The Senate has just ratified the START treaty by a 71-26 vote. All Democrats voted for the bill and 13 Republicans, 1/4 of the Republican caucus, broke with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to ratify the new treaty. (On a side note, sorry for the lack of posting. With the holidays, a bad cold and massive […]
That’s the results of a new poll: A new survey of U.S. adults who don’t go to church, even on holidays, finds 72% say “God, a higher or supreme being, actually exists.” But just as many (72%) also say the church is “full of hypocrites.” Indeed, 44% agree with the statement “Christians get on my […]
The last year of the Bush regime! That is reason right there for celebration. Also these damn holidays are finally over. Time to recuperate and get ready to face the tax man. For a new year blessing from the Pope, he decided to say how gay marriage is threatening world peace. I guess that means […]
And all other religions, along with their associated holidays. That is essentially what Congress just said by an overwhelming vote. They have passed a resolution identifying the importance of Christianity and Christmas. What about the Jewish religion and Hanukkah? View vote details here.
During the holidays, I was getting so frustrated. Every time I turned on MSNBC or CNN, I was greeted with a repeat. Something sounds wrong with turning on a NEWS channel and seeing re-runs. If I wanted re-runs, I would stick to watching prime-time network television, but MSNBC and CNN have turned to that same […]
I was disturbed to notice a headline on a tabloid UK newspaper today stating something along the lines of “Terror alert, Is it time to search all muslims?” This is, in my view, they very sort of language that alienates folk from the muslim culture and causes some to fight back in anger. This made […]