This guy is on the House Science Committee. Can you believe that? The Science Committee? . . . and he basically doesn't believe in science? How does this happen?
Also, WHAT IS UP with that weird, weird fucking wall of death behind this idiot?
Well, I guess it is pretty biased to want the people on the Science Committee to actually believe in science.
I wouldn't be so pissed off if he was on the Crazy Conservative Cracker Committee. He belongs on that committee,
He's from Georgia, isn't he? Andrew, how could you let this guy get elected? Please at least tell me that he's unpopular and will likely lose next time he's up.
It is Georgia, so he will probably be around for while. Also, while I dislike it I am not all that surprised he on the Science Committee after finding out Todd Akin is on it too.
Why isn't the Democratic party turning things like this into commercials against the current GOP in Washington? I would think with the state of the GOP, some attempt at nationalizing the Senate/House races would be in order.
Why isn't the Democratic party turning things like this into commercials against the current GOP in Washington? I would think with the state of the GOP, some attempt at nationalizing the Senate/House races would be in order.
Because it wouldn't work. They are already portrayed enough as "godless libruls" -- the last thing they want to do is give more fodder for the religious right to use against them.
Political homogenization is a byproduct of conservatism, and political fracturing is a natural behavior of liberalism. Also, fair play tends to be a function of education.
Why isn't the Democratic party turning things like this into commercials against the current GOP in Washington? I would think with the state of the GOP, some attempt at nationalizing the Senate/House races would be in order.
Because it wouldn't work. They are already portrayed enough as "godless libruls" -- the last thing they want to do is give more fodder for the religious right to use against them.
I don't think that's the vote they should chase. They've already lost that fight. It's like if Romney tried to sway IL or HI. The vote they could win with that ad campaign would be the secular social libertarians fiscal conservatives, a group that feels largely unrepresented in current political atmosphere and can still be won by either side.
Nowadays, it's the SuperPACs that do all of the smearing and dirty work, and the GOP definitely has the advantage in the "shadowy puppet organization" category.
Nowadays, it's the SuperPACs that do all of the smearing and dirty work, and the GOP definitely has the advantage in the "shadowy puppet organization" category.
NPR actually ran a story a couple of weeks ago about how Romney was out fund-raising Obama because Obama and many liberals were against the Citizens United decisions and didn't want to give money to Super PACs. On an individual donor level, Obama is destroying Romney, but in terms of Super PAC money, the Democrats aren't contributing nearly as much money as the Republicans. Only recently has Obama decided to change his campaign's stance on Super PAC money. He still isn't coming right out and soliciting donations like the Romney campaign, but now he's more open to it.
That being said, as the NPR segment pointed out, many of the super rich liberals are donating directly to causes they believe in, rather than contributing to Super PACs for the presidential campaign because they think it will "taint" their money.
Driving in to work, listened to a Morning Edition story that illustrates the difference between state and federal regulation.
Basically, the recent fatal meningitis outbreak has been traced to a fungus that somehow was mixed into medicine at a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. Apparently, this sort of thing did not happen in the 90s, when there was federal regulation of such pharmacies. However, SCOTUS struck down those regulations, I'm sure much to the delight of republicans who think everything can be done better at the local and state level. Now, it's up to the states to regulate those pharmacies, and they're not doing such a good job. Not good as in many people have died because of it.
So what is one of the main platforms of the republican party? Oh yeah - federal regulation is ALWAYS BAD!!!!111!!!! We should let the states do everything for themselves! . . . and let private industry alone, because private industry always has our best interests at heart, never makes a mistake, and never needs to be regulated.
The only counter-example I can think of for safety regulation being a bad thing is the huge burden placed on toy makers. Basically, if you're not a multi-million dollar corporation, forget about meeting federal toy safety standards which require hundreds of thousands of dollars to be paid to industry inspections and certifications. Want to sell your handmade wooden toys out of your etsy shop? Better not call them toys, better call them keepsakes or something or you're breaking the law (people still do this, in droves.)
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. . . except for the ladies and the gaize.
"I wish the current administration would manipulate gas prices downward just like they did the unemployment rate."
"U R completely wrong, everything Romney said during the debate was the truth. So called political fact checkers are liberally funded and biased."
DIE DIE DIE WHY DO YOU GET A VOTE WHEN YOU'RE SO FUCKING STUPID?!
Anyway:
Jack Welch not only created a conspiracy theory literally out of nothing by his own admission, but when given the chance to retract the statement, doubles down.
The sad part is that the right wing bat-shit loco "news" stations is reporting his half-baked lie as fact.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/06/paul-broun-evolution-big-bang_n_1944808.html
This guy is on the House Science Committee. Can you believe that? The Science Committee? . . . and he basically doesn't believe in science? How does this happen?
Also, WHAT IS UP with that weird, weird fucking wall of death behind this idiot?
Seriously, I'm not pleased with this guy.
I wouldn't be so pissed off if he was on the Crazy Conservative Cracker Committee. He belongs on that committee,
He's from Georgia, isn't he? Andrew, how could you let this guy get elected? Please at least tell me that he's unpopular and will likely lose next time he's up.
That being said, as the NPR segment pointed out, many of the super rich liberals are donating directly to causes they believe in, rather than contributing to Super PACs for the presidential campaign because they think it will "taint" their money.
Interesting segment...
Basically, the recent fatal meningitis outbreak has been traced to a fungus that somehow was mixed into medicine at a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts. Apparently, this sort of thing did not happen in the 90s, when there was federal regulation of such pharmacies. However, SCOTUS struck down those regulations, I'm sure much to the delight of republicans who think everything can be done better at the local and state level. Now, it's up to the states to regulate those pharmacies, and they're not doing such a good job. Not good as in many people have died because of it.
Here's some anecdotal evidence (the report from Morning Edition about the fatal meningitis outbreak) that states can't always regulate businesses and ensure safety like the federal government. As a result, many people have died.
So what is one of the main platforms of the republican party? Oh yeah - federal regulation is ALWAYS BAD!!!!111!!!! We should let the states do everything for themselves! . . . and let private industry alone, because private industry always has our best interests at heart, never makes a mistake, and never needs to be regulated.
The only counter-example I can think of for safety regulation being a bad thing is the huge burden placed on toy makers. Basically, if you're not a multi-million dollar corporation, forget about meeting federal toy safety standards which require hundreds of thousands of dollars to be paid to industry inspections and certifications. Want to sell your handmade wooden toys out of your etsy shop? Better not call them toys, better call them keepsakes or something or you're breaking the law (people still do this, in droves.)