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• Obama, Clinton to world: Stop gay discrimination

  Wed Dec 7, 2011
  • When Obama shows leadership on gay rights in this country, he'll have a leg to stand on talking to others.

• Occupier Hands Note to Obama

  Wed Nov 23, 2011
  • Ok, but what about addressing the police overreaction? I mean is "OWS protesters are frustrated" even controversial?

• Lawsuit: Man "Fired for Not Wearing "666" Sticker

  Sun Nov 20, 2011
  • This is exactly the sort of nonsense that religious discrimination laws are meant to prevent. The guy lost his job because his company was unwilling to make the most reasonable accommodation possible for his belief.

• Cain: ‘We Need A Leader, Not A Reader’

  Thu Nov 17, 2011
  • This is an actual joke from The Simpsons Movie. What a profoundly stupid thing to say, why would you want to follow a leader who doesn't know basic stuff.

• The states can amend the Constitution, without Congress and the President

  Sun Jul 31, 2011
  • I wonder why you think a war necessitates extraordinary borrowing but no other possible situation does. What about a major natural disaster, or a catastrophic economic emergency?

• Ron Paul .....is a MAN.

  Mon Jun 20, 2011
  • Why doesn't government have the right to prevent racial discrimination by private proprietors? It seems to serve the public good.

• Poll: If you were Weiner, would you resign?

  Mon Jun 13, 2011
  • Nah, its a pretty minor scandal as far as they go. He handled it badly, but I still think it'll blow over before the election. Were it me, I'd never have done the denial thing, nor the apologetic press conference.

• How does refusing to deal with the national debt politically benefit the Democrats?

  Thu Jun 2, 2011
  • Exactly right. "Spending is too high" is a truism in American politics, but ask people what they want cut and the answer is "fraud and waste" or "foreign aid" or something else thats probably pretty negligible.

• How does refusing to deal with the national debt politically benefit the Democrats?

  Thu Jun 2, 2011
  • I doubt it. Unemployment is still really bad. Inflation isn't exactly a great thing, but it's pretty far down on the list of things to worry about.

• How does refusing to deal with the national debt politically benefit the Democrats?

  Thu Jun 2, 2011
  • Uhh the democrats are all for raising the debt ceiling. As are the republicans, in private. There's no chance the US will actually default on it's debts; the ceiling will be raised by August.