The Blog Hole: Sad Republicans, Lady Judges and Your Comments Will Get You Arrested

The "P" in "GOP" Stands For "Pariah:"  The Republicans are stumbling through the political forest, much like the Democrats of the 70's and 80's. The main difference, Matt Steinglass points out, is that the Democratic party of last century was way too many cooks, and the modern GOP is just one cook. One cranky, fat, white, middle-aged, gay-baiting, tax-hating cook who doesn't like to share. [mattsteinglass.com]

When It Comes To Bullets, Less is More: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is quietly reinventing the Pentagon, and Michael Klare is paying close attention. The main news headlines cover how Gates has killed big-ticket weapon systems, like the F-22 Raptor, a super jet fighter designed to fight time-traveling Soviets. But the real news is that he's putting our entire Military-Industrial Complex on a diet. [thenation.com]

Nominate A Lady Judge: A woman should be nominated to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court, Lauren Stiller Rikleen argues. Her logic is solid, void of ideological hyperbole, and reason is employed effectively. And yet… should gender be a consideration? Don't throw things, I'm just asking. [boston.com]

Thoughtcrime To Become Actual Crime: Be careful what you post in the comment section, suckers.  Because if the potential bill Future Storm highlights gets passed,  you could get shipped to the can for two years. For hurting my feelings. Because I'm a very sensitive person. I write poetry in black-and-white composition books. Now, tell me I'm pretty. [futurestorm.com]

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