Madison Wisconsin is about as liberal as a city gets. This is the kind of place where you find Che Quevera posters on street bulleton boards and the only reference to Bush will be preceded with "impeach" or followed with Sucks.  It's a place where people trash Nancy Pelosi because she's too far to the right.

Britney Zimmerman was a 21 year old student at UW-Madison. Being a law abiding citizen, she didn't own a gun... after all, why would anyone need a gun in a downtown apartment.  ...

Ok, now that Obama has completely separated himself from Rev. Wright, I have a question for Democrats...

Back in the last presidential election, Michael Moore was wined, dined and given a place of honor at the DNC convention.  Why?  Because he said exactly the same things Wright said.

Cindy Whatsitsname was a media darling.  Ever word that came from her lips was carried through the media like a clarion call.  Why?  Because she said exactly what Wright has said.

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Ok, I just heard what I think would win the prize as the most Stupid protest cause ever.

It seems there are some feminists who take issue with the use of a "stick man" on signs. They are whining that there should be a female equivalent.

Note to the mindless... just picture it as a girl wearing pants, and call it a "stick figure".

Wow, that was SO difficult!

 

With the U.S. economy apparently (gee, you think?) in the crapper, several politicians are falling all over themselves (and falling all over others -- example, see McCain followed by Clinton, somewhat countered by Obama on the idea of a gasoline tax holiday) to come up with ideas to help out the U.S. consumers (read that as: VOTERS) by putting more money into their pockets (see economic stimulus bribes, I mean prebates...) or by letting us keep more of the money we make (again, see that proposed gasoline tax holiday).

What the politicians seem to be missing is the idea of finding things to spend money on (i.e., stimulate the economy) that will have long term positive effects on the economy as a whole.

    Now, this article will be terribly pessimistic, but it's from a secular standpoint more than a religions one.

    We are reaching Earth's carrying capacity, our limited resources of water and nutrients are being taken too greatly, and we will soon perish. The way to prevent this is a dramatic conservation plan, involving fewer man-made amenities, and desalination plants, and a variety of other processes. And that's only a short-term solution. We also are runn...

It has always been a point of confusion to me when people decide to define themselves by some perceived "victimization", especially when the "victim" status seems to be by proxy."The Day of Silence" is a day when students choose to go through the day without speaking. Schools have made accomidations for students who want to participate.

According to "Dayofsilence.org", "The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools."

So, when w...

 

Freedom.

It's something we, here, in the United States generally take for granted.  I'm as guilty as anyone.  It's much easier sometimes to gripe about the freedoms we are losing than to thank God for the freedoms we have.  I hate that the government tells me I have to put on my seatbelt when I drive.  I know it's the rebel in me.  I also know that as a Christian I'm bound to follow the law.  So I do what I don't want to do and I don't do what I wo...

I'm not a big fan of sex education in the schools. I think it's a shame that it is even debatable as a necessity, and I almost always disagree with the perspectives of those teaching it. Ideally, sex education should be taught at home in a proper environment.

But it's that word "ideally" that muddies the waters. And it is because of that that abstinence only sex education should not be the choice for public schools.

See, I'm among the crowd that refuses to concede failure. I am not going t...

    Abortion is one of the greatest scourges ever. The idea that killing an innocent, potentially (if not definitely) sentient life form on the excuse of convenience is always wrong.

    What abortion allows is casual sex, prostitution, and other immoral acts with the only repercussion being... what exactly? Intense psychological damage, not to mention potential physical damage (still unclear). Therefore, even in any case, abortion is wrong.

   ...

I read a few articles today about a columnist in NYC  (Lenore Skenazy) who allowed her 4th grader son to take a subway by himself from an Upper Eastside store back to their Manhattan home.  She gave him a Metrocard, A Map, $20, some change in quarters, and told him "I'll see you at home."  The reasoning behind this was that the son wanted to experience independence, so she allowed him to have this experience (he successfully made it home, btw).

Needless to s...

More results are flowing in from Zim after a re-count aimed at boosting Mugabe's lead in the recent elections. There was no parliamentary gain for Comrade Robert, and the MDC, Morgan Tsangvirai's party, has clearly won. However, in a country like Zimbabwe nothing is regarded as normal. While the President in waiting sits outside the country, Mugabe's thugs clamp down on the MDC and brutally beat the winning party faithful. Like Sese Seko and Tshombe and countless others the thugs appea...

As budgets gat tighter and tighter, analysts are recommending stockpiling food by buying in bulk and keeping a full pantry.

What amuses me about this is, I've been doing this my whole life. And I'm FAR from the only one.

See, keeping a stockpile of food is one of the positive things I owe to my LDS upbringing. While I left the church over twenty years ago, some things stay with you, and the LDS church has always encouraged its members to keep a year's supply of food in their pantry. While ...

Earlier this week, I was delighted to see my inbox fill up with three tickets about two hours away. The individual prices were initially too low, and I didn't want to enter my bid too high for fear of being underbid.

So I took a gamble. I bid an amount on all three tickets that individually would have paid gas, meal money, and not much more. But if I got all three...well, let's just say, it would be a fairly nice payday, despite putting in 4-5 hours on the road. I am happy to say, the plan wo...

You don't actually have to talk when you are on a mission.  Fists seem to do fine.  And it does not matter if the object of your hatred is not within reach.  Just reach out and clobber someone within reach!

And of course the old adage that boys never hit girls is so sexist!  So if you are German Tallis, who hates Jenna and Laura Bush, just bash Maureen Lovetro!  And don't bother worrying about if she is a cripple in a wheel chair!  That is for the pansies out t...

Sigh, Well after thumbing his nose at the leaders of the country and going on his own in an attempt to forment peace in the middle-east it has become clear that former President Carter has accomplished nothing.  Nothing more than wasting taxpayer money on his little junket.  Maybe he is getting a little senile or maybe he is searching for relevance but whatever the reason at least he did not get killed for his foolishness.

No, instead of forging anything he was simply used by o...