Minority births have surpassed White births for the first time.

Here’s news that’s sure to piss off our resident bigot. For the first time in American history the number of minority babies being born has surpassed the number of white babies being born:

Census – Minorities Now Surpass Whites in US Births – NYTimes.com

“This is an important landmark,” said Roderick Harrison, a former chief . . . → Read More: Minority births have surpassed White births for the first time.

Those who fail to learn from history…

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Once again The Onion reveals a painful truth.

It’s easy to forget sometimes that it’s only satire:

Though the reality is that Obama is well aware we’re going to vote for him regardless of how much he dicks us around because the alternative is so much worse.

The Republicans in Michigan have decided that democracy is no longer necessary.

I love my state, but it’s legislative branch has taken a nose dive ever since the last election. With a Republican Governor and majorities in both state houses, they’ve been railroading their agenda like never before. Rachel Maddow had a pretty good segment about this just recently:

It’s difficult to write much of anything . . . → Read More: The Republicans in Michigan have decided that democracy is no longer necessary.

The TSA is security theater and a huge waste of taxpayer money.

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It appears that, if anything, I’m becoming more liberal as I get older.

I'm becoming even more of a Republican's worst nightmare.

As near as I can tell, the first time I tool the Political Compass test was back in October of 2004 and the only reason I know that is because of the archive of SEB on the Internet Archive. I could have sworn that I blogged about it at the time, but I can’t find . . . → Read More: It appears that, if anything, I’m becoming more liberal as I get older.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then us Liberals should be blushing up a storm right now.

Seems the Conservatives are envious of some our best liberal websites and are trying very hard to come up with their own versions in a similar image. I wonder if it’ll be as successful as their attempt to ape The Daily Show with Jon Stewart?

Republican operatives launch group that tries to imitate most Democratic . . . → Read More: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then us Liberals should be blushing up a storm right now.

To say that Obama continues to disappoint would be a major understatement.

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To say that Obama continues to disappoint would be a major understatement.

It’s just a shame all the alternatives are so much worse. It’s disheartening to think the best we can do isn’t all that removed from the worst we have done. When it comes to policy decisions such as this he’s consistently as bad . . . → Read More: To say that Obama continues to disappoint would be a major understatement.

I wonder how long it’ll be before there’s a whole section of the criminal code devoted to Patriotism Crimes.

Only a Republican would try to pass patriotism laws dictating what is an isn’t unacceptable displays of patriotism. First up: How to properly sing the Star Spangled Banner. Next: Banning of dissent.

Indiana Senator Wants To Fine People For Messing Up The Star Spangled Banner

Submitted by James Morgan

Indiana Republican State Senator Vaneta Becker . . . → Read More: I wonder how long it’ll be before there’s a whole section of the criminal code devoted to Patriotism Crimes.

A list of the companies pushing SOPA.

Most of these are exactly what you’d expect, but there’s a few that boggle the mind. Why the hell would L’Oreal give a shit about SOPA? Are they worried we’re pirating their hair colors or something?

All the Companies Supporting SOPA, the Awful Internet Censorship Law—and How to Contact Them [Sopa]

Who’s officially on the . . . → Read More: A list of the companies pushing SOPA.