In the aftermath of Barack Obama's historic victory, many conservatives have been trying to console themselves with the following self-deceiving argument (from Bill Kristol's op-ed in today's New York Times):
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Rosa Parks sat in 1955.

Martin Luther King walked in 1963.

Barack Obama ran in 2008.

That our children might fly.

For all those looking at the electoral map and despairing once again about the south and the middle, bear this in mind ( Read more... )

Quite often (especially in the last 8 years), I find myself deeply embarassed by the actions and attitudes of the nation of my birth ( Read more... )

Your Superhero Profile


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Your Life is 72% Green
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM_MkWgbt3k

when living in the 21st century really is pretty freakin' cool!

The blind will see: bionic eyes to help restore sight

Peter Weekes
February 18, 2007

MELBOURNE'S Eye and Ear Hospital will start implanting in two to three years bionic eyes that restore sight to the blind.
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Am I the only person who is a little disturbed that the current Beck's beer ad campaign is focused on the fact that they comply with German laws about purity?