Here's a piece by Ruth Marcus from right before the election last year that I never got around to linking. This line made me laugh out loud.
The difference between the British conservative leaders and the ones we're stuck with in the United States is the difference between rational conservatism and magic-wand conservatism.
And then there were these...
[British] Conservatives call for shared sacrifice, starting in a place Republicans seem never to look -- at the top. "It's fair that those with broader shoulders should bear a greater load," Cameron said.
[British] Conservatives do not embrace the Tea Party vision of government as malevolent force. "I don't believe in laissez-faire," Cameron said. "Government has a role not just to fire up ambition, but to help give it flight."
Remember, it was our government that developed the internet which led to massive amounts of innovation in the private sector (sorry, Ms. Rand, but your predictions of apocalypse were wrong).
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When studies like this come out, I always have to chuckle...like we didn't know any of this stuff anyway!!
The surprise here is the sexual exclusivity issue in men. As a man with a very high IQ who is liberal (but not atheist), I can say that I desire only one mate. The idea of multiple partners was fun when I was younger but as I have aged, the romantic inside of me has firmly taken hold and pretty much vanquished the Hef side of me. Ah well....
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Apparently, I still have far too much work to do...groan.... Who are these people's parents and what the hell did they do with them for 18+ years?
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From the link about the IQ study...
The IQ differences, while statistically significant, are not stunning -- on the order of 6 to 11 points -- and the data should not be used to stereotype or make assumptions about people, experts say.
Of course M has "to chuckle" and use it for stereotyping. Bolstering your insecurity there M?
Don't get carried away with yourself, or I'll quote some Dawkins about your belief in God.
Really? I thought we were done with this kind of stuff under President Hope-and-Change. Looks like those were just words, and per the deeds this is President Same-old-Story.
A company controlled by a longtime political donor gets a no-bid contract to supply an experimental remedy for a threat that may not exist.
Any nods of agreement or tut-tuts, or would that cause your poor little heads to explode?
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