Tell us again about red-state self-reliance

In a study released today, the nonpartisan Tax Foundation reveals that – to a much greater degree than their azure kin – red states continue to rely on the largess of the federal government. From Salon.com Between 04 and 06; the amount of money New York State gets back went up $0.02 per dollar. I… Continue reading Tell us again about red-state self-reliance

Fox News security

Yet more proof that Bill O’Reilly is stark raving mad. Keith Olbermann, Howard Stern and Al Franken are all following O’Reilly’s day by day meltdown. O’Reilly isn’t just acting weird, he is acting downright unstable.

Neo-Feudalism and Katrina

The newly released footage of officials briefing George Bush before Hurricane Katrina shows Michael Brown sitting at a laptop computer. Given the caricature of Incapability Brown, I wouldn’t have been surprised if the ex-FEMA director was playing solitaire: “Mr. President, I just can’t find a place for this king of hearts.” Instead, Brown is clear… Continue reading Neo-Feudalism and Katrina

the Neo-Con two step

The only thing better than watching Neo-Con Francis Fukuyama flip, is watching other Neo-Cons like Christopher Hitchens attack them for it.You can always count on Hitchens to be infuriatingly delightful. But this time he is way off. The Neo-Con failure is breaking them up into three camps. Neo-Cons like Fukuyama that now think the war… Continue reading the Neo-Con two step

Connect The Dots

Connect The Dots – Amnesty International Flash animation from Amnesty International meant to demonstrate just how connecting the dots can lead from an average American to torture and other un-American activities done in our name.