Dear Republicans, TeaBaggers, and other Conservatives
This IS NOT an American socialist.(No matter how many times you repeat it. Ever.) This IS an American socialist. (And that doesn’t make him any less of an American for being a socialist. Actually he is the epitome of the American Dream.)

I have Won Right Wing Cliche Bingo!
Dumbass Quote of the Day : Dispatches from the Culture Wars But this one may be even worse. See if you can find a coherent thought in this mess: O’Reilly: Let me be bold and fresh again. Do you believe you are smart enough, and incisive enough, intellectual enough, to handle the most powerful job in the world? Palin: I believe that I am because I have common sense, and I have, I believe, the values that are reflective of so many American values. And I believe that what Americans are seeking is not the elitism, the, um, the, ah — kind of spineless &

Nothing in Biology
Darwin Goes Digital for 150th Anniversary of “On the Origin of Species” | 80beats | Discover Magazine Today’s the day—the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, the most famous work of the great 19th century naturalist. And to mark the occasion, the Darwin Manuscripts Project is uploading Darwin’s original drafts—10,000 pages worth—into an online archive. Look for the material to go online later today. Looks like the site isn’t live yet but

I Changed My Party Affiliation Today
I was a registered Republican since I was 18.  I think I chose that party mostly because that was what my parents were.  Then as I got older I thought that the Republican Party was more in line with what I agreed with in terms of the direction of the country. I held on to that for a while and noticed in the past 10 years that the Republican Party really isn’t what I thought it was. It isn’t a party that is for less government because less government doesn’t mean intruding on rights guaranteed in the 10th Amendment.  Less government doesn’t mean denying a section of citizens the right to marry who they want.  Less government doesn’t mean inv

Oh and Gay people You can’t Bury Your Loved Ones Either
Update: R.I. governor vetoes ‘domestic partners’ burial bill – Projo 7 to 7 News Blog | Rhode Island news | The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An opponent of same-sex marriage, Governor Carcieri has vetoed bill that would have added “domestic partners” to the list of people authorized by law to make funeral arrangements for each other. In his veto message, Republican Carcieri said: “This bill represents a disturbing trend over the past few years of the incremental erosion of the principles surrounding traditional marriage, which is