Nancy Pelosi = Badass

Things are moving forward again... finally. As I have stated to people in person, do not underestimate Nancy Pelosi's ability to whip votes. Short synopses can be found here and here.

Failure of Centrism

Nate Silver outlines how Barack Obama's agenda has been moderate in policy but has not been properly marketed that way leaving:

an unpopular, liberal sheen on a relatively centrist agenda.

Oh, and he uses the word 'fuck' several times. That makes me happy.

Bertrand Russell = Badass

Pharyngula notices a similarity here.

Christopher Hitchens

He states the obvious about Haiti.

Gay Marriage Opponents = Divorcing Heathen!

Numbers don't lie.

Celebration

The Champs celebrate! Cheers to Jordan Schroeder and the rest of the US team!

Fix YouTube

I'm linking a link here, but everyone needs to read Pharyngula. Apparently, religious fundies are shutting down science blogs so that no one can be exposed to the evils of evolution. Read about how to help fix that here.