Last week I posted a link to politicalcompass.org, a site with a quiz that expands on the traditional “left vs. rightâ€? political spectrum. Several local Greensboro-area bloggers took the quiz and posted their results. I’ve plotted them on a handy dandy chart to see how everyone compares: An explanation of the chart can be found […]
You know, I really didn’t think much of it when I heard about Vice President Cheney’s hunting accident. Accidents happen, and it sounded obvious that that’s all this was. It seemed likely that members of the hunting party weren’t being as careful as they should have been, but that was for them to deal with […]
What does it take to be considered a “liberal”? Not that much these days – it’s very easy to qualify. As Glenn Greenwald writes, a large number of self-proclaimed conservatives will bestow the liberal label on someone for nothing more than expressing disagreement with George W. Bush: It used to be the case that in […]
In the interest of helping Michele solve her ongoing identity labelling crisis, I posted a link to politicalcompass.org over at Ed Cone’s blog. The Political Compass expands on the traditional “left vs. right” political spectrum and gives a more precise measure of where one stands. Give it a try and post your results if you’d […]
Greg over at The Talent Show has managed to get his hands on an intercepted Al Qaeda conversation, and he’s posted a transcript for us.
Michele over at Chosen Fast has begun posting results from the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County’s 2006 Point in Time Count: 1108 individuals were counted on Jan. 25, 2006 who fit the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness and were counted using HUD’s accepted methodology for the Point in Time Count. This total came from a […]
From CNN: A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney told a federal grand jury that his superiors authorized him to give secret information to reporters as part of the Bush administration’s defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq, according to court papers. Who are Libby’s superiors? I don’t think he can have […]
I’ve been trying to think of a witty way to post about this, or some kind of non-lame pun for a headline, but I’m drawing a blank. So, without further ado: Flying Snakes.
Nathan Tabor, “a conservative political activist based in Kernersville, North Carolina,” brings us the latest round of ACLU-bashing with an article on The Conservative Voice entitled The ACLU—Not Looking Out for Your Best Interests. He starts off by listing a few threats to our liberties: Unfortunately, there are a number of threats to our liberty […]
