Fact Or Myth

Independence Day

That we can start with the small step of calling this day Independence Day, not Fourth of July. It recently struck me how odd it is to refer to the day by its date - the only holiday I can think of we do that for. Is there any doubt that his is because of its political content - like so much political language, this seems to be an example of

"blunt[ing] the too sharply pointed."

Two Sides of the Same Coin... Heads-Heads

SIBEL EDMONDS:�� Two Sides of the Same Coin... Heads-Heads

"In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill...we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one." -- Plato

Hallelujah! White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

White House Czar Calls for End to 'War on Drugs'

at least goodbye to the "bellicose metaphor"

Hopefully some less-un-enlightened policy might be in our future.�
heck, we recently saw this headline:

Arnold Schwarzenegger: it's high time to review marijuana law

Its stupid, corrupting, unjust, costly, and sadistic to put peaceful people in prison.� perhaps this has gone on so long
because so many people that seem to be referred to as Christians, support torture

Single Payer

Candidate Obama said he was for Single Payer.�

More on the politics & the recent lockout here

Treasury Department Issues Emergency Recall Of All US Dollars

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/treasury_department_issues

Treasury Department Issues Emergency Recall Of All US Dollars

Doctors, Traders & Bailouts

Doctors, Traders Bailouts� &

predator prey mentality

views not much heeded

NY_Mag

Someone who is smart and was right as Sec. of Treasury?

I agree

Yes We can

Yes We can

Legalization = Rational Policy

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

some of tonights reading...

some of tonights reading...

President Obama, Why Did You Pay Blackwater $70 Million in February?

We Are Entering a New Political Era, and We Need an Educated Public to Deal with It

The Growing Clout of Atheists and Non-Believers

... � interesting having recently viewed� Religulous

familiar picture

great image with which to be familiar

& also a nice clip from today's mouse circus
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h/t Drifty