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The Hermanas Mirabal(as they are referred to) were four Dominican political dissidents who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. They called themselves Las Mariposas (the butterflies) because that was the name Minerva Mirabal gave to herself in her underground activities.

It might be ironic if Fundamentalist Christians made the decision to divorce from Republicans over the issue of protecting marriage.

This weekend's music thread is dedicated to love. Love is what holds this old world together. There are all sorts of love, but when all is said and done, love is what we all need.

Republicans claim they only have a problem with the way they communicate their message. Perhaps this more severe, lost Ryan Budget could be presented in a more appetizing way, perhaps as the wrapper on a Big Mac, so it would get the respect and lengthy consideration it deserves.

The thing is why, as a member nation of the United Nations, would anyone in this country think it ok to withhold certain human rights from certain people? And why would Republicans in Congress hold up re-authorization of a bill for almost two years for the reasons stated above?

He gave everything he had to win the election...except tax returns, principled stands, the truth, compassion and the same answer to the same questions.

This weekend's music thread is about all things big and small, dedicated to those who try to make mountains out of molehills. To Bob...

Robert's Long War against the Voting Rights Act will be lost because of Scalia's self serving musings from the bench.

When we last left Bob Woodward in The Perils of Bobline, he was tied up and left on the railroad tracks by the evil Snidely Obama who threatened him that if he didn't pay the mortgage, he would take away his publishing house and let the train run of media opinion over him.

It's that time of year, when the media provides wall to wall coverage of our favorite kinds of celebrities...murderers. Remember the hit(job)s of previous years and their stars, such as Casey Anthony starring in "Whatever Happened to Baby Caylee", Drew Peterson in "The Usual Suspect" and of course O.J. Simpson in "Liar, Liar"?