I can’t remember which Greek philosopher said something like, “Democracy is doomed when people learn that they can vote to get money for themselves from the public treasury.” I know Tyler and de Tocqueville said something like that as well. At a time like this there are a lot of demands on the public treasury, and they are growing picked by siennablue 1 year ago

A study of chimp behaviour in the Gombe National Park has shown that where larger chimps use their brawn to gain power, smaller ones will climb the social ladder by currying favour from their peers. picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

It's good that the law can reach this high up, if the charges are true. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

"Fox pander to a stereotype so far beneath the common denominator that one would have to look up from the viewpoint of an amoeba to see a lifeform within their target IQ. They assume their viewers to lack in cerebral functions to the extent that one might suspect that their impassioned defense of Terri Schiavo's right to stay plugged-in was due to their belief that their viewership most likel... read full post picked by oren 3 years ago

As Greek scandals go, it started as a trivial but titillating tale -- a ministry official jumps from his balcony after being blackmailed by an angry lover. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

In this interview, Palin calls controversial Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul “cool.” “He’s a good guy,” she added. “He’s so independent. He’s independent of the party machine. I’m like, ‘Right on, so am I picked by siennablue 1 year ago

Newsweek article by Jonathan Alter that ponders the would-be fate of the US had things gone just a bit differently after 9/11. picked by capriccio 3 years ago

Checkout the world map as seen by Americans .. Really funny! picked by bigmumu 2 years ago

Let's use Nuclear weapons to stop a Nuclear war! picked by topofall 2 years ago

INSPIRED by the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama is considering appointing a “team of rivals” to his cabinet — if rumors about the nomination of Hillary Clinton to be secretary of state are true. But there’s more mythology than history in the idea that Lincoln showed exceptional political skill in offering cabinet positions to the men he had beaten in... read full post picked by muppet 1 year ago

"The Liberty Council, a nonprofit that defends religious liberties, is encouraging its supporters to "Adopt a Liberal" and "pray earnestly and intensely for them." picked by gammerus 2 months ago

Unrest spreads as the major opposition party in the upcoming election pulls out of the campaign, stating that a conductive election environment has not yet been established.

I don't think our human race is capable of reaching a state of global peace. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

it is a grand thing isn't it? picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Diebold results deviate almost 5% in favor of Clinton from hand counting results. This is getting interesting. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

With her decision, she joined a growing band of supporters of Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who are expressing solidarity with him by informally adopting his middle name. picked by vexingmodstwo 1 year ago

Clifton Mitchell helped register nearly 2,000 voters for the community group ACORN. But not one of them actually existed.

Not as a knock against either political party, but as a point that voter fraud does exist and it is something we need to be aware of. picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

Is the Marvel Civil War (where Captain America dies) meant to be a political allegory? The writers say it is meant to relate to the Patriot Act. If that is the case why does it more resemble what occurred in Nazi Germany under Hitler? picked by hmtksteve 3 years ago

Thompson helped Nixon during watergate. However he didn't have much faith in him. picked by DerAlt1 2 years ago

At 7:19 California time, Ron Paul has already exceeded $13 Million in fundraising effort for Q4.

You can check out current figure here.

Pretty remarkable stuff. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

Categorized Polls for mindless hours of fun.. categories like( technology, sports, politics,movies and music) kept me entertained for like 45 minutes. I don't know how accurate they are but kinda cool site. easy to navigate.

some NSFW-ish topics picked by craziesean 2 years ago