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• Spirit of giving? Boston Archdiocese defends six-figure salaries for top church employees

  Wed Mar 21, 2012
  • Cardinal Wolsey would probably feel right at home.

• Pew survey: Americans think politicians are talking too much about religion

  Wed Mar 21, 2012
  • Next we'll be burning heretics in the public square. Where's Torquemada when you need him?

• One thing everyone agrees about: The jobs situation is scary

  Thu Oct 6, 2011
  • I start collecting Social Security next year. I can hardly wait.

• Sarah Palin says she's not running for president in 2012

  Wed Oct 5, 2011
  • Wow! Great news. The only people dumber than Sarah Palin are the ones who would have voted for her. Iḿ not that thrilled with Obama, but at least he actually knows where Russia is.

• Alabama loses workers as immigration law takes effect

  Wed Oct 5, 2011
  • The South shall rise again - and promptly trip over its own racist attitudes. I don't know if Lester Maddox is still alive, but if he is maybe you can get him to come over from Georgia and start passing out ax handles at the local diners. Ah, for the good old days!

• Do you think your job is in jeopardy?

  Thu Sep 1, 2011
  • I start collecting Social Security next year, so forget working for heartless corporations. Now I just have to worry about the Tea Party.

• What's your view on the dust up between Speaker Boehner and President Obama?

  Thu Sep 1, 2011
  • These people are increasingly just idiots with very nice clothes. They're not actually capable of running the country.

• Is Congress coddling the super-rich, as Warren Buffett says?

  Mon Aug 15, 2011
  • My effing Congressman is a Tea Party freak, and consistently votes to favor the rich on taxes. Some populist!

• From toilet to tap: Texas town looks at recycling

  Fri Aug 5, 2011
  • The phrase "treated wastewater" means precisely that it is not sewage anymore, and may even be perfectly drinkable water. Good luck doing anything more complicated that watching re-runs on TV.

• From toilet to tap: Texas town looks at recycling

  Fri Aug 5, 2011
  • I spent a couple of years studying biology, and I have to laugh at the sheer stupidity of people who are disgusted by the idea of "recycled" water.