links for 2010-03-05
On 5 March 02010 with 2 comments
Virginia's attorney general is arguing that the state's colleges and universities lack the authority to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and demands that they rescind such non-discrimination statements immediately. Recently-retired long-time Republican Delegate Vince Callahan put it best: "What he's saying is reprehensible. I don't know what he's doing, opening up this can of worms."
This handy graph shows what bullshit it is when Senate Republicans complain about Democrats passing healthcare reform via reconciliation. Right up through 2005, when they lost power, Republicans were all *about* passing big, contentious bills via reconciliation to avoid a filibuster.
The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy has a relatively new blog that's gotten really engaging and interesting, focusing on the overlap between policy and politics in Virginia.
Scientific American has a long, wide-ranging blog entry about, of all things, pubic hair. It's simultaneously disturbing and fascinating, touching on evolution, lice, gorillas, and shaving. Somebody e-mailed this link to me, and I didn't know whether to be grateful or offended.
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