Our Yard Sign Hydra
Our yard sign got stolen early this morning. This upset me greatly. Not because of the $30 I donated to the campaign in exchange for the sign; I would have given that money to the campaign anyway (and...
View ArticleMcCain volunteer attacked...hoax?
A campaign volunteer for the McCain campaign is claiming that she was mugged at an ATM, and the attacker, enraged at her McCain bumper stickers, beat her and scratched a B into her face. Right-wing...
View ArticleParadigm shift: A vision for the future of newspapers
It is no secret that newspapers are ailing. Circulation is falling at just about every major paper. Just this month, we lost the Rocky Mountain News, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ceased its print...
View ArticleHigh deductible plans = underinsured
I read with great sympathy danceattakjg's recommended diary about his wife's situation--uninsured and with a newly discovered chronic medical condition. I was especially sympathetic because my husband...
View ArticleHank Johnson Townhall, GA-4. We came out in force!
Hank Johnson's district is Cynthia McKinney's old district on the east side of Atlanta, so there are a lot of progressives. But this is Georgia, so the district is surrounded by a sea of red, and WSB's...
View ArticleOn garbage, health care, and winning the argument
What does garbage have to do with the debate over health care reform? In Gwinnett County, Ga., quite a lot.Several years ago, Gwinnett County in suburban Atlanta contracted with a non-profit...
View ArticleA tale of two churches: the bankruptcy of the Southern Baptists
I know there are many Kossacks who are soured on the Christian faith, and the Christian church. It so often is mean-spirited, self-righteous, close-minded, and vindictive. It can be worse from the...
View ArticleA tale of two churches, Part II: the church that stayed
Thanks to all who read and commented on my first diary, about a church that fled in the face of the refugees that settled at it's doorstep. The next part of my story is about the church I eventually...
View ArticleIs the cure worse than the disease? A primer on pesticides, pollution, and risk
This diary began as a comment on another, until it got so long and detailed I decided it was a diary in it's own right. The original diarist was upset because a careless pest control company had...
View ArticleThe Scientific Environmentalist: All About Metals
It appeared that a good number of people appreciate my diary from last Friday addressing the science behind pesticide risk and the utility of some pesticide use within reason. So for as long as I have...
View ArticleTelling Governor Sonny Perdue that small business people want a PUBLIC OPTION
Someone must have gotten their wires crossed, because I received an invitation to a "Business Summit" on health care and energy, hosted by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's PAC. I went, ostensibly...
View ArticleFurious: routine well-baby check not covered. UPDATE: Against the law?
I am livid right now. I will try to be coherent. It's only over one $125 claim, and I know that means I have no problem at all compared to most people who are getting claims denied by their insurance....
View ArticleThe Scientific Environmentalist: tree-hugger edition
I love trees. I REALLY love trees. There was a special old sycamore at a nearby park when I was a kid, and when we went for walks my dad would run up ahead and hide, and then do a voice for the tree,...
View ArticleDoing good : ways to make the world just a bit better
I spend a lot of energy on politics, because I believe it is a good and effective way to create positive change in the world. Everyone who wants to make the world and our country a better place, and to...
View ArticleWho is John Galt? Raskolnikov.
I have a co-worker—I am not sure his salary, though considering his position it is likely in the $150,000 range—who is fervently wishing for a John Galtian revolution.(For any who may not know the John...
View Article"How can anyone who gets a paycheck be a liberal?" - My night with the tea party
Last Tuesday night, I attended the 'Taking Back America' event sponsored by the Salem Radio affiliate in Atlanta. It was a fascinating (though frightening) night inside the Tea Party mind, topped off...
View ArticleRemember to read down the ballot!
I consider myself I high information voter. I blog at a political site, I regularly read three others, I subscribe the three political journals, and I keep NPR on perpetually. But I have still had the...
View ArticleTake Heart! Last night was a good night for Democrats.
Last night was not a great night, but it was absolutely not a disaster.Americans, in our politics, tend to be short-sighted and suffer from amnesia. From that perspective, last night looks good for...
View ArticleWho is Herman Cain? The new Republican dark horse
There is a contender in the Republican primary who has not yet gotten a ton of attention outside of certain right-wing pundit spheres. Even when he is given attention, he is usually referred to as a...
View ArticleSpilled milk, the Cuyahoga River fires, and the value of environmental...
You may not have heard the latest outrage de jour--the Environmental Protection Agency wants to regulate spilled milk. It's being touted everywhere as a primo example of government run amok. "What...
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