Daily Kos: Open Thread and Diary Rescue

Open Thread and Diary Rescue

by Diary Rescue

Wed Jun 18, 2008 at 08:39:57 PM PST

Tonight's Rescue Rangers are BentLiberal, dopper0189, jennyjem, Louisiana 1976, noddem, and YatPundit, with Unitary Moonbat shuffling the scrolls.

June 18 is a day for throwing down the proverbial gauntlet: previous todays have seen Susan B. Anthony getting fined $100 for the crime of voting (1873); the start of the War of 1812 (duh); and in 1983, Sally Ride became America's first woman in space aboard the Shuttle Challenger.

Election-year politics even impacts the space program, as FerrisValyn details in Politics at the International Space Development Conference, 2008 (YatPundit)

Sparked by a back and forth online conversation on compassion, xysea realised why The Color Of The Sky On My Planet Is Blue (dopper0189)

dogemperor warns of what may come out of Mississippi's "moral refusal" law--and now the "model moral refusal law, and what it may mean for the rest of us. (noddem)

Red Wind reports that the NYT is catching on to the fact that 'Republican compromise' often equals corruption in NYT Calls BS on FISA "Compromise." (jennyjem)

When it comes to oil, A Siegel encourages us to Follow the money...into McCain's pockets (YatPundit)

EmilyD discusses a film about a visionary artist in Presenting The Maestro! (jennyjem)

tcthulhuology replies to a popular diary with an opposing Response: How to Transform the US From a Debt to an Equity Economy. (BentLiberal)

jhutson brings us video and commentary on Physicals for Human Rights in Video: One Detainee's Heartbreaking Story of US Torture (YatPundit)

In spite of concerns that this new California law may not last, CajunBoyLgb tells Kossacks, I Think I'm Getting Married This Summer...! (w/poll). (Louisiana 1976)

mwmwm breaks the unwelcome news about the consequences of climate change arriving sooner rather than later in Ocean temps, levels rise 50% higher than expected. (noddem)

docjess covers an important discussion between a Senator and a Secretary about the politics of health care in Tom, Tommy and Health Care in America. (jennyjem)

Brian Stull, writing for the ACLU, pens an important piece on the recent related Supreme Court decision and how Death Row Inmates Must Not Be Denied Habeas Corpus. (BentLiberal)

Will gay and lesbian couples in the rest of America enjoy the equal rights to marriage straight couples take for granted? prestochango offers a word of caution in Shhh! (gay rights). (Louisiana 1976)