Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Republicans continue to want to bash the common man.
Read more at the TPM Cafe

"It is hard to believe, but the idea of privatizing Social Security, thought to have been killed and buried in 2005 (with the help of Josh Marshall and TPM Cafe bloggers), could return – like Dracula – from the dead after the 2006 elections. You won’t hear many candidates for Congress broadcasting their support for privatization – certainly not before the election if they can help it. But most Republicans quietly remain true believers. Some have dared to come out publicly in past weeks stating that, given the chance in 2007, they will push privatization again. "
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Ignorance is not bliss - it's stupidity.
Read more at the J-Walk Blog

A comparison of peoples' views in 34 countries finds that the United States ranks near the bottom when it comes to public acceptance of evolution. Only Turkey ranked lower.

Among the factors contributing to America's low score are poor understanding of biology, especially genetics, the politicization of science and the literal interpretation of the Bible by a small but vocal group of American Christians, the researchers say.


"American Protestantism is more fundamentalist than anybody except perhaps the Islamic fundamentalist, which is why Turkey and we are so close," said study co-author Jon Miller of Michigan State University.

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