Understanding the Radical Right: Why "Obama Should Fail" Makes Sense
Watching the news feeds from CPAC, I think it's hard for most of us to understand how the attendees can be as delusional as they appear at first glance. How is "I want [Obama] to fail" anything...
View Article"Are Atheists the new Gay?" - A Response
Amen RA posted a diary earlier today asking if Atheists are the new Gay. I'm sure many people took issue with this idea, and deservedly so. Comparing the situation faced by Atheists in America to the...
View ArticleOn Political Expediency, CIA Prosecutions, and the Death of Pragmatism
I've seen a few diaries in the last day or two bemoaning Barack Obama's decision that, "Those who carried out their duties relying in good faith upon legal advice from the Department of Justice... will...
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UPDATED x 3: A Green Iran - Some Late-Night Summaries, Updates, and Analysis
I've been following the Iranian elections since Friday, but haven't bothered to diary anything in the interim since DKos has been overwhelmed with such excellent coverage by the likes of clifflyon,...
View ArticleIRAN - An Open Letter to Nico Pitney
Nico,You asked for people to email you with their thoughts about the Iranian protests. I'm up late again tonight. I've been up late every night for a week, watching for news from Iran, doing what I...
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I Watched a Plane Take Off Today
WARNING: There is nothing topical about this diary. It's not about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. It's not about Health Care Reform. It's not about Afghanistan.It's just about a plane.Just...
View ArticleDoes Stupak-Pitt Mean I'm in the Wrong Place?
This is a rant. It's a rant most of you are probably going to viscerally disagree with. That's fine. I think discussion makes us stronger, not weaker.Anyway, here's the short of it. I don't...
View ArticleAyn Rand and the Prisoner's Dilemma
I've been reading VA Classical Liberal's exploration of Atlas Shrugged, and it's left me thinking about the underpinnings of Rand's philosophy of rational selfishness. As someone with a mathematical...
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GREEN IRAN: Mousavi's Nephew Martyred [UPDATED]
I'll admit it. I've been as bad as the news agencies at ignoring Iran this weekend. I heard that things were afoot, that the protests I'd followed so closely this summer, never really gone, were back...
View ArticlePragmatism vs. Idealism
Reading the comments on one of the myriad "Kill the Bill!"/"No, Let it Live!" diaries, I ran into a kossack decrying the evils of pragmatism.Which is, to be blunt, just plain dumb.So fine, I'll throw...
View ArticleBREAKING: You aren't the right kind of Democrat!
Hey, you.Yeah, you. That's right. I'm talking to you.This is all your fault. All of it. You and your little clique. You're ruining the Party, and the Nation, and my Senior Prom. I don't know who...
View ArticleBarack Obama vs. an empty suit
A moment of candor from your friendly Obama canvasser:You know what I'd like? Honestly?I'd like to have a choice in presidential elections. I don't think Democrats always have the best policy...
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