Denialism

Category: Politics

  • Wait, what?

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    Democrats, empowered by their victories last November and in response by a nation-wide desire to hold the presidency accountable vote to expand warrantless wiretapping. Wait, what?

  • If this holds up Obama will be my hero

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    Slate has a story by John Dickerson about how Obama has rejected the weasel tactic invented, or at least perfected, by Bush for avoiding questions. To hide the fact that they’re hiding something, candidates elevate their refusal to a virtue. “One of the jobs of a president is being very reasoned in approaching these issues,”…

  • Now this is why political appointees shouldn’t have a say in science

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    We already knew from former Surgeon General Carmona’s testimony that this was happening, but now the WaPo brings us a specific example of science being squelched by a political appointee. It’s not only inappropriate, but just despicable. A surgeon general’s report in 2006 that called on Americans to help tackle global health problems has been…

  • Shoot first, ask questions later

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    Is it just me or is Tom Coburn recommending a policy of shoot first ask questions later for our borders? The patrol’s deadly force rules were questioned at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing concerning the conviction of two agents who shot a fleeing, unarmed drug trafficker and covered it up. “Why is it wrong to…