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What's the most important part of a coal mine?

Note to Obama: Hire a fact-checker In his state of the union speech just now, President Obama referred to the automobile being an American i...

"It's a thin line between clever and stupid" I'll confess I don't read the entire Washington Post every day. In fact, ...

Great moments in prime ministerial portraiture A Creative Revolution has the photo of the week, if not the month, or possibly the year.

I am a radical Marxist-Lennonist Radio Woodshed, broadcasting live from the Red Zeppelin , high in the skies of Second Life. Sundays from 8 ...

Question of the day Could God make a burrito so huge that even he couldn't eat it?

Hitchens bitchslapped One thing it can't do is give Christopher Hitchens any common sense or sufficient intestinal fortitude to at least...

Bring on the trials Unless it wants to become an isolated international pariah with which no other nation will sign agreements of any kind, ...

Ending prohibition - a pinko plot! Once again a short post at the Gazetteer has provoked me into writing a lengthy comment that has morphed ...

You might be a liberal if... Well, according to this analysis of Alan Wolfe's new book , liberals share seven common dispositions: Four ...

A tale of two murderous douche bags Who wants to bet we hear a lot more about this horrible incident than we do about  this horrible incide...

"When in trouble or in doubt, Run in circles, scream and shout" Two thoughts on this video clip: First, I see this kind of behavio...

Don't delay, get yours today! The Revolution Will Be Streamed --- Now available on the U.S. and Canadian iTunes Store.  If you want a f...

How bad is the financial crisis? Bad enough that it appears to have  driven the Japanese finance minister to drink. You thought George W. B...

Taking the "public" out of public transportation I sure hope nobody ever sees an anti-abortion ad or religious message on an Ott...

When The Geneva Conventions Were Thought to be "Quaint " Just when you thought we'd hit the bottom of the barrel on the revela...

A little weekend music And since it is Feb. 14, here's a little something from Mr. Waits courtesy of Driftglass (see blogroll)

No one is above the law Speaking of douche bags, Calgary is going to have a very special visitor on March 17 . I hope he's given an appr...

So many douche bags, so little time It's not a term I toss around lightly, but I just seem to be reading about so many complete and tota...

Read some satire, win a free trip to Cuba Go read this hilarious article by Barbara Ehrenreich, Rolling Stone journalist Peter Biskind and s...