L.A. Roman Catholic Archbishop Kept List Of Former Altar Boys From Police
LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Los Angeles police were investigating allegations of child abuse by a Roman Catholic priest in 1988, they asked for a list of altar boys at the last parish where the priest...
View ArticleFor Republicans To Win Hearts Of Hispanic Voters, They Need To Look To Texas
Video: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2014/02/19/for-republicans-to-learn-how-to-finally-win-over-hispanic-voters-need-to-look/?cmpid=GoogleNewsEditorsPicks&google_editors_picks=trueIt...
View ArticleGap Raises Wage Above Minimum. MacDonald's Workers Need 1.2 Billion Welfare
An employee folds clothes at a Gap store in San Francisco on Feb. 28, 2013President Obama has called for a new federal minimum wage of $10.10 an hour. Among those who support the increase: a majority...
View ArticleCurrent Position Of International Space Station And Astronauts' View Now
Current Position Of International Space Station And Astronauts' Earth View In Real Timehttp://iss.astroviewer.net/
View ArticleStand Your Ground Ideation And Implications For Rape Targets
Latest installment: "Gringos Are Nuts"Neither the woman pictured above, nor anyone she knows -- nor anyone you know -- knows anyone who has been raped by a Muslim.Yet American "conservatives" consider...
View ArticleIf A Gun In Every Citizen's Possession Is "The Solution," Why Doesn't Somalia...
Another installment:"Gringos Are Nuts"***"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/07/gun-cartoons-and-gun-violence.html***What Would Jesus Do?Jesus, Jesus,...
View ArticleHow Christianity Gave Us Gay Marriage
Tocqueville knew that equality was inevitable. ***Alexis de Tocquevillehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocqueville***Alan: The operation of religion is essentially bipolar. At one extreme, devotees...
View ArticleTom Toles Cartoon: Conservatives Succeed In Lowering The Minimum Wage
"Life Is Trade-Off: Raising The Minimum Wage And What Conservatives Don't Get"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/02/life-is-trade-off-how-rising-minimum.html
View ArticleTuna Lover's Dilemma: To Eat or Not to Eat?
An albacore tuna awaits preparation in the kitchen of a sushi bar in San Francisco.PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICHow'd they catch it? Is it high in mercury? A guide to the tuna...
View ArticleThe Borowitz Report: Republicans To DIscontinue Use Of Email
WASHINGTON — Citing the scandals embroiling Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the Republican Governors Association today ordered its members to discontinue the use...
View Article30 Year Old Advice From "Dear Abby" To An Anti-Gay Couple
I'm sorry, but I have to share today's Dear Abby column, which features yet another takedown of anti-gay bigotry. You might remember the classic response to a homophobic writer from Pauline Phillips,...
View ArticlePeggy Noonan: The Most Un-Self-Aware Column In The History Of Western...
Anyone with an internet connection and enough sense to google "Nate Silver presidential prediction" knew Romney was toast.Republicans say any damn thing just to cheer themselves up.Megyn Kelly to Karl...
View ArticleColorado Lawmaker Leaves His Loaded Handgun Behind After Concealed Carry Meeting
The NRA Party Line: "All you need is good gun training and accidents never happen"***"Gun Cartoons and Gun Violence Bibliography"...
View ArticleRepublicans Set Limits: "Subhuman Mongrel" Reference To Obama A Tad Too Far
ABC NewsSee realtime coverageRand Paul: Ted Nugent should apologizePolitico1 hour agoWritten byNick GassSen. Rand Paul says Ted Nugent should apologize after the rocker called President Barack Obama a...
View ArticleRepublicans Set Limits: "Subhuman Mongrel" Reference A Tad Too Far
Ted NugentRepublican Herohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_NugentTed Nugent: Mascot for Americans who consider sanity shameful surrender to Reason.***Rand Paul: Ted Nugent should...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: Worse Than Global Warming Denial
Krauthammer belongs to the same lineage as people who -- in my lifetime -- denied the pathogenicity of tobacco; people who also decried the use of seat belts because they "wanted to be thrown clear of...
View ArticlePaul Krugman: The Stimulus Tragedy
"Five years have passed since President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- the "stimulus" -- into law. With the passage of time, it has become clear that the act did a vast...
View ArticleDavid Brooks: "Republicans Need To Declare A Truce On The Social Safety Net"
The Capitalist Pigs are getting piggier.***"Politics and Economics: The 101 Courses You Wish You Had"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/01/politics-and-economics-101-curricula.html***"Pope...
View ArticleGeorge Will's Brilliant Epitomization Of America's War On Terror
Excerpts: "Many Republicans say immigration policy divides their party. If, however, the party becomes a gaggle of veto groups enforcing unanimities, it will become what completely harmonious parties...
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