Why I'm a Liberal

Ken Quinell, my friend and Executive Director of the Florida Progressive Coalition, used to maintain a personal blog, T. Rex's Guide to Life. One of his regular features was "Why I'm a Liberal." It was usually just a picture highlighting the absurdities of the right wing in this country.

The top-of-the-fold story in today's Tallahassee Democrat reminded me exactly why I am a liberal:

Lawmakers attend Tallahassee screening of movie by Ben Stein
The caption from the accompanying picture ("Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" on Wednesday at the Challenger Learning Center) demonstrates that few people understand the concept of "irony."

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