it. But I’ve been getting frustrated by the rise in political messages found in the music. It started with 9/11 (Stars and Stripes by Aaron Tippin, Red, White, and Blue by Toby [...]

There’s been a lot of talk about how unemployment spoils folks and encourages them not to look for employment. That’s a pile of bull poop. NY Times Op-Ed columnist Paul Krugman gets it: Now, I don’t have the impression that unemployed Americans are spoiled; desperate seems more like it. One doubts, however, that any amount [...]

Greatest. Slogan. Ever. (via)

This is pretty much a load of crap. It seems that every 10 years, textbook standards in Texas are re-visited. And because Texas is such a large buyer of textbooks, decisions made in Texas can affect what is taught nationwide. What’s happened this year is that Republicans are jumping at their chance to assert their political [...]

I’m kind of digging Sarah Silverman’s new thing…

**UPDATE** This guy said it better than I did with a single image. I didn’t really think any headline could surprise me anymore. We do some crazy stuff in this country. Then I saw this. Interracial couple denied marriage license Why does everything always have to be about race in the South? Seriously. Everything. Even [...]

I really think I need to see Michael Moore’s new movie.