Squashed

Are we too litigious?

I hear frivolous lawsuits are clogging up the courts and “law suit abuse” makes it...

Nov 21st

Uh-oh.

Nov 17th

The population of Pakistani civil engineering grad students at the University of Illinios is split...

Nov 17th

Defining "America"

Complicated Shoes thinks I’m an “America-hating tool” because I listed indefinite detention without...

Nov 16th

“How did a man that does not understand what it means to be...”
— Complicated Shoes Dear...

Nov 15th

Matt Drudge, go choke on a beehive. Is this sort of thing...

Nov 15th

Here’s the same pumpkin after an hour in the oven. As...

Nov 15th

Pumpkin Soup inside a pumpkin.

Nov 15th

larkspur: Corn pudding inside a roasted acorn squash,...

Nov 15th

“It’s un-American to hold anyone indefinitely without...”
— Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) | TPMDC

Nov 14th

“The Obama administration’s decision to bring alleged Sept....”
— New York terrorist trial...

Nov 14th

Is private charity a substitute for...

Bellatoris thinks so. At least, he thinks it should be. And he properly recognizes a duty to care...

Nov 14th

“I would ask you to name one conservative leader from the...”
— Complicated Shoes Let me see...

Nov 14th

This is a very helpful political cartoon.

Nov 14th

Anti-intellectualism

Jeff Miller and Complicated Shoes have been discussing Joe the Plumber, Carrie Prejean, and Sarah...

Nov 14th

“If we get into a cycle where there are tea parties and there...”
— Newt Gingrich warns of...

Nov 14th

Faith and health care

bellatoris writes, My questions for Squashed (and others): 1) Are we to assume that health care...

Nov 14th

Luke 10

azspot: bellatoris: I find it interesting that the same people who argue for distinct separation...

Nov 13th

Official Says 9/11 Suspect to Face Trial in...

Nov 13th

Republican National Committee insurance plan...

Nov 13th

“There’s a fine line between telling the person that hired...”
— Crazy Nut Job: Defense...

Nov 12th

“There’s talk that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are...”
— Ayn Rand goes mainstream -...

Nov 12th

“A Marine reservist was charged with attacking a Greek...”
— Priest Mistaken for Terrorist...

Nov 11th

On universal healthcare's sustainability

Hilker and SDS posted a quote from Thomas Sowell that argued that Universal Health Care was, in...

Nov 11th

Watch

Jon Stewart does his Glen Beck impression.

Nov 10th

“For those who might suggest [opposition to the Stupak-Pitts...”
— Daily Kos: What’s Really...

Nov 10th

“If we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals and...”
— Thomas Sowell : The...

Nov 10th

OpenOffice.org has cross-bred a keyboard and a mouse and...

Nov 9th

Who exactly is Rep. Anh Cao, the Republican...

Nov 9th

“The reason why the Democratic victory in New York’s 23rd is...”
— Frank Rich - The Night They...

Nov 9th

The Stupak Amendment

As a recap for anybody not paying attention, two important things happened last night on the...

Nov 8th

catbus: This is a great cartoon.

Nov 8th

So one Republican representative voted for the bill. Would it be tasteless to start talking about...

Nov 8th

House passes historic health bill

Nov 8th

What Good Is a College Education?

Earlier today Mills quoted Charles Murray on the topic. “First, we will set up a single goal to...

Nov 8th

“I am not a great outdoorsman.”
— Congressman Barney Frank,  who...

Nov 7th

“What we know about eating animals is that we don’t want to...”
— The New Yorker: Should you eat...

Nov 7th

After the shooting...

…comes the frenzied search for missed clues. Was he angry? Did he wear black? Had he lost a...

Nov 7th

Pandering to the perceived middle...

Many political strategists seem to think that a rough gubernatorial election in New Jersey will make...

Nov 7th

“It’s almost laughable to think that heavy metal bands like...”
— Liz Cheney, responding to...

Nov 7th

Socialism in action

Nov 7th

You think the healthcare bill is massive? You should have seen the large print version they sent the...

Nov 6th

Report: AARP To Endorse House Health Bill -...

Nov 5th

The Obama slide in New Jersey and...

In the 2008 election, Barack Obama won 57.27% of the votes in New Jersey. Yesterday, his approval...

Nov 5th

“When asked in September whether he considered himself a...”
— McDonnel Takes Virgina...

Nov 5th

On the list of places to go for election insight, Twitter...

Nov 4th

Connecting the dots on last night's...

A Democrat beats a Conservative in a traditionally Republican district in New York, due in part to...

Nov 4th

Iranians clash with police on hostage crisis...

Nov 4th

What NY-23 Means | Talking Points Memo

Nov 4th

Maine vote repeals gay marriage law

Nov 4th

Reading tonight's elections

So people will try to read the entrails of tonight’s elections and, however they come out,...

Nov 4th

November 3. Go vote.

You probably have an election. It’s probably not a nationally important one—but...

Nov 3rd

“Our substitute aims at driving down quality costs.”
— John Boehner on the...

Nov 3rd

The Wild Things Fur-covered Edition The Wild Things, based...

Nov 3rd

Pandora Judges Me

Seriously, what made it think that nostalgically asking to here music by They Might Be Giants meant...

Nov 2nd

“[O]ne friend, upon hearing that I ‘joined’ AA, was aghast,...”
— heaven spent: The New Atheists

Nov 2nd

The New Atheists

It seems there is a schism amongst Atheists. Most of the atheists I’ve known have been...

Nov 2nd

Limited resources

Regarding my opposition to allowing pet owners to deduct pet medical care from their taxes,...

Nov 1st

New York Republican DeDe Scozzafava Backs...

Nov 1st

“American women already enjoy many options for gender and...”
— - jgh, responding to...

Nov 1st

Mandates and Affordability - NYTimes...

Nov 1st

The media, which loves large narratives, seems pretty eager to spin the coming elections as a...

Nov 1st

Karzai Rival Says He Is Withdrawing From...

Nov 1st