Failing to grasp the situation

Maybe it’s the fact that I grew up in a system with poor checks and balances on the executive.  Maybe it’s a matter of the bizarre becoming normal.
In a post on The Next Hurrah, Marcy Wheeler (emptywheel) comments on Jim Webb asking for Admiral Fallon to testify before the Senate.  She is of the opinion [...]

“C” as in censored

In his Jesus for the Non-Religious talk, Bishop John Shelby Spong points out how ridiculous it is for an athlete to thank God for a touchdown, or something of the sort.  As Spong put it God hates Phoenix.  When you thank God for an achievement like that you are implicitly saying that he chose the [...]