Granted, this isn't as momentous as the gay-marriage debate, but it's interesting in its own way:
An organization that promotes secular humanism as a moral alternative to belief in God was dealt a setback Friday when a federal judge declined to expand the definition of who is qualified to perform marriage ceremonies.
President Obama opposes an immigration reform bill backed by companies including Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe that would let U.S.-educated computer programmers and engineers remain in the country, the White House said today.
I have to admit that this has a certain appeal:
At this moment, Republicans in Congress need to examine which presents a more dire threat to the country:
A) A double-dip recession driven by the sequester and the expiration of the Bush tax cuts, or
I was going to say something about "your tax dollars at work," but there's something even more irritating than the wasting of the truly insignificant (to the feds) sum of $100,000. It's the idea that a government study, if enough earnest researchers just push all the right buttons, can fathom the depths of human relationships and thwart all destructive behavior:
Top contender for Jerk of the Year so far:
This is what they call a "compromise" in Washington:
Cut through the fog, and here’s what to expect: Taxes will go up just shy of $1.2 trillion — the middle ground of what President Barack Obama wants and what Republicans say they could stomach. Entitlement programs, mainly Medicare, will be cut by no less than $400 billion - and perhaps a lot more,
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Where, oh, where are the rugged women of yore who stood toe-to-toe with men and demanded respect and equal treatment? Today,we have the likes of Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student who demanded that we all pay her $10 a month for birth control pills and now in the running for Time magazine's person of the year:
This really won't be that much of a fight:
Supporters and opponents of gay marriage are already squaring off in a battle over whether to amend Indiana’s constitution that could stretch until voters decide the issue in November 2014.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker said he and a Twitter follower will try living on food stamps for at least a week.
