Are we still having a discussion about teaching creationism as science in Texas? Yep. A Bible-oriented group proposes a master’s degree in creationism and the state’s commissioner on higher education didn’t chase them out of his office with a pitchfork. Instead, Raymond Paredes has been in “regular contact” with the governor about it.
I love that [...]
01.24.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I think the last paragraph in this story sums it up:
Study: False statements preceded war
“Some journalists — indeed, even some entire news organizations — have since acknowledged that their coverage during those prewar months was far too deferential and uncritical. These mea culpas notwithstanding, much of the wall-to-wall media coverage provided additional, ‘independent’ validation [...]
01.23.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
The stock market is set to plunge this morning after the worldwide free falls yesterday. Recession here we come! What sort of recession planning should I do other than stock up on evaporated milk and put cash under my mattress?
I’ll be bitter if I have to cut back on luxury goods. Let’s see, as an [...]
01.22.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I did not watch the debates last night. I was busy in Congress with the gentlewoman from France, Veuve Clicquot. We held a summit on some very important topics regarding life, liberty and the pursuit of hot ass.
That being said, I did see the clip version and the wrap ups. I thought all the pundits [...]
01.22.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Some see Him on a grilled cheese sandwich, others see him in a piece of granite. Of course, you can find both on eBay.
01.21.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Andy Lopez is running for Sheriff. He’s got some crack wordsmiths on staff! Read his email in the permalink and enjoy the glory.
01.21.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.
01.21.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I interviewed my mom about the presidential campaign this year. She isn’t a political news junkie like I used to be, nor is she terribly interested in the ins and outs of the political game. Retired and living in the Deep South, I thought she could give me an idea of the pulse in other [...]
01.20.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Seriously, the GOP candidates are just now figuring this out? What do we have to do to get their attention, build Hoovervilles along the railroad tracks? This is why this election will turn. We’ve had 8 years of Republicans in the White House and the entire goddamn country is a big Fire Sale for [...]
01.19.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina and his wife have been charged in an arson fire that destroyed their home in the Houston suburb of Spring last summer. Seriously? What kind of jacked up state are we running here? That’s the kind of shit you’d expect to hear in Louisiana…or maybe New Jersey or something. [...]
01.18.08 | Uncategorized | pinkdome