Is Liberalism Doomed? (A hopefully rhetorical question)
I'm depressed and ashamed about what yesterday says about America. I'm actually not trying to be a downer here - to the contrary, I'm trying to cheer myself up and start giving myself some direction....
View ArticleMore weird data from FL
OK. I'm looking at the figures on FL vote counts as posted by Kathy Dopp at http://www.ustogether.org/Florida_Election.htm She put these figures together from the 98.6% reporting point and did some...
View ArticleKeep your filthy bureaucratic hands off of my church!
To the national "values driven" voters, from a Massachusetts liberal: Keep your filthy, grasping bureaucratic hands off of my Church! How dare you claim that you are "protecting state rights" or...
View ArticleAppropriate penalties for election fraud
For purposes of discussion, let's assume that election fraud was rampant on both GOP and DEM sides. So what is the appropriate remedy? We need penalties that are severe enough to discourage small...
View ArticleEvangelicals chide Christian right: Moral Majority called aberration
From Saturday's Boston Globe, there was a fascinating story by Michael Paulson on the subject of (some) evangelical Christians getting increasingly uncomfortable with right-wing politics at the same...
View ArticleHow tall are we? (height poll)
With today's recommended polls on age and education, there is clearly a need for more polls! Given that it is the Friday afternoon of a rather tense week perhaps something light is in order, sooo.......
View ArticleEvolution vs Intelligent Design: debate at 10am on NPR [UPDATED]
In about 15 minutes (10am Eastern), the NPR show On Point will air a debate between George Gilder and Richard Dawkins.
View Articlemik's pics: CnJ Northeast meetup
So, on Saturday last, a smallish group of frequently Cheering and Jeering folks had an informal meetup in New Hampshire. Following is a smattering of photos I took of people (and assorted others)......
View ArticleYearlyKos Interfaith Service (photos)
crossposted at Street ProphetsIn the interest of not waiting until they are totally irrelevant, here is a set of photos from Sunday's Interfaith Service at YearlyKos 2007. I thought about just adding...
View ArticleMore of mik's YearlyKos07 photos
Yesterday, I posted a visual wrap-up of the YKos 07 Interfaith Service from Sunday.Today, I bring you a set of candids from KY07...P.S. Numbered for your convenience, if you'd like to out yourself....
View ArticleThoughts on Fiscal Cliffdiving
In the few days leading up to the November elections, I posted a series of Facebook updates to my friends and family, more or less laying out how I was going to vote and my reasons for doing so. Sure,...
View ArticleFAQing Top Mojo
As the wrangler of the reconstituted "Top Mojo" feature of the daily "Top Comments" diary series, I am often called upon to defend explain how it works. This diary is an attempt to memorialize that...
View ArticleNews from National Defense Magazine
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) is arguably The US Military-Industrial Complex, and it is worried... really worried about sequestration and other budget games being played (largely...
View ArticleTop Comments: Topping The Mojo Edition
Tonight Top Comments is proud to turn the diary over to a very special guest: our Purveyor of Fine Top Mojo, mik“Daddy, where does Top Mojo come from?” Are snakes better than oysters and what the heck...
View ArticlePlayground Top Mojo formatting
Just playing around with table-like formatting. Pay no attention!
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