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December 29, 2005
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Tuesday's Links
Activism
We reported early last week that in the new spending bill, funding for college Pell grants would be cut by a lot, but that the actual number would be hard to quantify. The hard number is that over 1 million students would lose their Pell funding. Go here to read and sign a letter to the new Education Secretary, Margaret Spellings, drafted by the Campaign for America's Future. Thanks to Sue Berman for the link.
News
The military recently called up another 10,000 troops to send to Iraq, and yet that same military is expelling soldiers who are gay. Twelve former soldiers, dismissed from the armed forces for their sexual orientation, filed legal action against the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. So much for being a nation of tolerance - this administration is sending a very clear signal to this country's citizens, as well as the rest of the world, that we'll tolerate you only if you conform to their arbitrary standard.
Senator Lincoln Chafee, moderate Republican from Rhode Island, recently returned from a "fact-finding" tour in Iraq, along with three other Senators. Yesterday, Chafee told CNN that the situation in Iraq is worse than the American people think. Though he did not call out Bush specifically, he did say that Americans "really need cold, hard facts and honesty." You'll forgive our skepticism on actually getting that.
A week ago Friday, we discussed President Bush's plan for abstinence-only education, and how it just doesn't work. Looking at this chart, you can see a listing of all 50 states. These states are colored the way they voted in the election, and are listed in order of percentage of teenage girls, ages 15-19, who are parents. Interesting to note not only how many red states are at the top of the list, but that Texas is number 2. Moral values, anyone?
Editorials
Debunking the Hype. Paul Krugman, one of our favorites, takes a break from his break to explain why there's nothing wrong with Social Security, and why privatization is like dulling a sharp knife.
There are few windbags out there bigger than Jerry Falwell. Since Election Day, Falwell has been making the news television circuit, and recently was on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. Among other nonsense, Falwell maintained that sexual orientation is a choice. When asked when he made the choice to be heterosexual, Falwell explained that he started dating at 13, and proceeded to tell Matthews that he "never had to decide" between boys and girls. "I never thought about it."
Swing State Project. An in-depth look at the 2006 elections in Pennsylvania. For such a contested state, this is a very important election. The biggest campaign has to be who the Democrats will put up against venom-spewing Rick Santorum.
George W. Bush Quote of the Day
"I know it is in the interest of the Palestinian people that they can live in ... a society in which they can realize their dreams if they happen to be an entrepreneur." — Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2004
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December 29, 2005
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Tuesday's Links
Activism
We reported early last week that in the new spending bill, funding for college Pell grants would be cut by a lot, but that the actual number would be hard to quantify. The hard number is that over 1 million students would lose their Pell funding. Go here to read and sign a letter to the new Education Secretary, Margaret Spellings, drafted by the Campaign for America's Future. Thanks to Sue Berman for the link.
News
The military recently called up another 10,000 troops to send to Iraq, and yet that same military is expelling soldiers who are gay. Twelve former soldiers, dismissed from the armed forces for their sexual orientation, filed legal action against the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. So much for being a nation of tolerance - this administration is sending a very clear signal to this country's citizens, as well as the rest of the world, that we'll tolerate you only if you conform to their arbitrary standard.
Senator Lincoln Chafee, moderate Republican from Rhode Island, recently returned from a "fact-finding" tour in Iraq, along with three other Senators. Yesterday, Chafee told CNN that the situation in Iraq is worse than the American people think. Though he did not call out Bush specifically, he did say that Americans "really need cold, hard facts and honesty." You'll forgive our skepticism on actually getting that.
A week ago Friday, we discussed President Bush's plan for abstinence-only education, and how it just doesn't work. Looking at this chart, you can see a listing of all 50 states. These states are colored the way they voted in the election, and are listed in order of percentage of teenage girls, ages 15-19, who are parents. Interesting to note not only how many red states are at the top of the list, but that Texas is number 2. Moral values, anyone?
Editorials
Debunking the Hype. Paul Krugman, one of our favorites, takes a break from his break to explain why there's nothing wrong with Social Security, and why privatization is like dulling a sharp knife.
There are few windbags out there bigger than Jerry Falwell. Since Election Day, Falwell has been making the news television circuit, and recently was on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. Among other nonsense, Falwell maintained that sexual orientation is a choice. When asked when he made the choice to be heterosexual, Falwell explained that he started dating at 13, and proceeded to tell Matthews that he "never had to decide" between boys and girls. "I never thought about it."
Swing State Project. An in-depth look at the 2006 elections in Pennsylvania. For such a contested state, this is a very important election. The biggest campaign has to be who the Democrats will put up against venom-spewing Rick Santorum.
George W. Bush Quote of the Day
"I know it is in the interest of the Palestinian people that they can live in ... a society in which they can realize their dreams if they happen to be an entrepreneur." — Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2004
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December 29, 2005
We reported early last week that in the new spending bill, funding for college Pell grants would be cut by a lot, but that the actual number would be hard to quantify. The hard number is that over 1 million students would lose their Pell funding. Go here to read and sign a letter to the new Education Secretary, Margaret Spellings, drafted by the Campaign for America's Future. Thanks to Sue Berman for the link.
News
The military recently called up another 10,000 troops to send to Iraq, and yet that same military is expelling soldiers who are gay. Twelve former soldiers, dismissed from the armed forces for their sexual orientation, filed legal action against the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. So much for being a nation of tolerance - this administration is sending a very clear signal to this country's citizens, as well as the rest of the world, that we'll tolerate you only if you conform to their arbitrary standard.
Senator Lincoln Chafee, moderate Republican from Rhode Island, recently returned from a "fact-finding" tour in Iraq, along with three other Senators. Yesterday, Chafee told CNN that the situation in Iraq is worse than the American people think. Though he did not call out Bush specifically, he did say that Americans "really need cold, hard facts and honesty." You'll forgive our skepticism on actually getting that.
A week ago Friday, we discussed President Bush's plan for abstinence-only education, and how it just doesn't work. Looking at this chart, you can see a listing of all 50 states. These states are colored the way they voted in the election, and are listed in order of percentage of teenage girls, ages 15-19, who are parents. Interesting to note not only how many red states are at the top of the list, but that Texas is number 2. Moral values, anyone?
Editorials
Debunking the Hype. Paul Krugman, one of our favorites, takes a break from his break to explain why there's nothing wrong with Social Security, and why privatization is like dulling a sharp knife.
There are few windbags out there bigger than Jerry Falwell. Since Election Day, Falwell has been making the news television circuit, and recently was on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. Among other nonsense, Falwell maintained that sexual orientation is a choice. When asked when he made the choice to be heterosexual, Falwell explained that he started dating at 13, and proceeded to tell Matthews that he "never had to decide" between boys and girls. "I never thought about it."
Swing State Project. An in-depth look at the 2006 elections in Pennsylvania. For such a contested state, this is a very important election. The biggest campaign has to be who the Democrats will put up against venom-spewing Rick Santorum.
George W. Bush Quote of the Day
"I know it is in the interest of the Palestinian people that they can live in ... a society in which they can realize their dreams if they happen to be an entrepreneur." — Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2004
