Rants -- December 15, 2008

Welcome to the December 15, 2008 edition of Rants.

el guapo presents AMAZING WORLD EXCLUSIVE: posted at eljumpingbean, saying, "ehem...political round table discussion goes awry"

John Kaduk presents Russia: The U.S. Will Break Apart posted at The Right Wing.

Archvillain presents Epic Fail-out posted at A Dark and Sinister Force for Good, saying, "Bankrupting our future to pay for the past is worse than robbing Peter to pay Paul."

Wenchypoo presents Holiday Rerun: This Thing Called Hunger Part 2--Parental Abdication posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket, saying, "We've become a nation of underachievers who reward failure, and Peggy the Moocher is our REAL leader! Here's a glimpse of how the Peggys of our society get by each year...on OUR backs!"

BH presents Muslim Jihadis go after Mumbai, India posted at Bangladeshi Hindu.

Steve Simbeck presents Cigars, fags and calling a spade a spade posted at No Mato mi Pavo, saying, "General rant regarding some PC issues"

GrrlScientist presents America's Food Availability Crisis posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, "One thing that the Thanksgiving Holidays has made clear: America, the land of plenty where holiday overeating is celebrated as a social good, is suffering from a food availability crisis. Food availability affects family life as well as life-long eating patterns and overall health."

Sidhusaaheb presents Prima Facie: A Few Observations on the Mumbai Attacks posted at I, Me, Myself.

Archvillain presents Unintended Consequences posted at A Dark and Sinister Force for Good, saying, "My attempt to give some background on the horror in India this past weekend."

APH presents Matt Yglesias fails to make the right case against highways posted at Market Urbanism.

APH presents Could NY Democrats Revive Rent Control? | Market Urbanism posted at Market Urbanism.

Steve Faber presents Higher Federal Fuel Taxes for All posted at super gas saver, saying, "Be careful what you wish for......."

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Irony Has At Least Seven More Lives posted at Mad Kane's Political Madness.

Greg Laden presents The Scientific, Political, Social, and Pedagogical Context for the claim that "Race does not exist." posted at Greg Laden's Blog.

Wenchypoo presents The Truth About the Economy and Job Creation posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Alli presents How to Save the Republic - Part 3 - Repeal the Direct Election of Senators posted at The Smoking Argus, saying, "We must understand that the Central Bankers who sought to regain control over our money supply and monetary policy at the beginning of the 20th century did indeed learn a precious lesson from the demise of the 2nd Central Bank of the United States…"

Merlin Silk presents The End of America - Naomi Wolf posted at The Magic of Life, saying, "It were my parents who lived in Germany under Hitler and now we can see all this happening here again in the good old US of A - and this time I am here to witness it myself."

Mike presents The Day the Music Died. posted at Such a Downer.

NotYourDaddy presents Depression-Era Values and a New New Deal posted at Government is not your Daddy., saying, "There's not a lot of nostalgia for the Great Depression but, if we'd retained some of the values from that era, we might not be skidding toward another one now."

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