* It's too late to hike Schumate Hollow.
* Perhaps the only issue as contentious as mountain top removal in W.Va. is ATVs.
* This really deserves it own post... this kind of gender essentialism is really offensive. Ineffective Bush-Republican Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, speaking at the opening of girl's state, says:
Capito told the girls that there were some advantages women in Congress do have over the men.
"We can wear red," she said. "We can talk about issues with a compassion that men can't. There is also always so much in front of us that we need to do. We know how to multi-task better than men do."
I'd like to see Reps. Mollohan and Rahall wear red jackets on the floor next week to show what an idiotic statement that is. As if the color of your clothes has anything to do with being an effective Rep.? Plus, let's put up a side-by-side comparison of Sen. Byrd and Rep. Capito's speeches about the Iraq war and see who talks about the issues with compassion.
I firmly believe that America would be better served with a Congress that looks demographically like America does. Providing essentialist arguments for diversity minimizes the importance of representing the issues that woman disproportionately face. I guess claiming she's a better multi-tasker is a lot easier than talking about her lack of fighting for reproductive freedoms.
Pleeeeazee. What did the residents of the second district ever do to deserve such poor representation?
* The title pretty much says it all: Garrison: Doing the right thing long after it was the right thing".
* This is incredibly misleading junk polling.
Update from Carnacki: I don't know who this Ridenour guy is, but he doesn't speak for Senator Byrd. I've been informed that the major reason Byrd voted against moving to debate was because the bill cut short the funding for clean coal research. Perhaps next time someone from a so-called conservative research institute decides to put words in the mouth of Senator Byrd, he'll do actual research first.
* On a lighter note... did you know that West Virginia has a semi-pro sports team? Catch the Charleston Chaos Professional Development League soccer matches before the season ends on July 19. |
