What I Saw at the Devolution

So Polite

So Polite
Location
City of Angels, California,
Birthday
July 26
Bio
Political junkie having as much trouble quitting that habit as I had quitting smoking. Aspiring writer with an unhealthily low tolerance for other people, but I'm working on it. East Coast guy who has spent a surprising number of years in Southern California and does not seem tired of it yet. Recently lost the day job in the Great American Job Purge of 2009 (So Far) so I'm trying to figure out what's next since I hated that job/industry anyway and was only in it for the paycheck and health insurance.

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Salon.com
March 07, 2010 02:18PM
“@zevgoldman, I did not say that conservatives were standing in the way of purchasing-across-state-lin es proposals. I said that the GOP refused to negot…”
About: God Weighs in on the Health Care Debate
March 07, 2010 12:57AM
“@zevgoldman, Fo r crying out loud, people are being denied insurance now based on "cost benefit guidelines." Insurance companies already "…”
About: God Weighs in on the Health Care Debate
December 08, 2009 01:52PM
“Perhaps while he's at it, David Ehrenstein could explain why defense team moles would be hanging out on Open Salon? I don't think Knox's defense team…”
About: Sex & Guilt: The Conviction of Amanda Knox
December 01, 2009 12:03AM
“Um, did you actually read what I wrote, or were you distracted by a squadron of Blackhawks hovering overhead? No party can set an agenda in the Califo…”
About: Is California the next Dubai?
November 30, 2009 11:09PM
“Man, I dip into this site for the first time in months, and DJohn is still on here pretending he ever knows what he's talking about. The mostly liberal…”
About: Is California the next Dubai?
July 12, 2009 09:00PM
“I don't think Cheney was this stupid, but I do think he was this arrogant. It's pretty simple to me: if the CIA withheld info from Congress, they broke…”
About: Cheney Made CIA Withhold Secret Program From Congress
June 04, 2009 12:18AM
“I'd be real careful about posting as fact a statistic from a website called abortionno.org and whose About Us section includes this sentence: "CBR…”
About: Roeder v Tiller: killing is murder
June 02, 2009 12:23AM
“For anyone interested, I suggest checking out Andrew Sullivan's blog over at theatlantic.com. I usually think he's a bit of a blowhard, but today he p…”
About: A Kansan's Elegy for George Tiller
May 02, 2009 11:47PM
“Ah Gordon, I'm not following your logic. Oh horrors! The man is beefing up rehab programs for people injured in wars his predecessor started! That's…”
About: Had Enough "Change" Yet?
May 02, 2009 07:06PM
“I love how those guys at the WSJ ranted about budget cuts without actually providing numbers. Here they are: Defense budget for FY 2009 (Bush's last bu…”
About: Had Enough "Change" Yet?
April 22, 2009 02:48PM
“I read an interview with Yoo not long ago, just after he started at Chapman (I think it was in the OC Weekly) in which he made some sneering remarks ab…”
About: The Trial of John Yoo
April 20, 2009 09:27PM
“Maddow's takedown of Burr's response was awesome.”
About: Dear Public Officials: Stop Being Dumb
April 18, 2009 08:46PM
“I give up. It's like arguing with someone who got all his foreign policy ideas from Jerry Bruckheimer movies.”
About: This Is Torture? Hardly.
April 18, 2009 08:31PM
“Blah blah luxuries blah blah blah. It was still a fucking prison. I'd like to give you the benefit of the doubt but the fact that you can't seem to dis…”
About: Janeane Garofalo-Clueless, Classless, Mindless
April 18, 2009 06:44PM
“The boot camp versus torture argument is a false equivalency. People volunteer for boot camp or SEAL training or whatever. And they always have the o…”
About: Janeane Garofalo-Clueless, Classless, Mindless
April 18, 2009 06:14PM
“It's too bad the adaptation is getting such horrible reviews. The book, which was published in 1988, is terrific, and a remarkable achievement for a w…”
About: No mystery to "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh"
April 18, 2009 05:41PM
“I have just one question for GordonO: top or bottom?”
About: Obama Administration Releases Torture Memos
April 18, 2009 12:48AM
“An old friend and I used to entertain ourselves doing Madden impressions. " What I love about Kansas City is the ribs. You're driving into town and…”
About: So Long and Thanks For The Memories, John
April 16, 2009 08:45PM
“Misplaced loyalty? Our leaders who knowingly and repeatedly violated the laws laid out in our Constitution were the disloyal ones. They were sworn to…”
About: Obama Administration Releases Torture Memos
April 15, 2009 01:28PM
“Kaysong, thank you. Awesome post. phm, in the Iowa case the court did find a law banning same-sex marriage unconstitutional under the equal-protection…”
About: Gay Marriage & the Right's Selective Attacks on Democracy
April 14, 2009 05:35PM
“Philos said: "You actually believe that Homosexuals should have the right to marry if legislatures pass those laws." Um, yes, that's usually h…”
About: Gay Marriage & the Right's Selective Attacks on Democracy
April 14, 2009 05:21PM
“The problem with these tea parties is the same problem that has affected the left wing during its anti-war protests over the last few years: they have…”
About: Democrats Should Be Joining the Tea Parties
April 14, 2009 02:13PM
“This whole "let the people vote on it" meme seems to be the latest battle cry from the opposed-to-gay-marriage crowd. I think I wrote this s…”
About: Gay Marriage & the Right's Selective Attacks on Democracy
April 13, 2009 02:55PM
“Eh, there is no appeasing the more rabid right wing in this country. Jonah Goldberg apparently had the temerity to blog on the Corner last night about…”
About: Post Pirate Parley
April 11, 2009 04:09PM
“Joan, the point is that gays should not HAVE to pretend to be a brother or sister when they visit a sick partner in the hospital. They should be able…”
About: What if Same-Sex Marriage Were Legal in the US?
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