This article from Politico is quite disturbing. Anyone associated with the radical thinking of Catherine MacKinnon would never make my short list. The fact that Kagan just recently made an argument centered around the notion of restraining speech of “minimal value” is even more disturbing. Fortunately, even the current conservative court smacked down her ridiculous argument in an 8-1 decision.

Will any liberal Senators challenge Kagan on this? It’s hard to imagine filling one of the “liberal” seats on the court with someone who willing to gut the first amendment in the same manner we’ve some to expect from religious ideologues on the right. Unfortunately, radical feminists like MacKinnon were anxious to impose their sense of morality on the rest of us, and with Kagan we might have one of their allies on the court.

Hopefully Kagan will clear this up in the hearings, though I won’t be holding my breath.

Theda Skocpol let’s them have it.

My most recent entry ended up with the extension cut off. Here is more of what I have to say, provoked by the senseless hysteria among liberal commentators, led by MSNBC and HuffPost.

Many liberal pundits are making absolute fools of themselves bashing Obama over the Gulf spill. They are just emoting and have no solutions anyone could try. There is no easy out on this, and the patience to build and support adequate government oversight of industries is the key here, as in many other areas.

It is not just right-wing government bashers and wealthy corrupters who have destroyed the nation’s capacity for governmental decision-making. It is also
short-sighted liberalism that tries to turn everything into a personal crisis, and assumes that presidents are omnipotent commanders. Since the 1970s, liberalism has emphasized rights, identity politics, and action through courts or presidential orders. It has neglected the patient business of building government and creating enduring majorities through Congress.

Well said.

Cable television has of course made this problem even worse. Everyone is in a rush to analyze everything, and if something doesn’t go the way the activists want, many of them need to find an instant villain. If Obama decides that he has to give on a point so that the larger legislation can pass, then he’s immediately dubbed a sell-out or a weak fool by people who are supposed to be his allies (or at least share the same goals).

There’s nothing wrong with disagreeing, and the left should make their voices heard. Primaries against Democrats who consistently oppose the left make sense as well.

But silly “kill the bill” calls during the health care debate showed just how hysterical many liberals can get when they don’t get their way.

We’re starting to see them same thing on energy. The notion that Obama can somehow bully Midwestern Senators from coal country to accept carbon caps is ridiculous. Of course liberals should press the case, but attacking Obama with emotional outbursts solves nothing.

Energy should be focused on those on the right who screamed “drill, baby, drill” and who did the bidding of big oil for years. For years we’ve had the opportunity to invest in a clean energy future that could help our economy and also slow down the billions we are sending overseas to people who want to destroy us. Politicians on the right did everything to stop it at every turn. Attack them.

Meanwhile, we won’t get a perfect energy bill, but if liberals can keep their head while arguing their case we can make a substantial down-payment on a clean energy economy.

Most everyone finds themselves in need of emergency cash at some point in their lives. Payday loans can really help out when you need them most.

Let’s say that you’ve found the perfect anniversary gift that is on sale but the sale ends at the end of the week and you don’t get paid until Monday. A payday loan can be used to purchase that gift so that you don’t miss it. Then when you get paid you simply pay the loan back. Sometimes there are more dire needs for fast cash such as a rent payment or an automobile payment. While payday loans aren’t a fix-all every month, they can be used when there is an emergency such as being out of work due to illness or just falling short in your finances for the month.

What about that car repair that came up unexpectedly? We can’t always plan for emergencies and while it’s smart to have a backup plan, that’s not always possible. If you had major auto repairs that were unforeseen then a payday loan could help you get your vehicle up and running.

No matter what you may need a payday loan for, use them wisely by always finding out the terms and conditions, payback schedule, interest rate, and anything else that will affect your wallet.

One thing that is helpful in choosing a payday loan is convenience. Most of the time there is no credit check, and you can have the cash in your bank account within 24 hours on average. There are no upfront costs involved and no one has to know that you took a payday loan. While most banks and loan companies will need an extensive amount of information and may even want collateral, you’ll never have to put anything up front with a payday loan and the paperwork is minimal.

The cornucopia of information that the Internet provides can keep any sports fan sated, no matter how obsessed. Nearly every stat, every score, every game, and every scouting report is available online. If you want to look up Kobe Bryant’s assist average or Rajon Rondo’s three point field goal percentage, you can do so in a matter of seconds. In fact, there is so much data online that a new era in gambling has emerged. Just as there are now thousands of day traders playing the stock market with success, there are now thousands of people who are betting on sports via the internet.

Online sports betting has exploded in popularity for many reasons. For one, there is now a wide variety of sites on which it is possible to place bets on sporting events from the Superbowl to Strikeforce. These sites are a lot easier to work with than the traditional sports bookie, and they are a lot less likely to break your kneecaps if you do not pay up on a lost bet. Secondly, the average sports fan has nearly as much, if not all of, the access to data as the Vegas odds makers do. This means that with enough diligent research, you can have all the facts at your fingertips that might impact the outcome of the sporting event you are betting on. You can bet more intelligently than ever before.

As most sports fans know from betting on the NCAA tournament, putting a little money on the game can make it a lot more enjoyable if one does so responsibly. And if you think you are up to the task and you are good with research and data analysis, online sports betting could be an additional income stream for you. Just do your homework before you click on that bet.