I'm a liberal to left-liberal skeptical-minded atheist. But, I don't sign off on tenets of traditional "liberal" orthodoxy, especially if they are assumed to require a Democratic loyalty oath. That's especially true with so many Democrats in Congress and Democratic presidential candidates going squishy on Iraq and civil liberties. I'm also a deliberate contrarian at times. No cow is too sacred to get skewered — that's the philosophical equivalent of the First Amendment's free speech provision.
In a commissioned national poll, DailyKos notes that Democrats' enthusiasm for voting in 2010 is FAR lower than Republicans. And, though some liberal bloggers poo-poohed fears after the 2009 off-term elections just a few weeks ago, The One won't be on...
It's nice that it's starting to install a "smart" gas pedal, but its refusal to consider whether drive-by-wire throttle systems might not just be the cause of sudden acceleration-based crashes is still ostrich-like.
That said, Toyota's not alone on...
Contra the initial sketchy story, where alcohol was ruled out of Tiger Woods' car crash, the full story gets a lot more interesting, even serious. What was Tiger doing driving at 2:30 in the morning? Why did it take 12 hours to get the info released?...
No, I kid you not. Courtesy of Bloomington, Ill.'s Miller Park Zoo, you can once again give the gift of scat for Christmas!
And, it's reindeer scat, no less.There is no god and I am his prophet.
