Union workers can’t be bothered to pick up crap: stinky symptom of larger problem

I used to frequent this Metro station: A Metro rider found an unpleasant surprise on his daily commute at the Franconia-Springfield station on Monday: human feces smeared on the pedestrian bridge into the station.And making matters worse, it was still there Tuesday and Wednesday. No one had cleaned it up.Austin Lasseter said he spoke to the [...]

“I like to say that for the black community, nothing will change until we learn to love our children more than we love the Democratic party”

So argues “Unlikely Supporter” Sonnie Johnson, a 30 year-old wife and mom. Why so “unlikely” according to ABC News? Oh, yeah, she’s black. Whoopsie, your liberal slip is showing: The 30-year-old African-American mother and wife is featured in “The Undefeated” as one of the many people Palin captivated when John McCain thrust her onto the national [...]

Alec Baldwin speaks truth to power

Via Fox Nation, Alec Baldwin on twitter: Fear Bachman bc she is raising so much money. Anyone that inarticulate and full of *&$#% who is raising money that fast.. See the Tweet here(warning foul language) ..is beholden to some mighty thuggish interests Funny he should say that given Obama’s fundraising prowess among unions, the dead, [...]

Oh, Barney

From a WaPo article detailing the need for defense cuts to balance the budget and the GOP’s willingness to play ball: “Defense spending is damaging spending. Many of us believe it does more harm than good to our people and to our reputation in the world,” said Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). “If we can get $100 billion [...]

Remember when they were afraid of Sarah?

This is entertaining. Meet William Browning, who sees Michele Bachmann as DOOMING the GOP: William Browning is a research librarian specializing in U.S. politics. Born in St. Louis, Browning is active in local politics and served as a campaign volunteer for President Barack Obama and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill. At least we know which side [...]

Repeat after me: gender is not a construct

First, the genderless child. And now, the genderless preschool. Via Yahoo News in Stockhom, Sweden: At the “Egalia” preschool, staff avoid using words like “him” or “her” and address the 33 kids as “friends” rather than girls and boys. From the color and placement of toys to the choice of books, every detail has been [...]

You know medical care in your country really must stink…

When the head of state flees to Cuba for treatment. Hugo Chavez on the rocks, socialists everywhere fear-fraught.

Reading between the lines of one percent

We’re repeatedly told about America’s “changing families” who demand “rights” in the name of equality. The Census data rolling out this summer details “living arrangements” in American communities. A sampling of the media, from the San Jose Mercury News: Census statistics show quarter of California same-sex couples raising kids Wow, with a headline like tha–a quarter!–you’d think [...]

“Too bad your girlfriend isn’t a man — it would be so much easier!”

So relates Kathryn M. Franke of a male graduate student she knew who tried to get benefits for his girlfriend: They ended up marrying, though they were politically and personally uninterested in doing so. I, by contrast, only had to fill out a form saying that my partner and I lived in the same household, [...]

Shared burden

Via CNBC: U.S. state and local governments will need to raise taxes by $1,398 per household every year for the next 30 years if they are to fully fund their pension systems, a study released on Wednesday said. The study, co-authored by Joshua Rauh of Northwestern University and Robert Novy-Marx of the University of Rochester, both of [...]