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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:54 AM

@serafin

I'm not aware of any law or policy that requires anyone to ever have an abortion. That's why it's called a choice.

So why blame liberals?

Besides, the notion that someone should be able to make a decision regarding their own life without the interference of Big Government is a conservative one.

How odd that conservatives don't understand that.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 06:19 PM

Let me get this right

The Republicans want the federal government to get involved in public schools.

But Obama, who opposes this, is the socialist?

Wednesday, March 11, 2009 02:29 PM

@Elephantman

Worried about the "left wing press"? Why not call your Congressman and ask them to restore the Fairness Doctrine?

That way the Right can finally have equal time.

Saturday, March 14, 2009 05:23 PM

I'm not sure what the complaints are about

Granted, eBay isn't the seller's market it used to be, but it's the greatest place on Earth to find bargains. Collectibles sell on eBay for a fraction of the price they bring elsewhere, and I buy hundreds of items a year at discount prices.

The purchase of PayPal made perfect sense, especially since eBay's own payment system was a whole lot harder to use.

The system works for me.

Thursday, March 19, 2009 06:23 PM
Original article: Ask the pilot

Sadly...

...it works the same in the teaching profession. Change school districts, and you start at the bottom, or at best, no better than the salary of a five or six year veteran.

If you teach in public schools and want to move, you'd better do so early in your career.

Otherwise, it's back to $25,000 per year.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:01 AM

It may cost $75 over the counter...

...but that won't stop the Right from claiming that its availability will turn out teenage daughters into sluts.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 11:04 AM

One could argue

That the tenth amendment makes this an issue for the states. Of course, that would also apply to about 99% of the things that the Bush administration did, too.

No Child Left Behind, anyone?

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 01:53 PM

@Fladad

That so many supposedly educated, liberal posters don't have any qualms about killing a future human being, don't see the moral dilemna, and take refuge in politically correct slogans and insults is absolutely frightening.

You're missing the point. Plenty of supposedly educated, liberal posters do have qualms about killing a future human being and do see the moral dilemma.

What you're missing is that these same supposedly educated, liberal posters think that those women who are actually pregnant and have the dilemma before them should decide how best to deal with it. We would prefer that such decisions involving the personal lives of individuals not be made by bureaucrats, judges, or Senators in Washington.

And as a "supposedly educated" poster, I'm fine with it if a pregnant woman chooses to carry her fetus to term. Really. I lose no sleep.

It never ceases to amaze me that people who call themselves "conservative" and hate Big Government think that it's OK for Big Government to interfere in the lives of individuals if they're pregnant. The rest of the time, they're horrified. What's up with that?

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 04:37 PM

These people are nuts

It's not as though the president is forcing women to abort, now is it?

It's sort of like blaming all lung cancer deaths on Obama because he hasn't signed a bill making smoking illegal.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 04:37 PM

These people are nuts

It's not as though the president is forcing women to abort, now is it?

It's sort of like blaming all lung cancer deaths on Obama because he hasn't signed a bill making smoking illegal.

Thursday, March 26, 2009 08:13 AM

A vote?

I find it amusing that the authenticity of scientific research is regarded as something that can be decided by popular vote.

Thursday, March 26, 2009 08:14 AM

@jedimaster

Sometimes I wonder if it was a bad idea bringing Texas into the Union in the first place.

Alas, it only happened because they did such a poor job of being an independent country.

Friday, March 27, 2009 10:44 AM

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Friday, March 27, 2009 08:31 PM

@Brightstar2

But liberals are famously closed minded and infinitely arrogant, so I do not see it happening soon.

Just another theory that cannot be proven.

Saturday, March 28, 2009 02:42 PM

@traumatic

Evolution and creationism, the two most well known, make attempts to answer that question but it would seem both hit dead ends a long time ago.

Not true. Evolutionary study continues today and will continue in the future. Additional evidence will undoubtedly continue to be found. Each generation of scientists will build upon the work done by their predecessors.

On the other hand, creationism study not only does not continue, but it doesn't even exist. There's nothing to study. There's no way to seek or find evidence to support it, nor is there a way to test it.

To call creationism science is to give it airs. It is nothing more than wishful thinking by people who can't stand the notion that the Bible might be wrong about something.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 10:49 AM
Original article: Et tu, Bruce?

It's a generational thing

When you grow up, you'll know older people. For the rest of your life, you'll associate those people's names with "old" people. So will all of your peers.

If you're of a certain age, names such as Mildred, Martha, Betty, or Hazel are thought of as "old" names, so no one in that age group has given those names to their children.

But a generation or two later, women of childbearing age have never known anyone with those names and don't associate them with "old" people. So they start giving them out again.

I'm pushing 50, and had a lot of friends growing up whose mothers were named "Betty." Yet I've only met one person in my age group with that name. My guess is that in another 20 years or so, every Tom, Dick and Harry will be named "Betty" again, so to speak.

Thursday, April 2, 2009 08:58 AM

Such noise from the same people...

...who had no objections when George W. Bush shouted, "Yo! Blair!" in a crowded room.

Friday, April 17, 2009 01:39 PM

This isn't even about Coleman

This is about the Republican Party wanting to keep Al Franken, and the 59th vote that accompanies him, out of the Senate for as long as possible.

It's not about Coleman, or the best interests of the people of Minnesota, whom Coleman clearly couldn't give a damn about.

It's about the Republican Party. Because with Republicans, it's always party first.

Friday, April 17, 2009 02:57 PM
Original article: Me vs. G. Gordon Liddy

I don't watch Fear Factor...

...so I'm not sure if they actually torture their guests until they are dead or not.

That's what the Bush administration did to dozens of people.

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