Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President (1882-1945) Makes me wonder why anyone would be against the McCain amendment no person in the custody or under effective control of the… Continue reading FDR Quote
Author: Stable Genius
I am the very model of a Stable Genius Liberal.
putting the hip in hypocrisy
You gotta love the way GOPpers can’t see hypocrisy in the Bush administration while being hyper-aware of every action in France. Or the way they are hyper-aware of the demand a windfall profit tax for the oil industry and willfully ignorant of the history of energy subsidies for the energy industry. I could go on,… Continue reading putting the hip in hypocrisy
the need for copyright reform
When 75% of all books are under indeterminate copyright status, clearly there is something wrong with the copyright system. This type of legal issue, perpetuated by large copyright holders; is preventing the folks at google from creating a library to rival the lost library at Alexandria. Vaidhyanathan believes that what Google wants to do may… Continue reading the need for copyright reform
near perfect guy story
What can you say about a story that involves cheer leaders, lesbianism and a drunken bar-room cat fight? If it involved a car chase and/or a jet pack, it would be the perfect guy story.
dirty
First GOP dirty trick of this election day. Sadly, more will follow.
if irony could kill
Last week I overheard someone on the Subway talking about music with someone I assume was a friend. This guy was wearing a Ramones shirt. The one with the the names of the band members wrapped around what looks like the Seal of the United States. Some the guy wearing the Ramones shirt is complaining… Continue reading if irony could kill
wackos
“The wackos get their information through the Christian right, Christian radio, mail, the internet and telephone trees,” Scanlon wrote in the memo, which was read into the public record at a hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. “Simply put, we want to bring out the wackos to vote against something and make sure the… Continue reading wackos
devolution
Captive chimpanzees fail to help others in their social group, even when it causes no inconvenience, a behavioural study in Nature journal has found. This may explain why GOPers hate the teaching of evolution. Maybe they are less evolved. Just for the record, there is a difference between GOPers and real conservatives. I have a… Continue reading devolution
how much damage can you do?
The two worst things Bush can do for us poor souls in Blue States, the states that pay most of the Federal Taxes, would be to change the tax code in two ways. First to eliminate the Home Mortgage Tax Deduction, the second to eliminate the State and Local Income Tax deduction.
12 steps
Bush apologists are like drunks who won’t stop hanging on to the bottle until they find out that what’s in the bottle is killing them. They could have a thousand bad days and nights, but they wake up every morning… or afternoon, and are willing to buy any twisted logic that says they can still… Continue reading 12 steps