Tag Archives: (in)humanity

I’m John McCain, and I Approved These Lies

by Derek Posted on September 12, 2008

As of right now, the McCain campaign is nothing more than a firehose of lies. Period.

Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and countless others from both parties have spoken highly of John McCain, praising his honor and dignity. I’ll take it on faith that McCain may have once possessed those qualities… but not anymore. Continue reading →

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C&B Smackdown: Justice vs. Compassion

by Derek Posted on June 11, 2008

So I was goofing off and taking silly quizzes on the web when suddenly I came across a question that wasn’t so silly. It went a little something like this:

If you had to make an important decision about something that would affect others, which of these factors would you consider most strongly?

  • Justice
  • Compassion
  • Practicality
  • Self-interest

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Mukasey: Don’t Know Much About Waterboarding

by Derek Posted on January 30, 2008

Memo to Sen. Dianne Feinstein: thanks a whole big bundle.

Too well I recall the morning last November when I read your stated intention to vote in favor of confirming Michael Mukasey as U.S. Attorney General. It made what would have been a pleasant breakfast at a local café go down quite a bit less easily. I narrowly averted embarrassment, because your characterizations of Judge Mukasey as independent-minded and repulsed by the idea of torture were such stuff as spit-takes are made on. Continue reading →

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