Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Obama Has Caused a Sharp Rightward Shift and a Growing Mutual Distrust
A couple of polls suggest that President Obama has caused quite a bit of change in America's attitude toward itself and toward government in general. This is bad news from the administration's perspective.
Study: Liberal Hollywood Still Suffers from Homophobia
Hollywood likes to think of itself as a liberal, tolerant community and certainly a lot of the product it produces reflects that belief. Leaving aside how it treats conservatives, another group believes it has been dissed by the film industry.
Has the IRS Scandals Made Obama Illegitimate?
Glenn Reynolds, a law professor and the purveyor of Instapundit, has an oped in USA Today that shines a light on how the IRS scandal, in which the tax agency targeted people and groups for their political beliefs, has caused distrust in government.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Exxon Mobil Grants Benefits to Same Sex Couples, a New Normal in Corporate America
The Associated Press reports that the oil giant, Exxon Mobil, is set to offer benefits to married employees, including those in same sex marriages, in states and countries where those are legal. It represents a milestone of sorts.
The Horror of the Kenyan Shopping Mall and Modern Day Wolf Heads
USA Today is reporting the full extent of what when on during the four day siege of the shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya. It is a story out of a horror show, involving torture, rape, and mutilation of people without discrimination.
Republicans and Democrats Reach Impasse on Obamacare
The state of play for the battle over Obamacare, as of this writing, is thus: The Senate has passed to the House a "clean" continuing resolution that funds all of the government through November 15. The House has passed it right back with some conditions.
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