Month: November 2010

RT @jimmiebjr I don’t care about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. I do care about “Don’t Tax, Don’t Spend”. // Right on, brother!

More on the failed earmark ban: http://apne.ws/hbBq4G // Seven Democrats had the sense to vote for it. They deserve to be rewarded.

The eight Republican senators who voted against the earmark ban need to be punished at the polls. This goes beyond party. Principles first.

RT @amandacarpenter 8 GOP votes against earmark ban: Collins, Inhofe, Bennett UT, Lugar, Shelby, Cochran, Voinovich, Murkowski

Obama Freezes Pay for Federal Workers for Two Years http://nyti.ms/if3VjG // Congress shouldn’t get raises while budget is out of balance

NYTimes: Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals http://nyti.ms/ijVZS9 // Competition and transparency needed to ensure improvement

RT @jeremydmiller Call me naive, but if I ever ran a country I don’t think I would ever shell another country that I depend on for food aid.

Whatever the truth about the founding of Islam, Mohammed was only a man. I believe everyone agrees on that, even hardcore Muslims, right?

A death sentence + 15 months in a Pakistani prison for daring to speak about Mohammed, a who’s been dead for 1300 years? Insane.