1. Founder of Chick Fil-A working to abridge civil rights for Some People
The president of Chick Fil-A has admitted that he is opposed to homosexuality. That's fine, he is entitled to think and believe what he likes, and to live his life according to his own principles. However, the charitable foundation connected with Chick Fil-A has been donating to campaigns that seek to adbridge the civil rights of homosexual people, specifically with respect to their marriage rights.
He and his organization have crossed the line. They have the right to think and believe what they like. They do not have the right to adbridge the civil rights of other people. That is none (I repeat, None) of their business. I therefore do not intend to ever spend a cent at Chick Fil-A.

2. The Cold Case Posse Show ends with nothing new worth a damn
Shriff Joe Arpaio and several members of the Cold Case Posse held a press conference yesterday, publicising allegations that the Birth Certificate shown in public for President Obama is a forgery. An analysis of this event, and the validity of the evidence is presented here at The Fogbow. (WARNING - Occasional snark and ridicule may be present, also some sections of this document are still under construction, but if you read it you will get the drift).
As is normal after an event like this one, a number of drive-by smartasses showed up in the comment threads to chortle about how compelling the evidence is that the birth certificate is forged. Most of them appear to lack any semblance of critical thinking skills, politesse, or the ability to construct anything approaching an argument. I provided my own response to one of the more tiresome of the drive-by wankers.

3. Defense Spending cuts and Macroeconomics 101
One of the hip new mantras that a lot of people have discovered since 2008 is "balance the federal budget". I have consistently wondered where all of those people were prior to 2008, while the previous administrations were busy ringing the deficit till like an out of control cash register. But I digress. Here is a short, but scything post that links planned cuts in defense spending, special pleading and whining by military contractors, and Macroeconomics 101. The key comment is in the second last paragraph:

If the economy were close to full employment then government spending could be seen as crowding out private spending, primarily by raising interest rates. However, we are not close to full employment, so cuts in government spending will cost jobs. It is that simple.

There, in one short paragraph, is the blunt macroeconomic truth about recessions. Cutting government spending in a recession is always likely to deepen and prolong the recession. If you want to see the impact of that approach, just hop on a plane and go visit some European countries, starting with Greece. If voters want jobs (and surveys seem to show that they do) then "balancing the books" while the US is in a recession isn't going to support creating jobs one iota.
4. The bizarre logic leaps and rantings of Michele Bachmann - a Parody
Juan Cole utilizes the same fallacious reasoning and lack of logic as Rep. Bachmann to point out that she is really a supporter of islamic extremists. I doubt that many of her supporters will even understand this. One thing I have found all along about authoritarian nitwits is that they are usually irony-impaired.
5. Idaho bar owned by Christians boycotts MillerCoors and PepsiCo products
The owners of this bar in Lewiston Idaho do not approve of the concept of equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation, so they are declining to serve PepsiCo and MillerCoors products. Interestingly, they want other corporations supporting the NGLCC to spend that money on what they define as "non political" causes.
I guess in that part of the world they may not be missing out on a gay or transgender clientele, but they will now draw attention to themselves in and out of state, and not in a good way. It seems that this boycott has been in place for while, the news went viral when a local television station found out about it.
It's a free country, their decision, but I wonder if they will still think that way in a few years' time. In the meantime I'll offer them a deal - I'll agree to go spend money at their bar, if I am in the area, if they can convince me that they only donate to "non political causes". Deal?