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Fun with framing

There’s a story in the Washington Post today declaring that John McCain has promised more of the same with respect to judicial nominations.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee said that Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. “would serve as the model for my own nominees, if that responsibility falls to [...]

Hey, Pew, check out the library sometime

Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad that wide attention is finally being paid to the conditions of animals in factory farms. The Washington Post has a story today revealing the findings of two new studies.
Factory farming takes a big, hidden toll on human health and the environment, is undermining rural America’s economic stability and [...]

What should we be asking?

It’s interesting to me how the people who favor Clinton manage to turn a discussion around and find a way to make Obama look like the one who can’t “seal the deal.” This has been aggravating me for a while, but my simmering disgruntlement came to a boil after the Pennsylvania primary.
I’ve been planning a [...]