Oh Ryan, between you asking for the benefits of Obamacare while bashing it and Romney having had enacted…

Oh Ryan, between you asking for the benefits of Obamacare while bashing it and Romney having had enacted nearly the same plan in his time as Gov. is it any wonder folks do not trust you?

"The grant Ryan requested was funded directly by the Affordable Care Act, better known simply as healthcare reform or Obamacare.
The letter, among several obtained by The Nation and The Investigative Fund through a Freedom of Information Act request, is a stark reminder that even the most ardent opponents of Obamacare privately acknowledge many of the law’s benefits."

In a letter to the Obama administration obtained by the The Nation, Ryan asked that a local clinic in his district receive a grant made possible by the Affordable Care Act.

Schneier on Security: Hacking Brain-Computer Interfaces

A team of security researchers from Oxford, UC Berkeley, and the University of Geneva say that they were able to deduce digits of PIN numbers, birth months, areas of residence and other personal infor…

Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions: Scientific American

Find out where the candidates stand on climate change, research, energy, space and more

“We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers,” Romney’s pollster, Neil Newhouse…

“We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers,” Romney’s pollster, Neil Newhouse, said. My wonder is if anyone is checking the checkers?

I’ve written about or linked to a great deal here “chronicling Mitt’s mendacity” — to borrow Steven Benen’s phrase. Mitt Romney says many, many things that are not true. He says this despite being in …

Just in time for the ’12 election… Critical Thinking Podcast ..

Just in time for the '12 election… Critical Thinking Podcast ..

An introduction to critical thinking skills and the 2012 presidential election are covered in this first Critical Voter podcast.