Now that Obama has been elected (in a fooking LANDSLIDE you stoopid Rethuglicans), I will refocus on my previously favorite passion -- making fun of the Religious Right.... which happily involves all sorts of tangents and forays into weird topics ranging from volcano sacrifice to pedophile priests.  But, I need to start carving out a few hours a ( Read more... )

The Moral of Our Story:  Be careful what you wish for...

During this election cycle, there has been much yammering and blathering about the dire threat posed to the U.S. by Iran. Curious about the history of this conflict, I decided to do some research, and was interested by what I found.  While Iran has had a somewhat turbulent political history ( Read more... )

I'm all for Freedom of Religion, but... there's a limit to what kind of nonsense I'm willing to put up with in my country's President (and potential president).  What's next? We're going to find out she waltzes with rattlesnakes during Easter services?  That "speaking in tongues" is considered foreign policy experience because she's communicating ( Read more... )