- Oklahoma senate passes bill to opt out of fed hate crimes law - sponsor says 'sexual orientation' could mean necrophilia on Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:15 PM PST
Here we are, back to the land of Sally Kern, where the hot bigoted wind comes sweepin’ down the plain.
The latest piece of legislative bigotry is from State Sen. Steve Russell (R-Oklahoma City),and it’s about as low as you can go.
- The Problem With Health Insurance: It Isn't (health insurance, that is) on Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:09 AM PST
Alan Grayson just introduced what is perhaps the most simplistically brilliant health-care legislation yet seen by the 111th Congress. The "Public Option Act" [PDF] would allow individuals to buy into Medicare at cost.
- Pharmacist refuses to give mother, 38, contraceptive pills 'because of religion' on Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:52 AM PST
A pharmacist refused to serve a mother-of-two with a prescription for the contraceptive pill because it went against her religious beliefs.
- The Counter-Creationism Handbook is now a free iPhone App on Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:25 AM PST
Do you ever find yourself in a heated debate with Creationists and all you have with you is your iPhone?!
Still not a good enough reason to get an iPhone.
- How Does Copyright Apply To Your Kids' Monster Drawings? on Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:19 AM PST
Justin Levine has an interesting blog post up about a book I hadn't heard of, called The Monster Engine.
- Obama's Economics Are Working -"If he was a Republican, we would hear a never-ending drumbeat of news stories about markets voting in favor of the president." on Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:14 AM PST
President Obama doesn't get much political credit for it, but the numbers show his economic policies have been a resounding success.
- Grayson introduces the "Public Option Act" which would allow you to buy into Medicare at cost. Here's the full text of the bill. [PDF] on Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:08 AM PST
PDF WARNING!
This link goes to a PDF hosted on Grayson's website. Your browser will probably try to load this into a PDF viewer. It's no big deal, but it's rude not to tell people.
