In the wake of the panic of 2008, finger pointing has become fashionable. According to some left-wing elements in the chattering classes, the free-market, entrepreneurial capitalist system caused the economic crisis. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Repeat after me: "I'm not living in a tree because I got evicted due to non-payment of rent or my mortgage. I'm living in a tree to make an environmental statement because I'm socially and environmentally aware and I have the balls to DO something about it." picked by DerAlt 2 months ago

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, health adviser to President Barack Obama, is under scrutiny. As a bioethicist, he has written extensively about who should get medical care, who should decide, and whose life is worth saving. Dr. Emanuel is part of a school of thought that redefines a physician’s duty, insisting that it includes working for the greater good of society instead of focusing only on a patien... read full post picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Excellent WashPo article regarding health care myths.

Seriously, people, change isn't scary, and it won't kill you or cost you "all" of your own money. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

Yes, that's a real headline. picked by tvirus 2 months ago

The world is heading for a catastrophic energy crunch that could cripple a global economic recovery because most of the major oil fields in the world have passed their peak production.
*put on tin foil hat before reading* picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Ten British soldiers died in Afghanistan for the sake of just 150 votes in the country's election. picked by shuallyo 2 months ago

One of two people suspected of shattering 11 windows Tuesday morning at the state Democratic Party headquarters has an arrest record and a history of helping a Democratic political candidate, public records show. picked by shuallyo 2 months ago

Unlike most states, a successor to a vacant U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts is chosen by special election, not appointed by the governor. picked by JoshSF49 2 months ago

What sounds crazier? That economic stimulus checks were remitted to Massachusetts prisoners, or that the Social Security Administration asked them to return the cash. They're called criminals for a reason. picked by suebe 2 months ago

Look at what politicians are currently lying about. There's also an Obama Meter and a Flip Meter. picked by shuallyo 2 months ago

The man who challenged Obama on health care. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Billionaire mayor, Michael Bloomberg tried to defend pharmaceutical companies claiming that the companies and their CEOs don't make much money. I guess to a billionaire, $17.3 million salaries such as Merck & Co.'s chief executive, Richard T. Clark qualifies as pocket change. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Declaring food as kosher is a huge multi-million dollar business. Georgia law states that only an Orthodox Jew can declare food to be kosher. None of the other Jewish sects, no other Jewish group can do so. Rabbi Shalom Lewis contends that this is unconstitutional. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A post at townhall.com (which has since been removed) posited the idea that Michelle's mother performs Satanic “Afro-Hispanic” witchcraft rituals, in the White House. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The test subjects on both sides of the political aisle reached totally biased conclusions by ignoring information that could not rationally be discounted. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

When the political winds shift -- when a party is voted out of power or a policy is panned by the public -- Washington turns to its favorite pastime: the blame game. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

An Idaho Republican Party leader who helped oust the state GOP chairman in 2008 faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an altercation escalated while he photographed a home with a delinquent mortgage. picked by muppet 3 months ago

The Texas State Board of Education review committee is preparing to vote on a draft of proposed standards for history textbooks. Noting that the draft has “nothing about liberals,” The first draft says students should be expected “to identify significant conservative advocacy organizations and individuals, such as Newt Gingrich, Phyllis Schlafly and the Moral Majority.” [... read full post picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A notorious New Jersey hate blogger charged in June with threatening to kill judges and lawmakers was secretly an FBI “agent provocateur” paid to disseminate right-wing rhetoric. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Mexico decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin on Friday—a move that prosecutors say makes sense even in the midst of the government's grueling battle against drug traffickers. picked by JoshSF49 3 months ago

Does Mrs. Obama have an unprecedented number of staffers in a time when 34 million Americans - a record number - rely on food stamps to feed their families?

Laura Bush was no slouch either. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

Excellent article about the state of politics in the US. Discusses how the media presents itself as an unbiased "umpire" between two rival sides, even when one side has absolutely no legitimite evidence to back it up. How faith-based thinking allows people to believe in something that has nothing to back it up. picked by theclansman 3 months ago

Don't give in to the crazy theories, people. Know the facts. picked by lynxears 3 months ago

Secret-societies rule the world, Elvis is still alive and working down at the Piggly-Wiggly and giant lizards are in the White House. We certainly love our conspiracy theories and the Internet has become a giant repository of the paranoid, the disturbing and the downright crazy. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago