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Supreme Court: Roberts Nominated

Supreme Court: Roberts Nominated

Should we be shocked that it leaked in advance? Initial view of John G. Roberts Jr.- down-the-line hard rightwinger on abortion, separation of church and state, and environmental protection. He’s pro-corporate and doesn’t support voter rights much. My sad prediction is that he’ll probably go through. Don’t let the smile fool you – he’s very very smart – and he has the hardest eyes I’ve seen from someone who grew up in Indiana. Watch and learn. They’ll make as many…

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Progressive Christian Blogs

Progressive Christian Blogs

I’ve been added to the Progressive Christian Bloggers Network. The blogroll is on the right-hand menu here. As a liberal spirituality-obsessed woman I love this idea. Despite my categorization in some (unnamed) blog directories as an “agnostic,” I have deep religious convictions. In many ways I am a Christian – or at least Christian-leaning. I am encouraged to see at least some serious Christians speaking out on the themes of love, compassion, grace and forgiveness as they relate to the…

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Dirty politics

Dirty politics

Sheesh, what next? Charles Babington, The Washington Post: “In bitingly partisan exchanges yesterday, lawmakers plunged into the dispute over Karl Rove’s hand in leaking a covert CIA operative’s identity.” Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) proposed an amendment aimed at Rove “to deny access to classified information to any federal employee who discloses a covert CIA agent’s identity.” Then Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) retaliated by offering an amendment designed to strip the security clearances of the chamber’s top two…

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President Talks To God

President Talks To God

Bright Eyes sang this on the Tonight Show. When The President Talks To God When the president talks to God Are the conversations brief or long? Does he ask to rape our women’s rights And send poor farm kids off to die? Does God suggest an oil hike When the president talks to God? When the president talks to God Are the consonants all hard or soft? Is he resolute all down the line? Is every issue black or white?…

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Jokes for your weekend

Jokes for your weekend

Some miscellaneous jokes for those of you who are trying to activate or maintain a sense of humor. Famed fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and his gruff assistant Doctor Watson pitch their tent while on a camping expedition, but in the middle of the night Holmes nudges Watson awake and questions him. HOLMES: Watson, look up at the stars and tell me what you deduce. WATSON: I see millions of stars, and if there are millions of stars, and if even…

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Fox News Needs Ethical Leadership

Fox News Needs Ethical Leadership

Isn’t anyone at the helm over there at Fox News? Media Matters is listing some of the reactions of Fox News hosts and reporters to the London attacks. This is sickening. Fox News host Brian Kilmeade: KILMEADE: And he [British Prime Minister Tony Blair] made the statement, clearly shaken, but clearly determined. This is his second address in the last hour. First to the people of London, and now at the G8 summit, where their topic Number 1 –believe it…

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