OKC: "Just asking, because if I wonder [if] others of a less generous disposition might do too, did the States in the former Confederacy have votes during Reconstruction?" Yes, with one exc… (View Post)

So far, I have not mentioned how funny that common adjective often is when used here, but I just have to say that a f*****g wrench is a perversion I have never heard of -- and don't want to hear of n… (View Post)

Long-time conservative columnist George Will describes himself as an "amiable, low-voltage atheist". (Which, for many years he found compatible with membership in the Episcopalian church.) … (View Post)

For HYFUD (and others here) this reminder: American states (and cities) vary greatly in their crime policies. Example: "Port of Seattle Police arrested Branson Albert, 37, of Auburn, last week o… (View Post)

In my opinion, it was in large part their shared Christian faith that led George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice that led them to propose the PEPFAR program, which has saved an estimated 25 million live… (View Post)