How Big a Scandal Was the IRS Scandal?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1wJoUKfMss

Most interesting...ALL the conservative groups the IRS investigated were approved, while the one group that was turned down was liberal. So to prevent rival groups from forming, the White House ordered the groups to be investigated...and then approved?

Atheists Are Also Redeemed

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/pope-francis-good-atheists_n_3320757.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

Oh, no! So now we atheists have to do evil (like molesting children and condemning homosexuals) in order to escape going to heaven to live wit the evil Judeo-Christian God???

How the Case for Austerity Has Crumbled

This sounds like a boring story, but it's a fascinating account of how conservatives foolishly embraced austerity and the world paid the price for it:

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/jun/06/how-case-austerity-has-crumbled/?pagination=false

Interesting notes on how people often consider depressions to be morality plays, when they're not.

10 ridiculous Christian Right prophesies

They're always so certain...and so wrong:

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/10_ridiculous_christian_right_prophesies_partner/

The President Used the IRS, FBI, CIA and Secret Service For Political Gain

No, not the black guy but the guy who came right before him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCIs8vxVSao&feature=youtu.be

Where's the conservative outrage over that?

Here's the original Salon article:

http://www.alternet.org/bush-used-irs-fbi-cia-and-secret-service-go-after-opponents-where-was-fox-and-gop-outrage#.UZc2-O9gn14.email

12 most despicable things Fox News did in 2012

http://www.salon.com/2013/01/05/12_most_despicable_things_fox_news_did_in_2012/

Conservative Pundits Distrust The Latest White House Scandals

Did you think conservative pundits would be giddy about the recent IRS and data seizing scandals? Think again:

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/15/conspiracy_theorists_flummoxed_in_face_of_actual_scandals/

My favorite line:

"When you’ve been claiming for years that Obama is willing to manipulate hurricane forecasts for political gain, or use census records to round up political opponents, or deploy drones to kill journalists and political enemies, then asking a few dozen Tea Party groups for some extra paperwork is small potatoes."

Austerity Measures Don't Make Economic Sense

http://www.nationofchange.org/destroying-lair-budget-balancing-cretins-1368459023

Pew report on Muslim world paints a distressing picture

http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/pew-report-on-muslim-world-paints-a-distressing-picture/

At least 32 killed in Bangladesh uproar over 'blasphemous blogging'

http://www.richarddawkins.net/news_articles/2013/5/6/at-least-32-killed-in-bangladesh-uproar-over-blasphemous-blogging

Islam may be evil, but Christianity is just Islam light.

Republicans doubling down on stupid

Leave it to a Republican to think legislating ignorance is a GOOD thing....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/gop-census-bill_n_3188043.html