MY RECENT POSTS
- Maddow Demolished Paul? Not
Really.
May 21, 2010 02:49PM - Glenn Beck Tells Audience to
Riot, and Blame Obama
March 24, 2010 01:01PM - Healthcare: One Business
Government Should Be In
March 15, 2010 07:28PM - An Open Letter to Eric Massa;
Or, Practicing Vitriol
March 09, 2010 12:04PM - The Funny Thing About Being
(Kinda) Libertarian
March 05, 2010 07:10PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “@platano: Thank you for
telling me what I
believe.
In reality I
think a lot of
the…”
May 25, 2010 02:59PM - “@Anthony: You raise an
interesting point in
historical
context. Clearly,
allowing…”
May 21, 2010 08:27PM - “My point was, in part,
that the definition of liberty
this
nation was founded
und…”
May 21, 2010 06:02PM - “Actually, at least in
the part of town I live in, I
*am*
a
minority:
http://ww
w.ci…”
May 21, 2010 05:15PM - “Great piece. Thank you
for the brief glimpse into
your
world.”
April 16, 2010 01:32AM
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Maddow Demolished Paul? Not Really.
Paul may have squirmed, but Maddow was on a mission to make him say that he opposed the Civil Rights Act, which in the 21st Century is tantamount to saying you're a racist asshole. It's not so much a legitimate question as it is a "Gotcha!" because, really, does anyone here… Read full post »
Glenn Beck Tells Audience to Riot, and Blame Obama
I recently started listening to Glenn Beck regularly, operating under the philosophy that it's better to know what kind of insane conspiracy theories the fringe are engaging in, than to be ignorant of them. It also helps prepare me for discussions with his fans, because some of the stuff this guy… Read full post »
Healthcare: One Business Government Should Be In
At this point, there isn't going to be a "public option" in the healthcare bill, and that's too bad. Worse, though, is that our prospects for ever having a completely "socialized" national healthcare system are almost zero. I completely understand conservative fears of growing the government, but I w… Read full post »
An Open Letter to Eric Massa; Or, Practicing Vitriol
Dear Mr. Massa,
Since I'm trying really hard to believe the best about people, I will not allow myself to believe that you a deranged megalomaniac who truly believes he is the one and only person with the ability and desire to take down the health care bill. You must know that there… Read full post »
The Funny Thing About Being (Kinda) Libertarian
I figured this was as good a first post as any. Hi, I'm Ryan. I'm a kinda Libertarian.
I say kinda Libertarian, because while I may be a card-carrying member of the party, I don't necessarily agree with some of the most extreme Ron Paulian economic theories out there, and I… Read full post »

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