Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- GOP blasts Dems for sticking to a Republican plan – Excellent background history on the intentionally-short-term Bush tax cuts, and why Republican squawking about them is, um, disingenuous, to put it lightly.
- Tax Fairy Watch – One can certainly argue that taxes can be so high that they do, in fact, stifle economic activity. The US is not only nowhere near that, but taxes have dropped massively from historically prosperous periods in recent times. The idea that tax cuts on the wealthy will pay for themselves isn’t supported by the record book, but certainly is supported by the wealthy GOP …
- The stone age – Ever wonder what it was like to live in the Roman Empire during its decline? Look around. It’s not the Visigoths we have to worry about, it’s the slow decay of what we once were proud of as progress.
- ‘Refudiating’ Palin’s inanity – And remember — lots of Republicans wanted her only “a heartbeat away” from the Presidency … and a lot of those want her to run for the office. Though sometimes I think that’s just to make even Dubya look like a Rhodes Scholar in retrospect.
- Once Again, I’m In Trouble with My Only Friend – “… Israeli leaders such as Netanyahu can and do, in fact, lead America around by the nose, regardless of which party or politician inhabits the White House. In short, history validates Netanyahu’s arrogance.”
- You Know The Germans Make Good Stuff! – HA!
- June was the fourth consecutive month that was warmest on record – At some point, “weather” does in fact become “climate.”
- Shootout in Oakland May Have Been Result of Pent-up Anti-Government Anger – “This mom and her son may have just been crazy, but that’s always been the danger with inflamed rhetoric. It’s not the sane ones I worry about. It’s the angry, alienated, paranoid, out-of-touch with reality people who are stoked up on the nonsense spewed by Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. And let’s not kid ourselves. It isn’t only those out on the fringe stirring the pot.”
- Freeze – Some excellent advice for gaming with new players, “shy” players, young players — or, well, pretty much any players.
- BiBi Says US is a Pushover, $2.775 Billion US Dollars Say He’s Right – There may be reasonable moral and geopolitical reasons to defend Israel’s existence. But, honestly, in what way have they been “out best ally in the world”?
- High Heels Can Mess Up Your Calf Muscles And Tendons – Margie hasn’t been able to comfortably wear heels since her broken ankle. Maybe that’s a good thing.
- Neo-Nazi Sympathizer Leading Arizona Anti-Immigrant Patrols – Great — just what we need is our own paramilitary …
- Angry About Congress Passing ‘Left-Wing Agenda Items,’ 45-Year-Old Parolee Opens Fire On Cops – Fox News: “We report, you open up on the tyrannical forces of the Evil Gubbiment”
- Conservatives Predict A ‘Confrontational Atmosphere’ With Muslims Over Construction Of Mosques – The irony is, these sorts of actions are self-fulfilling prophecies. Declare political and social war against all Muslims, vilify them, discriminate against them … and, hey-presto, don’t be surprised if they get resentful and consider all Christians their enemies.
- National Tea Party Federation Expels Tea Party Express Over Mark Williams’ Bigotry – And kudos to them for doing so.
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