Category Archives: Politics

Arizona is 6000 years old? | Discover Magazine

Recently I brought up a couple stupid legal moves in Arizona. Now I know why this happens there.

Some numskull Republican mentions – twice – that the Earth is 6,000 years old. Look, believe whatever you want to, but please do not develop public policy when your belief system flies in the face of proven science.

As pointed out in the article, the irony is that the legislator is arguing in favor of uranium mining. You know, uranium, the element used to prove the Earth is billions of years old? Maybe she wants it all mined so that we lose the proof of our science? I don’t know.

Creationists and politics should not mix. Much like creationism and education should not mix. Or apparently Republican politicians and ethics and morality.

Here’s the video.

Some Docs Resist Repeal Of Bush-Era Abortion Regs : NPR

Sigh.

Once again, you’ve got to wonder why we in America are burdened with zealots. Talibangelical doctors are threatening to close their practices if their ability to reject procedures on “religious grounds” is taken away.

Let’s be blunt about this. Bush only gave them this cover on his way out the door so it isn’t like years of precedence exists here.

Let’s be more blunt: do your f’in jobs. Cops don’t *legally* refuse to protect minorities and firemen don’t let synagogues burn because they are racists. They might want to appeal to their worser natures, but they chose jobs to serve the public – the WHOLE public – and they do the damn job.

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc. ALSO serve the public good. Except for these jackasses apparently.

Besides, most pediatricians aren’t also abortion doctors. If you don’t want to perform an abortion or prescribe birth control, shut up and find another area of practice where – duh! – you won’t be presented with your precious “ethical dilemma”.

In short, shut up and do the job and leave your theocratic BS at the door.

Teach ’em while they’re Young (Republicans)

Honestly, I enjoy this story and the comments that come with it.

In short, some peckerwood posted a racist statement on some Young Republican up-and-comer’s Facebook page and she gave it an attaboy until she went into full delete and damage control mode. Nothing like showing your stripes to get a good impression on who you are on the inside.

A couple observations. One, yes, the odds of a racist being a Republican and much, much more high than that same redneck being a Democrat. (Though I guarantee that damn near ALL of the latter voted for Hillary Clinton in any primary/caucus they might have attended last year).

Two, why the hell is a 38-year old running for head of the YOUNG Republicans? Oh wait, this is the party that runs John McCain and Bob Dole when trying to challenge youth. And who turns to Dick Cheney for good advice when he’s on his porch. Never mind.

Three, yes, racism is racism. Covering it up doesn’t make it go away in this day and age. Even for the GOP.

Our Pal Pat

Recently, Pat Buchanan was bemoaning the modern age, saying that he missed the “old bigotry” this nation used to use against others.

First off, I NEVER get Buchanan on this. You see, he’s Irish, and not so long ago, his ancestors were on the violent receiving end of the full bigotry this nation could muster. I mean, talk about your Stockholm Syndrome kids. He’s in LOVE with hating anyone different from the white majority. He’s made a career out of it.

And recently he and his pals are making pure idiots out of themselves.

Last month, he was at an English-only conference…or is that “conferenece”. I love it when racists can’t spell.

And, Buchanan buddy Hal Turner, who is a racist radio idjut, was recently arrested for advocating that some federal judges be murdered. This, apparently, is a pattern of behavior for this guy.

So, is THIS the “old bigotry” Pat is so fond of?

The Republican Class of 1994 plagued with scandal – Michael Falcone – POLITICO.com

Turns out that at least a dozen of Gingrich’s Goons have failed marriages. Oh, sure, “family values” my ass. It isn’t just Ensign and Sanford. And the amount of marriages that failed due to inappropriate conduct with staff members is pretty high too.

And to think we originally thought the worst thing they did was the Contract on America.

In Refugee Aid, Pakistan’s War Has New Front – NYTimes.com

So….

Why are the Pakistanis still supposedly our allies when we are banned from helping out in refugee camps, but the fundamentalist anti-American allies to the Taliban are given free reign within the camps?

Honestly, and not to be too big a jerk about this, but we should stop funding relief aid if the folks who will dole it out will just teach people to hate us with a belly full of American food.

This neighborhood is looking kinda shady

Living in Nevada is rough these days. Our governor is a lying thief, and has been kicked out of the Governor’s Mansion for cheating on his wife. Yeah, Mark Sanford has nothing on our POS “leader”.

One of our senators is spineless (Reid) and the other is a fake-baked defender of family values/violator of marital vows (Ensign).

Our mayor is a drunk, but a lovable one.

But we have bigger issues with the neighbors. California is broke. As in “will be writing IOUs by Thursday” broke. Basically, all their social services are up for being slashed.

Over in Arizona, they’ve lost their damned minds. You can now legally carry a concealed weapon in a bar. This might even be worse that the “bring your gun to church” day in Kentucky.

Hmm, guns and whiskey. I can’t see how this goes wrong. Can you?

Arizona also has pre-emptively banned any possible public health care plan the government may pass this year. Which leads me to wonder if that law might possibly include Medicare and Medicaid. The reason I ask is that I’d love to see the Feds pull that funding right now and let Arizona deal with all the elderly citizens of their state suddenly ask why their health care disappeared.

It would, at the least, be good for a laugh.

Strangely enough, our usually most repressive neighbor – Utah – has ended the practice of private bar memberships that made it nigh impossible to get a drink when visiting Salt Lake or the rest of “Deseret”. So, hey, kudos for that.