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Why we should be a skosh more understanding of the Teaparty/GOP

Posted on by The 40 year old magpie

ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2010) — Ever meet a kindergartener who seemed naturally compassionate and cared about others’ feelings? Who was cooperative and didn’t demand his own way? Chances are, his parents held, carried and cuddled him a lot; he most likely was breastfed; he probably routinely slept with his parents; and he likely was encouraged to play outdoors with other children, according to new research findings from the University of Notre Dame.

via Child rearing practices of distant ancestors foster morality, compassion in kids.

I guess what a friend mine always says about socially dysfunctional humans: Their parents didn’t love them enough.

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The Mad November Teaparty

Posted on by The 40 year old magpie

While listening to C-Span, there was a comment about Boehner raising money for Rand Paul, yet not endorsing any of the winning teaparty candidates.  It occurred to me, that all the dire talk regarding a Republican takeover of the House may not be all it’s cracked up to be. As a lot of us have noticed, the teaparty really  comprised of sore losers, what with the defeated refusing to share stage and endorse the winning Republican candidate.  How will this shape up at the polls? Will they stay home? Will they vote “None of the above“? It feels to me, that they will stay home, since they will not hold their noses and vote for the unholy not “conservative” (i.e. radical/extreme) GOP candidate. THAT would be “politics as usual” and “surrendering”. In other words, the dodos are running a caucus race.
Alice and the Dodo caucusing Pictures, Images and Photos
This does not mean that those of us on the “Left” Progressives, Moderates and others should sit on our asses and stay home. Quite the contrary, we should be out firing up our “disaffected” peers. Democracy is a grassroots, community organized affair.
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Article 88—Contempt toward officials

Posted on by The 40 year old magpie

To all who are crying that McChrystal’s right to free expression have been violated, I give you this:

“Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Transportation, or the Governor or legislature of any State, Territory, Commonwealth, or possession in which he is on duty or present shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.”

via Article 88—Contempt toward officials.

Any questions? Good. Because there is always the possibility as I have heard, that he doesn’t want to be the General who lost Afghanistan. There are republicans who have now put their careers on the line, as Bob Ingliss (R-SC) did by simply being principled. Sen. Graham is now going to be targeted for his support for Obama’s decision and, as usual,the wingnuts are going batshit:

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