A jaundiced look at the world we live in.
“There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things. For the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order.”
–Machiavelli, The Prince
Eric Meslin is a nationally acclaimed bioethicist, so naturally his voice–and the voices of other experts in the field–is much less likely to be amplified by cable network talking heads.
Overheard: Sarah Palin is a beacon of sanity compared to Michele Bachmann.
What I want to know is, how do these very limited (okay, crazy) people get elected to public office? And lest I be accused of picking on the women, there’s James there’s no climate change, and I know because God told me so)Inhofe, Peter King, and so many others…
A diary up at DailyKos pretty much sums it all up: