Category: Politics

  • Wednesday Right-Wing Seething Open Comments

    I thought with all the discussion about putting “gunsights” on Congressional Representatives, I’d post the actual map that allegedly drove Jared Loughner crazy enough to commit murder. I do this as a public service and because I know you people are stable enough (well, most of you) not to go on an instant killing spree.

  • Friday Open Comments

    Well, Boehner is the new Speaker of the House.  Pelosi has been relegated to minority status, temporarily if we are to believe her Democrat friends in Congress.  In my opinion, she must have dossiers on a lot of them, for them to continue to support her. A partial transcript of Boehner’s comments: “…We gather here…

  • A Tale of Many Countries, Many Faiths, Many Cultures, and (In)Tolerance

    The always-readable and always-informative Michael Totten took a slight detour from his usual topics to compare and contrast several different Middle/Near Eastern & Southwest Asian countries faiths and cultures. His jumping-off point was the question “What is Iran’s most repressed religious minority?” I initially thought “Jews”. Then I thought “Zoroastrians”. I was wrong on both…