For those of us on the blue side of the divide, theoretically if not geographically, the Palin family saga reminds us that we’re not just fighting an abortion war, but we’re up against an entire way of life built on a deep foundation of contradiction.

Written by Sarah Seltzer for RHRealityCheck.org – News, commentary and community for reproductive health and justice.

Democratic candidates in Utah must feel as if they’re facing an impossible task. The state is often considered the most far-right Republican stronghold in the United States. Winning Utah is akin to slaying a mighty dragon with only a bow as one’s chosen weapon.

Like all dragons, however, Utah has a weak spot. The year 2012 may be a ripe time for Obama to shoot an arrow through it.

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Wow, are the folks at RedState (www.redstate.com) thin-skinned or what? Evidently, I hadn’t consumed enough of its apparatchik Kool-Aid before engaging the right-wing fringe at RedState. Oh well, so much for constructive dialogue . . .

I don’t see anything even remotely controversial about this:

“Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world’s resources. A vegetarian diet is better.”

Or this:

He predicted that people’s attitudes would evolve until meat eating became unacceptable. “I think it’s important that people think about what they are doing and that includes what they are eating,” he said. “I am 61 now and attitudes towards drinking and driving have changed radically since I was a student. People change their notion of what is responsible. They will increasingly ask about the carbon content of their food.”

[Red State] author embarrassed by Joe Wilson (R-SC) post

Neal Horsley is an Ultra-Right-Wing candidate for Georgia Governor. Who once had sex with a mule.

Erick Erickson of Red State on Sirius Indie Talk channel, paraphrasing, Palin has two more years before she will face the voters again. Two???