It looks as if Representative Mark Souder [R-IN] had an affair with one of his Staffers, Tracy Jackson, so he’s resigning. The video on the left is from an earlier time when he was extolling the virtues of Abstinence Only sex education [Whoops! it disappeared from Youtube right after I posted it][Later: Another version is […]
It’s disappointing to hear Laura Bush, who is a well respected and admired former first lady, espouse positions on marriage and the value of human life that are contrary not only to her husband’s but arguably, according to polls, in conflict with the majority of Americans. Carrie Gordon Earll, spokeswoman for Focus on the Family […]
Like I said, my new hobby is keeping up with stories that get dropped in the drama of the day: NASA: Easily the hottest April — and hottest Jan-April — in temperature record Plus a new record 12-month global temperature, as predicted Climate Progress May 16, 2010 It was the hottest April on record in […]
I’ve found myself thinking about George Rekers a lot, more than I might have expected or planned. Yesterday, I became aware of why. There was a boy in a not quite nearby neighborhood that had my same first name. He lived in a place that bordered a large field with no houses, something of a […]
Obama applauds finance reforms as Senate vote draws near Raw Story May 15th, 2010 President Barack Obama turned up the heat Saturday on lawmakers to pass an ambitious Wall Street regulatory overhaul, as the measure headed for a key vote in the Senate. "The reform bill being debated in the Senate will not solve every […]
Okay. 60 Minutes had an interview with a guy named Mike Williams who was on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig when it blew. If you didn’t see it, it’s simply a must watch: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
Gingrich: Kagan ‘Disqualified’ from Courtnewsmax.com16 May 2010 U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan "should be disqualified" from a position on the country’s highest court, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told Glenn Beck Saturday at a meeting of the National Rifle Association. Gingrich said Kagan tried to bar military recruiters from the Harvard Law School campus […]
How Goldman Bet In The Casino Black Star News By Edward Manfredonia May 15th, 2010 On April 16, 2010 the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Goldman Sachs and Fabrice Tourre, an employee of Goldman, in federal district court. The SEC charged Goldman and Tourre with fraud when it marketed and sold […]
A friend writes that the fall of Dr. George Rekers, while certainly calling his pseudoscience into question, doesn’t refute his arguments. I suppose he’s right. It’s an ad hominem argument, the kind I hate when they come from the other side. NARTH responded simply: He doesn’t exist anymore. http://www.narth.com/docs/rekers.html … but his memory lingers on […]