January 2012
Clouds cannot travel south southwest.
Letters To My Country: SOTU Commentary #3 →
letterstomycountry:
In all seriousness: one of the things that frustrates me so much about Barack Obama is how eloquent and sincere he sounds when he’s talking about progressive ideas that I believe in.
When he quotes Abraham Lincoln on the proper role of government (“the government should only do for people what…
INCOME INEQUALITY IS BAD FOR SOCIETY. REALLY BAD. →
jonathan-cunningham:
chasingsunsetsandjustice:
“Societies with more income inequality have higher infant death rates than other societies:
Societies with more income inequality have higher rates of mental illness than other societies:
Societies with more income inequality have a higher incidence of drug use than other societies:
Societies with more income inequality have a higher high...
“Slut” is how we vilify a woman for exercising her right to say “yes”....”
– angels-and-angles
this is an amazing quote
(via livelaughawesome)
The problem with good ideas is that once they...
STFU, Conservatives: blissandzen: The nation is... →
blissandzen:
The nation is still recovering from a crushing recession that sent unemployment hovering above nine percent for two straight years. The president, mindful of soaring deficits, is pushing bold action to shore up the nation’s balance sheet. Cloaking himself in the language of…
People are saying it's too soon for Joe Paterno...
mohandasgandhi:
Rep. Barney Frank is a total BAMF
cognitivedissonance:
His latest interview with The New York Times is fantastic. An excerpt:
Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
Barney Frank: No.
Interviewer: Why not?
Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
Barney Frank: I thought you might explain why you...
Johnny Appleseed planted apples so that people...
