Wednesday, February 09, 2011

The Crazy Times We Live In

A series of stories today show how crazy the country has gotten, and how crisis appears to bring out even more nut cases than America has always cultivated (including, of course, one of our most recognizable media personalities -- the truly loony Glenn Beck):

A freshman Tennessee lawmaker credits her success on Hooters: New York Times

The Colorado GOP Chairman will not seek reelection to a third term, because he is "tired of the nuts" and fighting with "those who are obsessed with seeing conspiracies around every corner: The Denver Post

Tax revenue has fallen under Obama (to rates not seen since the 50s), partially because of the huge tax cuts instituted by Bush and Obama's recent concession to continue them into the future. So are conservative happy? Of course not. "America's tax system is clearly broken," said former Bush economic adviser Donald Marron. "It fails at its most basic task, which, lest we forget, is raising enough money to pay for the federal government." AP

According to a recent survey of 900 biology teachers, only 28% teach evolution according to the National Research Council recommendations, and many continue to teach creationism (even though it's unconstitutional): New York Times

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