Vote for Betty Bowers and GeeZeus!

February 11th, 2008

Vote for Betty Bowers (and her invisible running mate, GeeZeus) for President in 2008!

Modern America: kill yourself or have a baby

January 24th, 2008

Very interesting read indeed from Alexander Cockburn about the realities of “modern” America. Note especially this:

…the suicide rate among middle-aged Americans has reached its highest point in at least 25 years. The rate rose by about 20 per cent between 1999 and 2004 for those aged 45 through 54 - far more than among younger adults, whose own suicide stats are also on the rise.

The previous high was in 1982, a year when there was a terrible farm crisis in the Midwest.

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Bush’s relations with the Christian Right

December 4th, 2007

If it wasn’t obvious to you before, it certainly is now. Its not that we do not know about this Christian State before, but this is certainly damning evidence.