Mike the Mad Biologist
Archives for August, 2006
Freedom Marches On…
Posted by Mike on August 31, 2006 A Republican political operative about to give the First Amendment a rectal exam (photo from here) …well, not exactly. From the BBC comes this heartwarming story of fear of everything Arab (italics mine):
Will an October Surprise Backfire?
Posted by Mike on August 30, 2006 I came across this interesting poll of the NJ Senate race. It appears that just mentioning the Iraq War hurts Republicans, even popular ones: In the study, half of the respondents were asked questions about President Bush and the war in Iraq before answering questions about the Senate race, and half were asked about the…
More on Sen. George “Macaca” Allen
Posted by Mike on August 30, 2006 There’s a reason I’ve been writing about Confederate racist wannabee and VA senator George Allen so much. He’s not an outlier in the Republican Party, but part and parcel of it. Now, there are new revelations about his ties to the white supremacist group, the Council of Conservative Citizens, the successor organization to the segregationist…
Factoid of the Day
Posted by Mike on August 30, 2006 According to Diana Kerry, who organized U.S. expatriate voters for her brother John’s 2004 campaign, 75% of passport-holding Americans vote Democratic.
I See Stupid People: The Bob Kerrey & Warren Rudman Edition
Posted by Mike on August 29, 2006 I’m always astonished how so many people can think that Iraq had anything to do with 9/11, that the sun revolves around the earth, or that intelligent design is a valid theory. Another idiocy that can joined this esteemed list is the belief that Social Security will go bankrupt.
A Great Healthcare Post
Posted by Mike on August 29, 2006 No, it’s not by me, silly! David Dobbs at Smooth Pebbles has a great explanation of why business should be in favor of a national healthcare system. Other than GM and a few smaller companies, business interests are usually against this idea. I think David’s post puts the lie to the idea that business behaves…
Tuesday Link Terror
Posted by Mike on August 29, 2006 Here’s some links for you:
George Felix Allen, Welcome to the Tribe?…
Posted by Mike on August 28, 2006 It just gets weirder and weirder with Sen. George “Macaca” Allen (R-VA). It now appears that this wannabee Confederate racist is descended from a distinguished Sephardic Jewish family:
Patricia Todd Declared Winner in Alabama
Posted by Mike on August 28, 2006 It’s nice to see that the Alabama Democratic Party realized that a lesbian Democrat can be just as irrelevant as a straight Democrat to doings of the Republican controlled Alabama egislature.
Wages of Sin (Greed, To Be Precise)
Posted by Mike on August 28, 2006 The NY Times has an article about how real wages are not keeping pace with productivity increases. Quoth the Grey Lady: