Just in case anyone was in the mood for American self-congratulation about electing the first African-American President, we get this reminder of the ugliness still hiding under our rocks….
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Irony is too nice a term
Was there anyone in the Bush Administration more despicable than Karl Rove? (Okay–Dick Cheney. But anyone else?)
Karl Rove, dubbed “the Original King of Irony” by Steve Benen, has been quoted in numerous venues as being “worried” that if the CIA has to brief Congress about their programs, the lawmakers will leak “sensitive national security information.”
Irony is too nice a term
Was there anyone in the Bush Administration more despicable than Karl Rove? (Okay–Dick Cheney. But anyone else?)
Karl Rove, dubbed “the Original King of Irony” by Steve Benen, has been quoted in numerous venues as being “worried” that if the CIA has to brief Congress about their programs, the lawmakers will leak “sensitive national security information.”
Sexism and Sarah
There's a great post at DailyKos explaining why criticsm of Sarah Palin's qualifications for office are NOT sexist, and why failure to point those inadequacies out WOULD be sexist.
Here's a short taste of the much longer post:
Pondering the Puritans
I need to memorize the spelling of schadenfreude.