Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Why conservatives are full of shit...

Fifty years of American history have shown that even the party that traditionally advocates small government on the campaign trail opts for big government when it gets into power. The rhetoric of small government has helped Republicans attract some support in the past, but it is hard to take such rhetoric seriously given the historical record -- and it is a now a question whether this rhetoric is even appealing since many Americans want government to help them cope with the current crisis.


The author cites all sorts of great facts from history that lead to this one point. You really should take a minute or two and read this article.

Monday, March 16, 2009

More of the same from the right...

As summed up by Paul Begala, former VP Dick Cheney believes the government has the power to revoke the First and Fourth Amendments, as well as practice torture and other such atrocities and attacks on civil liberties, but when it comes to improving education, energy independence, or improving healthcare...well that's just outside the limits of what the government's powers are. Once again, I just don't see how anyone can understand, let alone agree with this sort of thinking. Its this type of thinking that got us to where we are today.

Take time to read the Full Story. Its a good analysis by Paul Begala of CNN.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Ha ha ha!

My two-year-old daughter has hit the Republican phase of her life: her two favorite words are "mine" and "no!"

taken from here.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Ha Ha! Now that's funny...

The Headline says it all, "Porn in the USA: Conservatives Are Biggest Consumers". How much more do we need to prove that Conservativism is a failed ideology? Just another nail in the coffin for the party of Do As I say, Not As I do.

You can read the full article here.