So it's Santorum's turn in the driver's seat of the clown car. He won all three elections last night -- Missouri (non-binding), Minnesota and Colorado. I have to say, the fact that he's a crazy far...
Rick Santorum's Night in the Sun
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Author - Bob Cesca
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U2 POP theme week. "Staring at the Sun" alternate video.
American Auto Industry = Chicago-style Politics
As we discussed yesterday, the Eastwood Super Bowl commercial was even-handed x 1000. It called for cooperation and further progress to return America to dominance on the road. Evidently, Karl Rove...
Never Mind Santorum. He's Done.
Desperate for drama in a race where Romney is absolutely the presumptive nominee, the press is pushing a brand new "LOOK OUT! Santorum could win some states -- WEEEEEE!" narrative. Maybe he'll win a...
Contador Stripped of 2010 Tour de France Victory
For the two or three people here who are cycling geeks like me, Contador has joined Floyd Landis... Alberto Contador received the worst possible news Monday: a two-year ban and the loss of his 2010...
Another 'Right-Wing Extremism' Freakout
The far-right media got its hands on another DHS report advising state and local law enforcement about the militant activities of right-wing militia groups. Naturally the report has validity since...
Where Are the Ticker-tape Parades?
Laura Conaway: After the Giants beat the Patriots in the 2008 Super Bowl, New York City celebrated with a ticker-tape parade. Now that the Giants have beaten the Patriots in 2012 Super Bowl, we're...
One of the Most Mind-Blowing Things Ever
This interactive feature allows you to scroll from the smallest items in the known universe to the largest, allowing you to experience the relative scale of each object. If you have a wheel on your...
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Our U2 POP theme week continues with "Gone" live from Mexico City.
Is Obama the Least Liberal Dem President?
Not a chance in hell. I have serious problems with this study by Keith Poole and taken at face value by Paul Krugman indicating that President Obama is the least liberal Democratic president in...
The Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Commercial
I liked the spirit of this spot: My only issue here is the unspoken fact that Republicans (Eastwood is a Republican) wanted Detroit to go bankrupt and the Obama administration insisted upon a bailout...
You'd Like to Think That Wouldn't You?
Mike Bloomberg on guns: You’d think that if a congresswoman got shot in the head, that would have changed Congress’ views. I can tell you how to change it, just get Congress to come with me to the...
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U2 POP theme week! Here's "Discothèque".
Debunking the Teleprompter Meme
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jonathan Chait expanded on something we've discussed at length here. The Republicans are using the Teleprompter meme as a way to paint arguably the most intelligent and well...
Wait, Isn't Debt Bad?
Newt Gingrich, a self-identified fiscal conservative, has remained in the presidential race by demonizing food stamps and demagoguing the debt and deficit under President Obama. But... Newt...
Quote of the Morning
"To supposedly alleviate the very poor, and Mitt was right. The very poor in America do have a lot of programs a lot of benefits. People aren’t dying in America. You know, in fact, the very poor...
Romney Wins Nevada, Gingrich Distant Second
Yawn. Is there anything shocking or even mildly surprising about this? Even MSNBC -- your horse-race network -- was overheard announcing: "Mitt Romney wins the Nevada caucus...stay tuned for 'Lock...
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U2 - "Mofo" Live from Mexico City Yes, I've gone insane. In honor of its 15th anniversary next month it's a U2 POP theme week.
Republican Wants a White Guy Holiday in Arizona
This is not an Onion story: Reacting to a Democratic colleagues apparently incendiary request to celebrate a Latino American day, State Rep. Cecil Ash (R) declared that he’d support the idea as long...
Mitt Romney is a Serial Liar
Circling back on the national anthem thing, Benen composed a true or false test with some of Mitt Romney's biggest lies. 1. Romney claimed President Obama "went before the United Nations" and "said...