“It was interesting to me that if you look at the president’s remarks, almost out of the gate, the president began by insulting members of Congress. He invited them to be a part of this address this...
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Quote of the Day
"Stop the political circus and do something for the economy." President Obama during his address to a joint session of Congress Also of note was the forceful "pass this jobs bill" over and over. The...
The American Jobs Act
Here's the full video of the president's address from last night. My reaction is contained within this week's Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show. If you want to know my reaction immediately following...
The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 9/9/11
We Review President Obama's Jobs Speech to a Joint Session; How Can Republicans Vote Against American Jobs?; Firebagger Reaction; The Republican Debate; Rick Perry is Bush Rebooted; Stop Flirting...
Morning Awesome
Tom Petty theme week wraps up with The Traveling Wilburys and "End of the Line".
We Narrowly Avoided More 9/11 Casualties
This is jaw-dropping: Newly published audio this week reveals that Vice President Dick Cheney’s infamous Sept. 11, 2001 order to shoot down rogue civilian aircraft was ignored by military officials...
Let's Go to the Video Tape
The craziest moments from last night's debate. My live-tweeting of the debate can be found here.
Stop Flirting with Huntsman
Jon Huntsman isn't your friend. As Josh Dobbin wrote in the comments, "It's the real 'soft bigotry of low expectations' that we cheer when a republican admits that 2 + 2=4." Just because he admits to...
Ten Unspoken Things About Saint Reagan
Sam Stein tweeted last night: "according to official debate transcript Reagan was mentioned 48 times tonight, economy 23." And none of these things were mentioned about Reagan... 1. Reagan was a...
The Twisted State of Rick Perry's Texas
With wildfires raging through Texas, it's remarkable that this never came up during last night's debate. [W]hile Perry complains about the feds’ response, he and Texas lawmakers have also been called...
Perry Versus Huntsman
Something occurred to me watching the debate last night. As far as Republicans go, Jon Huntsman is smart, reasonable, reality-based and grounded in science. And therefore he's entirely unelectable...
Morning Awesome
Tom Petty theme week on a good lookin' Thursdee. Here's Petty with Stevie Nicks and "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around".
Livetweeting the Debate
I'm over at Twitter live-tweeting the Republican debate. Join me, why dontcha.
Louis CK's Tribute to George Carlin
From 2010, here's the funniest man of the 21st Century talking about the funniest man of the 20th Century. We're fortunate to be kicking around when both of these guys existed.
Of Course Christie Isn't Going to Run
Maybe this nonsense will stop now. LOS ANGELES – Two close confidantes of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slapped down the latest round of speculation that the Republican is considering a run for...
RomneyCare Versus PerryCare
Here's an interesting side-by-side comparison between health insurance in Massachusetts, home of Romney/Obama/care, and health insurance in Texas, home of the nonexistent Rick Perry healthcare policy...
The Ghost of 1937
It continues to haunt the economy, thanks to the austerity of the Republicans. Paul Krugman: Between Friday’s US job report and today’s economic news from the rest of the world, it’s hard to avoid...
Morning Awesome
It's a Tom Petty theme week. Here's "Breakdown".
Ironic Quote of the Year
Sarah Palin: "Like you, I’m not for sale." Which is why she quit her elected public service job in order to be paid to do, well, everything. A television series, two books, a tour, paid speeches...
Goodbye, Iraq
I think we can safely say the U.S. involvement in the Iraq War is over. Fox News is reporting that the Obama administration plans to withdraw all but about 3,000 of the more than 40,000 U.S. troops...
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