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Entries from February 1st, 2010

Hypocrisy Watch 2.0: The Super Bowl Edition

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I remember this ad, which ran during the Super Bowl in 2007.  It’s subtext was pretty clear, yet CBS felt it was a suitable ad for public consumption.  Take a look:
Flash forward to the present, and CBS’s refusal to air an ad for the gay dating site Mancrunch. Watch it:
Pretty similar ad no? To [...]

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Moral Flexibility Is A Pox On Both Our Houses

February 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Politics

Religion and politics are a toxic blend.  Who holds the moral high ground?  Political policy is shaped by ideas and innovative minds.  Policy is not formed by religious proselytizing and radical invention.  Yet components of both major political parties– one party more than the other– uses religion and the ensuing fervor behind it, to craft [...]

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About Those Lazy Democrats In 2009… This Is What I’ve Been Saying!

February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Democracy, Democrats, Politics, america

This is exactly what I said here back in December– about the Obama administration– and Congress.  Ornstein nails it:

[T]his Democratic Congress is on a path to become one of the most productive since the Great Society 89th Congress in 1965-66, and Obama already has the most legislative success of any modern president — and that [...]

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