Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are Louisiana 1976, ybruti, mem from somerville, dadanation, jennyjem, jlms qkw, and taylormattd as editor.

Please enjoy reading these outstanding, ranger-selected diaries:

• LiberalTexan informs us that the debate over creationism vs. science will soon be resuming in Texas: Faith Based Initiative: Fundamentalist Religious Attack on Science in Texas. (Louisiana 1976)
• gmoke describes the life and work of a great journalist in Witness to a Century: George Seldes. (ybruti)
• Project Vote discusses the possible future of voting in After 2008 Election, Some States Want to Make Voting Easier; Others Determined to Make it Harder. (jlms qkw)
• SuperSS wonders if it's a partisan thing, or a class thing in The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (See Graph). (jennyjem)
• EmperorHadrian recounts how the Romans dealt with the ancient scourge in Hadrian's Forum: Pirates and Rome's War on Terror. (ybruti)
• NCrissieB postulates on a barrier in the conservative mindset in Certainty, Part I - How the Party of Big Ideas became the Know Nothing Party. (mem from somerville)
• LoneBlackMan politely has the last word in With Apologies To Ms. Walls (You Were So Wrong). (dadanation)
• Christian Wright recounts his aunt's life and final conscious hours on Election Night in My Aunt's Last Words. (Louisiana 1976)
• m3 eloquently reminds us that Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. (jlms qkw)
• justiceleague relates a remarkable success with a first-hand report on Social Networking & Campaigns - Not Just For Big Ticket Elections. (mem from somerville)
• Sadly, RFK Lives reports in GOP to "bipartisanship": Drop Dead how once again the party not in power in the Senate has managed to logjam any meaningful legislative action aimed at helping stave off our country's impending and worsening financial crises. (dadanation)

jotter has High Impact Diaries: November 20, 2008.

monkeybiz has Top Comments 11.20.08: From the Dept. of Household Labor.

Please feel free to promote your favorite diaries in this open thread.