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Month: May 2005

  • That’s some consensual suspension of disbelief

    Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana is hitting the news big time. For a couple of reasons. First off, the prayer debate. To pray or not to pray in the schools. Nola.com has he story on how some Tangiphoa teachers and administrators are flouting the prayer ban. 4th grade teacher has prayer in class, and has also Bible…

  • What’s the harm of a little common courtesy

    Every time I hear, “Give nominees the courtesy of a vote”, I also hear this resounding response from sofas throughout Xtian conservative America of people agreeing it’s right to at least give the nominees that courtesy, a little common courtesy, everyone deserves a little common courtesy. That’s all this is about, showing a little common…

  • Protect yourself and loved one with new ANTI-RAPISCAN Technology

    [clear]The Secure 1000 is now being installed in airports for what is being passed off as nonintrusive hands-off screening as an alternative to dangerous and time-consuming pat-down searches. Above right is a SECURE 1000 RAPISCAN with added modesty fig leaf. A RAPISCAN is created by bouncing low-radiation x-rays off the skin to produce a photo-like…

  • H.R. 1528, "The Safe Access to Drug Treatment & Child Protection Act of 2005"

    Rep. Sensenbrenner (R-WI) who sponsored Real ID, the really bad idea ID, is pushing for reasons for more prisons with his new drug bill (TalkLeft via Crooks and Liars). A five year mandatory minimum sentence for passing a joint to a person who has been through a drug treatment program?

  • The Absent President

    He biked with a “highschool friend” while D.C. was sent running. Why did no one tell Dubya? If there was no perceived threat (and thus no reason to notify him) why was Laura sent scurrying to the bunker? Why wasn’t it thought that Dubya might want to talk to his wife? Why was Condi said…

  • One day, Bill Frist went out to buy some shoes…

    Oh, I am so in love. I can’t believe this. Picked the story up from Sarah Lee’s at Dkos. Frist goes shoe shopping at Allen Edmonds and Americans United to Protect Social Security and the Campaign for America’s Future ambush him for debate. In the meanwhile Frist is double parked and holding up traffic and…

  • The War Against Everything brings you a Really bad idea ID #2

    Read more about Real ID at Bruce Shneier’s security and security technology blog. Ping-pong riffing on Heretik’s War Against Everything.

  • The War Against Everything brings you a Really bad idea ID

    Read more about Real ID at Bruce Shneier’s security and security technology blog.

  • Remedial Sex Education with Neal Horsley

  • Remedial Sex Education with Dr. D #2

    Another in a not-quite-series of Remedial Sex Education with Dr. D. Remedial Sex Education with Dr. Dobson. If you wish, you may comment and scold me for it being a sorry cartoon. My feelings will not be injured.

  • "Bad, Dobson. Evil, naughty, Dobson."

    Via Crooks and Liars is the Carpet Bagger Report Dobson still pulling the Senate’s Strings. Dobson speaks and… Within a few hours, Lott was telling reporters that his effort to reach a compromise wasn’t sincere and that it was just an attempt to convince moderates who “have to feel assured that every avenue has been…

  • No, we only take Real IDs, not fake ones

    The Real ID Act hooked itself up to an $82 billion military spending bill that Bush is going to be signing soon. The house passed. The senate passed. Did anyone really doubt whether it was going to happen? “Oh, but if we try to fight the Real ID by not voting for the military spending…