Author Archives: John Rove

Maybe we should pray for Rick Warren not to be so stupid: Not believing in a Supreme Being takes more faith than believing in one, according to Pastor Rick Warren. “I don’t have enough faith to be an atheist,” Warren … Continue reading →

I got this from TPM: I finally had to block emails from a couple of my cousins, because they were sending me thinly veiled racist diatribes about the death of America, Muslims, Democrats being the party of the big-city ghettos … Continue reading →

Ross Douthat trys to explain the pedophile scandal in the Catholic Church and while trying to minimize the problem he drops this nugget: Philip Lawler claims that while less than five percent of priests were involved in actual abuse, over … Continue reading →

New Orleans looks really good and Vince Young looks like the comeback player of the year. The Colts seem to be cutting it a little close every week, but may be the best in the AFC. And, Jay Cutler has … Continue reading →

A guy like this is always going to have an agenda, the FBI was stupid to use him as an informant: Ultra right-wing radio talk show host Hal Turner provided intelligence to the FBI that agents considered “irreplaceable,” according to … Continue reading →

I guess god told him this guy wouldn’t hurt anyone: You may have heard that four police officers were murdered in what under different circumstances would look like a mob assassination in Washington state coffeehouse this morning. The man local … Continue reading →

I sure hope the Broncos win today and I am cooking a Tofurkey, I will try to let you know how that goes. And the New Republic insults Paris Hilton. Comparing Palin to Hilton is very unfair, Paris is funny … Continue reading →

Looks like Lou Dobbs is going around trying to tell people how much he loves immigrants I guess he was just playing the role of xenophobic moron while ar CNN.

From Ezra klein: I’m starting to think that Lieberman knows perfectly well that his ever-shifting rationales don’t make sense, and that he’s inventing them to taunt liberals, not to explain his position. It’s one thing to oppose the public option, … Continue reading →

As some of you know deadissue is hoping to become the headquarters for Prejean/Palin in 2012 but some people are already trying to derail the ticket. Apparentely Sarah(can I call you Sarah?) is not pro-life enough. “Sarah Palin has presidential … Continue reading →

We need Palin in 2012. From Palin’s book Going Rogue: But your dad’s a science teacher,” Schmidt objected. “Yes.” “Then you know that science proves evolution,” added Schmidt. “Parts of evolution,” I said. “But I believe that God created us … Continue reading →

Yesterday I asked why putting terrorists on trial was such a big deal, looks like other people have been wondering as well. In political terms, the right likes the war idea because it involves taking terrorism more “seriously.” But in … Continue reading →

Finally some of the 9/11 plotters are going to face a criminal trial, and some of the right-wing is trowing a hissy fit. WHY? Most of us can agree these people are accused of a criminal act and therefore should … Continue reading →

Looks like there may be a few errors in Palin’s book. I think that Palin’s world view is so inaccurate it would be almost impossible for her not to lie about stuff, after all she grew up in a time … Continue reading →

Looks like Carrie Prejean walked off the set when asked about her out of court settlement by Larry King. This during a week wen Tom Tancredo walked off the set of the Ed show when somebody mentioned his deferrement for … Continue reading →

This sums up the countries fiscal problems really well: “The country faces a fundamental disconnect between the services the people expect the government to provide, particularly in the form of benefits for older Americans, and the tax revenues that people … Continue reading →

Carrie Prejean talks about her “solo sex tape” In fairness she was seventeen(I wonder if that makes it childporn?) but she has aligned herself with the family values crowd, the same people who go ape-shit when seventeen-year-old’s exibit any kind … Continue reading →

Just in case anyone has any doubts the Stupac amendment is all about stopping people from having sex, unless of course the the product of that sex will be a low-wage worker and a high-school dropout.

Yesterdays election was a mixed bag. Two governorships, Virginia and New Jersey went to Republicans but two congressional seats went to Democrats. What does this mean? In my state Colorado the same dynamic seems to be working our current Democratic … Continue reading →

I am starting to think it is time to get rid of NASA., after killing numerous astronauts on their unsafe space shuttles they have decided to endanger other animals. “The beauty of this is that we can assess at different … Continue reading →

Bill Donhue of the Catholic league is not pleased

I wonder if conservatives are starting to understand how unpopular opting out will make them at the local level and in addition I have a feeling that the states that are going to opt out are also the states that … Continue reading →

I am not sure I get the outrage on this one: Checking the “female” box when buying health insurance is likely to cost extra — perhaps up to 50 percent more than a man would pay for the same coverage. … Continue reading →

Finally got to watch some football yesterday, it seems Chicago is just good enough to narrowly miss the playoffs, just like the Denver Broncos of a year ago. And, it should be illegal to experiment on babies.

Looks like their may be a public option for health insurance with a clause that allows states to opt out if they don’t want to let their residents have the choice of public insurance. Other than the fact that this … Continue reading →

As the healthcare debate heats up opponents of reform argue the U.S has the best health care in the world. Maybe not so much: “McAllen is legal hell,” the cardiologist agreed. Doctors order unnecessary tests just to protect themselves, he … Continue reading →

One of the strangest things to come out of the health care debate was the the Price Waterhouse report. At one time Price Waterhouse had a good reputation but after the report on the Baucus bill where at the direction … Continue reading →

From Newsweek What we do need to be cautious of is leaping on the nascent science of positive psychology before we are certain that we are asking the right questions. The most recent findings, for example, are that wealth makes … Continue reading →

Over the weekend I saw this article on population and climate change by Matthew Yglesias and he asks why people don’t talk about the benefits of small families. on the enviroment. Efficiency—just not using energy—is the cleanest source of energy … Continue reading →

This is truly stunning and a bit creepy More than anything I think it shows that angry paranoid people are always angry and paranoid even to their friends, and the FOX reporter does everything but tell the guy I am … Continue reading →