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  • Missouri open thread! on Nov 26, 2009

    Just think!Much of a Thanksgiving weekend with no stories here of right-wing blundering!Tomorrow morning, I'm leaving for my fact-finding mission in Illinois and Missouri. I plan on being home late Saturday.While I'm gone, I'm going to be thinking ov...

  • Right-wing lawmakers may investigate climate change e-mails on Nov 26, 2009

    I think we can officially say Congress has jumped the shark.The clattering class we call the wingnutosphere is generating much din over what appears to be recently leaked e-mails regarding climate change. The right-wing intelligentsia claims the e-ma...

  • County settles over politically motivated firings on Nov 25, 2009

    It appears as if the 3 major counties in northern Kentucky have long been in a contest with each other to see which can be the most corrupt.This culture of corruption is of course led by the Republicans.GOP officials in Kenton County were responsible...

  • Study finds school uniforms harm achievement on Nov 25, 2009

    Mandatory student uniforms in public schools have long been touted by the Far Right as a panacea.Uniforms are a blight against basic rights and economic populism, as uniforms force cash-strapped families to spend more on school clothes (contrary to s...

  • The Count gets mail ('Sesame Street' Wednesday) on Nov 25, 2009

    Greetings!Because the mere mention of 'Sesame Street' sends you into helpless fits of hee-hawing, today is yet another 'Sesame Street' Wednesday!Back in my day, the ol' Ses was much edgier. Oscar was meaner. Cookie Monster was hungrier. Big Bird was...

  • Court takes land for NBA arena on Nov 24, 2009

    Everything within corporations; nothing outside them.The state of New York's highest court ruled today that a state economic development agency may seize private homes and other land to be turned over to build a new arena for the proposed relocation...

  • Wingnuts play race card to criticize progressive taxation on Nov 24, 2009

    A headline on the far-right Canada Free Press website and other extremist sites blares, "Higher Taxes on Rich: Discrimination Based on Race?"In the article, writer John Lillpop claims that progressive taxation is racist.But how?????Lollipop groans, "...