In brief:
1) Prostitution reaches a new low: a woman agrees to perform sexual favors in order to receive money that she has to pay back, with interest.
2) Rudy Giuliani wants to be simultaneously at war with Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and China. Which is really dumb, because as anyone who has seen The Princess Bride knows, you should never get involved in a land war in Asia, and ESPECIALLY NOT FIVE OF THEM AT THE SAME DAMN TIME.
A good newspaper is the best cure for an antidepressant.
dammit.
Yes, this is a blog called "dammit." If you read the news, you've got a pretty good idea why.
Your authors:
Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
Your authors:
Name: Tim
Predispositions: States'-Rights Liberal, Secular Humanist
Background: Raised by Lutherans whose theological emphasis was social justice. Former formal student, current informal student, of politics, elections, and free speech issues.
Political Figures who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Chris Dodd, Richard(s) Daley, Jane Addams, Arlen Specter, Richard "Kinky" Friedman.
Name: Wyl
Predispositions: Constitutionalist, non-interventionist communitarian
Background: Marine veteran of the GWOT. IVAW member. Former paleo-conservative Republican, now a communitarian Independent.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Ron Paul, Jim Webb, Mike Gravel, Jesse Ventura, Richard Nixon, "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Jon Tester
Name: Anna
Predispositions: Liberal with a side order of moderate, hold the party affiliation.
Background: Recently transplanted from west coast to east coast for the purposes of love, education, and employment (in that order). Interested in a hodge podge of topics, specifically voting rights, government transparency, and all things library and information science.
Politicians who interest me, even if I don't (always) agree with them: Joe Biden, Al Franken, Bobby Jindal, Pervez Musharraf, Harry Reid.
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