"And the more the Republicans try to insist that they are, the clearer the evidence of their insanity gets, because the rationales they cite are wrong. Demonstrably, provably wrong – tax breaks to millionaires don't promote job growth (if they did, would we have lost 8 million jobs since the tax breaks were enacted?) and they don't stimulate the economy (unemployment benefits do, actually, because the poor have to spend every dime they get and can't save anything, while the rich can just toss that money on the pile.) These people are trying to argue a policy that's incoherent by citing rationales that are incoherent. They refuse to acknowledge reality when reality conflicts with their belief system, and if that isn't a textbook definition of insanity, it’s close enough for everyday life. When did it happen?"
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"And the more the Republicans try to insist that they are, the clearer the evidence of their insanity gets, because the rationales they cite are wrong. Demonstrably, provably wrong – tax breaks to millionaires don't promote job growth (if they did, would we have lost 8 million jobs since the tax breaks were enacted?) and they don't stimulate the economy (unemployment benefits do, actually, because the poor have to spend every dime they get and can't save anything, while the rich can just toss that money on the pile.) These people are trying to argue a policy that's incoherent by citing rationales that are incoherent. They refuse to acknowledge reality when reality conflicts with their belief system, and if that isn't a textbook definition of insanity, it’s close enough for everyday life. When did it happen?"
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"The problem for a terrorist group like Al Qaeda is that its recruitment pool is Muslims, but most Muslims are not interested in terrorism. Most…
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today's good read
"It’s Time for Black Liberation, Not Liberalism."
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