Month August 2012

*subhead*Rules.*subhead* Yahoo News is reporting that an Oklahoma high school is refusing to give its valedictorian her diploma because she used the word “Hell” in her speech. Seriously. Here’s the details: Kaitlin Nootbaar graduated from Prague High School with a… Continue Reading →

*subhead*Oops.*subhead* Todd Akin said something dumb. He essentially said that not a lot of women get pregnant via rape which is perfectly true. And I think he should probably drop out of the race because elections are about winning and… Continue Reading →

*subhead*Surprise.*subhead* Who’d a thunk it? The Democratic Party doesn’t like children or the women who choose to have them. Who could’ve possibly seen this coming? Weasel Zippers has the report from the Politico: A number of local chapters of the… Continue Reading →

You ever wish that some people were not on your side? This is how I feel about Missouri Senate Candidate Todd Akin’s bizarre, unhelpful, and entirely beside the point comment the other day about women’s bodies naturally defending against pregnancy… Continue Reading →

Well, they finally did it. For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male membership, invited former Secretary of… Continue Reading →

Ever get the sense that the Euro is kind of like the bad boy that nice girl thinks she can change? Only later does she realize what a fool she has been. People don’t change. The Finnish are still contemplating… Continue Reading →

Wow. Mike Potemra wades into the discussion over Cardinal Dolan’s invite to Obama. He admonishes all the critics of the invite to chill because: there is zero risk that it will be reduced, in its importance, to a single photo… Continue Reading →

Ruh roh. A lot of hard hats in this picture from a Romney rally. This is what happens when you set out to destroy and industry. People take it personally. Hundreds of coal miners and their families stand in line while… Continue Reading →

Prayers When Cardinal Francis George offered his mandatory resignation letter in January, he gave every indication he intended to continue to lead the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago and its more than 2 million faithful for years to come. Friday’s… Continue Reading →