"The Republican Party is becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like an apocalyptic cult, or one of the intensely ideological authoritarian parties of 20th century Europe."

A frightening concept: "Confidence in science as an institution has steadily declined among Americans who consider themselves conservatives."

Local talk radio extremist Eric Deters calls for an "Armed Revolution", encouraging citizens to "gather in Washington with guns and demand the peaceful resignation and departure from the Presidency of Barack Obama."

"Mass transit is underfinanced; after all, Mercedes-Benzes and private jets are much more practical, no?"

"People invest to make money, and potential taxes have never scared them off."

People who oppose goverment welfare programs don't necessarily believe they will ever be rich him/herself... they just don't want to end up in last place.

The Tea Party wants to reverse the law phasing out incandescent bulbs despite the fact that "61 percent [of the public] judged the law to be good... More than seven in 10 said they've switched to more energy-efficient light bulbs, and 84 percent said they were satisfied with their non-incandescent light bulbs."

"When the college was set up in 1965, two-thirds of the cost of running it was supposed to be covered by state and local governments, and one-third by students. The reality today, Dr. Ryan says, is that students bear 78 percent of the cost."

Fascinating in-depth look at how Fox News came to be.

Summary: Yes.

How many people will be shot and killed in bars before this decision is reversed?

Microbreweries in Wisconsin would be prevented from selling directly to restaurants and selling their own product on site.

Palin thinks "picking winners and losers in Washington, D.C., is a dangerous thing to do" -- unless she's the one picking the winners.