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26 days ago |
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Blue America Endorses Annie Kuster for Congress - — On election night 2010, when progressives around the country were pummeled and defeated, one race kept us all up late, hoping against hope that we'd have a memorable victory among the defeats. As it turned out New Hampshire's 2nd congressional … |
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54 days ago |
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Next step in our Randian dystopia: stimgatize the unemployed - — So now they're going to “reform” unemployment. The first thing they say they'll do do is stop the millionaires from collecting it. I don't know how many millionaires are collecting it now or how this will be administered, but fine. |
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63 days ago |
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What's the matter with Mitt? - — I wish I fully understood why so many commentators are unwilling to admit that this is part of Mitt Romney's problem: … 42% of Americans of all stripes have discomfort with a Mormon? That's a lot of people. And yet, as Romney continues … |
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74 days ago |
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Ear Splitting Pain Compliance Device - — What is that thing this NYPD officer is carrying today? TPM says it's reported to be a Long Range Acoustic device, aka LRAD. — In case you were wondering about the effects of an LRAD, read this report from the ACLU from last month: |
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76 days ago |
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Oh. Homeland security AND the FBI - — “If you build it” update: … Obviously unconfirmed, but in light of what the Oakland mayor said this morning, certainly not unlikely. — I'm not surprised by this, but I am curious as to how they are going to justify the federal government's interest? |
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75 days ago |
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Gamming Up The Works - Joan Walsh was just on MSNBC ... - — Joan Walsh was just on MSNBC this morning arguing that it was sexist to put Palin on the cover of Newsweek in her running shorts, when she obviously didn't pose in that particular outfit for that particular cover. Others on the show disagreed, saying that Palin … |
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81 days ago |
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An Immoderate Proposal - I have a moral objection to paying ... - — I have a moral objection to paying for any kind of erectile dysfunction medicine in the new health reform bill and I think men who want to use it should just pay for it out of pocket. After all, I won't ever need such a pill. And anyway, it's no biggie. |
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83 days ago |
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Broken Rearview Mirror - — Nancy Keenan needs to find another job. Her appearance on Andrea Mitchell this morning was an embarrassment to the pro-choice community. Jesus H Christ: … NARAL needs to hold Nancy Keenan accountable for being completely ineffectual over and over again … |
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115 days ago |
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Independents - I was listening to all the gasbags drone ... - — I was listening to all the gasbags drone on all day yesterday about how the “independents” are all unhappy with Obama and are probably going to vote for the Republicans again when just a couple of years ago they were all unhappy with Bush and voted with the Democrats. |
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121 days ago |
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Doomed To Repeat It - Ok, my head just exploded. I apologize for the mess. - — Ok, my head just exploded. I apologize for the mess. — Chris Matthews is interviewing Taylor Branch about his new book about Bill Clinton. He lived through the 90s. He was reporting from Washington throughout them. He had a show during much of them. |
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