Saturday, January 9, 2010
Left vs Right: An Infographic
Going with the trend of fun and informative images, I found this one from a great site called InformationIsBeautiful.net. Thanks to David McCandless. Enjoy:
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Retirement Party
What do these 3 men have in common?
If you said that they're all retiring after their terms conclude, you were right. Governor Bill Ritter (D-CO) and Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) have all stated they will not be running for re-election. Ritter and Dorgan have confirmed today that they will retire and Dodd is expected to announce tomorrow.
This comes as tough news for the party, who lost their Michigan Gubernatorial candidate and recently saw one of their own ranks switch to the GOP.
The question is: Are Democrats in deep trouble or are these standard political retirements?
Update (1/6): Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) seems to disagree.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Lefty's Reviews: The NonSequitur
Lefty's Last Cry Recommends:
"While run-on sentences, comma splices, split infinitives, and other such grammatical minutiae may rarely make appearances in the best of our nation’s dailies and weeklies, and a small but growing class of press watchdogs help to correct errors of fact (pointing out bias, factual omissions, and distortions), a more perilous corruption lurks under the clean surface of the printed page: specious reasoning."The NonSequitur takes aim at the fallacious arguments that pass for modern political discourse by identifying precisely the logical fallacies employed by the columnists in question. The posts are tagged with the logical fallacies employed by the columns in question, so you can click on the links in the "Categories" section for examples of each fallacy! And in case you were wondering, they take on the flawed reasoning behind liberal as well as conservative columns, though it tends toward the latter. (See "Our Bias" for a detailed explanation)
from the Nonsequitur's about page
Glad I Don't Work For That Guy
Remember the Congressman that switched to the Republican Party last month? This morning I saw that most of the staff of Congressman Parker Griffith (R-AL) had resigned. There are risks to switching parties. It isn't always hunky-dory.
The question I ask you is, would you resign if your Congressman (/boss) switched parties? In this economic situation?
Since many of our Lefty's writers and readers have worked in congressional offices, I figured you would have an opinion on the matter.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Prepare for the Pat-Down
Following the failed Christmas Kamikaze attack a week ago, the Transportation Security Administration announced that travelers flying to the US will face heightened screening measures. Passengers from 14 countries will be patted down and their carry on items will be searched. These are citizens of the following countries:
I wanted to test our readers' pulse and get an idea for what you think about these measures.
Will they make us safer?
Update: Colbert shares his views on the matter
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