Stephen Colbert.

Pass this one along to all your little friends who claim to be "libertarians".

"[What] we need to realize in our tax system is that we are a society. This libertarian idea that says, "I'm responsible for everything that happens to me"-no, you aren't. Taxpayers educated you, taxpayers paid for the clean water that kept you from dying when you were ( Read more... )

Hypocrisy in action, ladies and germs:

"No one should play on people’s fears or try to pit neighbors against each other" - President Bush on the debate over bills to regulate illegal immigration, currently at the top of the Senate's to-do list.

Without a hint of irony, either.

...because this is important.

From Glenn Greenwald via Crooks and Liars:

"The Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee submitted detailed questions to the Bush Administration regarding the NSA program ( Read more... )

For the first time in my life, I'm proud to have been born and raised in Los Angeles:

Immigration issue roiling both sides of debate: LAPD estimates 500,000 at protest

500,000 people against the right-wing, xenophobic anti-immigrant laws!

Just mind-blowing and awesome:

Whales actually have "language"

In this case, I really do hate to say I told you so.

Afghan clerics used Friday Prayers at mosques across the capital to call for death for an Afghan man who converted to Christianity, despite widespread protest in the West ( Read more... )

...including me.

I saw V for Vendetta last night. I liked it. A lot. It made me think ( Read more... )

A Headline in the Times caught my attention today, because I've been following all the Bush administration's political tampering with what should be a trustworthy and scientific government agency, the Food and Drug Administration.

The story is here: "Bush Selects Nominee for F.D.A. ChiefReading the actual text of the story, though, I was not ( Read more... )

I know many of you read The Onion each week. So I'm not going to steal the glory of this week's headlines by reposting them here and spoiling them for you. But please, make sure you actually read this article in its entirety. Do it for yourselves. Do it for the troops.