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"The Rich Are Getting Screwed"

So that's what's wrong with our economy. At an afternoon panel on taxes, Scott Hodge of the Tax Foundation, lamented that despite six years of tax cuts mainly for the wealthiest, we haven't completely destroyed our progressive tax system. After a slide presentation...

Osama, Zawahiri, Britney

On a panel about social issues, panelists were asked if, when choosing a presidential candidate, protecting America from terrorism is more important than banning abortion and denying equal marriage rights -- the argument for Rudy Giuliani. Robert Wright of the Media...

Quote of the Day (So Far)

When society tolerates deviance ... it normalizes deviance ... lesbianism among young women has risen dramatically in the last 10 years alone. And that is certainly due to media and advertising, and certainly also because of the fact that we decide to tolerate it. --...

Bring The Hate

As I alluded to in that last post, conservatives appear to believe hating on immigrants is the ticket back to power. As Schlafly urged her brethren to reach out to the "Reagan Democrats" whose "jobs have been taken away," she ramped up the demagougery, hysterically...

Conservatives Are Cranky In the Morning

The blame game is in full effect. Conservatives are not blaming themselves and their failed ideology, but President Bush and the Republican leadership for not being conservative enough. The conservative movement pioneer Richard Viguerie railed against "Big Government...

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