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wren Ted Kennedy: badass dude Aug 25, 2009 11:22 PM Ted Kennedy has been one of my favorite senators for awhile. I don't integrate personal issues into my politics so whatevs, and he has never been afraid to break rules for what he wanted. My type of person-to me a political basass! (dare I saw maverick) I remember being in Hyannis Port as a teenager riding bikes by the Kennedy compound, and thinking that even then, as a kid. He could rebel against the usual, and you knew it wan't just to rebel, it was him speaking out on his beliefs. His most recent passion is universal health care, which is his total commitment and I can hope it garners strength in his passing Imagine being under George W.'s regime and having you hands tied behind your back because of the admonistration, only to finally  get a president you respect (Obama!), and having your hands tied behind your back in a differnt way, meaning cancer. Ted Kennedy said his heartfelt goal was universal healthcare, and I for one will be extra enthusiastic in making that happen. Let his vsvion of universal healthcare live on.
sexylibrarian The Party of Beavis and Butthead Feb 27, 2009 11:35 AM I got a pretty big kick out of Bibby Jindal's responses to the Presidents not State of the Union speech Tuesday night. His Southern accent was much more pronounced then is was on Meet the Press on Sunday. I was appalled that he used Katrina to try to show us that government doesn't work. Here is Paul Krugman's response to the speech. What should government do? A Jindal meditation What is the appropriate role of government? Traditionally, the division between conservatives and liberals has been over the role and size of the welfare state: liberals think that the government should play a large role in sanding off the market economy’s rough edges, conservatives believe that time and chance happen to us all, and that’s that. But both sides, I thought, agreed that the government should provide public goods — goods that are nonrival (they benefit everyone) and nonexcludable (there’s no way to restrict the benefits to people who pay.) The classic examples are things like lighthouses and national defense, but there are many others. For example, knowing when a volcano is likely to erupt can save many lives; but there’s no private incentive to spend money on monitoring, since even people who didn’t contribute to maintaining the monitoring system can still benefit from the warning. So that’s the sort of activity that should be undertaken by government. So what did Bobby Jindal choose to ridicule in this response to Obama last night? Volcano monitoring, of course. And leaving aside the chutzpah of casting the failure of his own party’s governance as proof that government can’t work, does he really think that the response to natural disasters like Katrina is best undertaken by uncoordinated private action? Hey, why bother having an army? Let’s just rely on self-defense by armed citizens. The intellectual incoherence is stunning. Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and Butthead.
Whiplash Disgraceful (public post) Feb 23, 2009 8:51 AM These photos of protesters outside the Oscars last night make me want to throw up. I can't wrap my mind around how someone can be so hateful.
sexylibrarian Is This Cartoon Racist?? Feb 19, 2009 7:37 AM This cartoon was in the New York Post yesterday. I am curious to here what everyone thinks about it. I think it is a tad on the offensive side.
MrsJigglesworth Touching Video: DON'T DIVORCE US *public post* Feb 7, 2009 10:25 AM "Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo .

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Welcome to Tree huggers & bleeding hearts, a place where those of us that are "to the left" can speak openly about our political views without threat of criticism. I want this group to be a place of healthy, considerate debate as well as a place of shelter for our social beliefs.