At least, we're not engaged in combat per se. Therefore, President Obama isn't responsible for violating the War Powers Act -- at least not anywhere close to the extent it's been violated by almost...
Author - Bob Cesca
Bring the Boys Home, Save $1.1 Trillion
Most if not all of the Republicans are opposed to President Obama ending the Iraq War as well as the forthcoming end to the Afghanistan War. But, via Ezra Klein, the CBO says that reducing our...
Crazy Quote of the Day
“I’m surprised the health department has not come out against this because we are going to have an HIV epidemic if this passes. You don’t see two male dogs sleeping in the same dog house together.”...
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins
New images from Peter Jackson's forthcoming The Hobbit movies! Bag-freaking-end! Oh yes.
Morning Awesome
"My Favorite Movie Music" theme week continues with U2's "The Hands That Built America" from Gangs of New York.
Why Do The Republicans Hate America?
More news on the Republican effort to "undermine the Commander-in-Chief": WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders will bring a bill to the floor as soon as Friday to defund U.S. military operations in...
We Almost Lost Nebraska
Thom Hartmann details how two nuclear power plants in Nebraska are threatened by the massive flooding in the Omaha region. Let's build more! Hopefully the Republicans won't continue to deregulate the...
Priorities of the People
I've been spending a considerable amount of time since the Weiner fiasco trying to figure out whether it's the media or its consumers who are to blame for the dominance of nonsense and the absence of...
Morning Awesome
"My Favorite Movie Music" theme week continues with Sigur Rós and "Starálfur" from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
The President's Record is Irrelevant
Anderson Cooper jumped onto the "President Obama Doesn't Care About Gay People" bandwagon last night. Anderson Cooper called out President Obama on his Tuesday show for flip-flopping on gay marriage...
Mitch Daniels' War Against Women
Whenever you hear someone say that Indiana governor Mitch Daniels is all kinds of sensible and moderate, send them this post. The anti-abortion law Daniels signed is a major victory for the...
Proof that Bachmann Is A Crazy Person
While the DC media tries to elevate Michele Bachmann, it's important to highlight all of the crazy things she's said over the years. ThinkProgress compiled the list: (1) BACHMANN WARNED ‘THE LION...
Morning Awesome
Movie music week rolls on with The Soggy Bottom Boys and "Man of Constant Sorrow."
Undermining the Commander-in-Chief
Imagine the rah-rah, flag-waving insanity that would have erupted if a Democratic Congress had attempted to defund the Iraq War in its first months. The Republicans would have summarily branded the...
Mass Extinction in the Oceans
I'm predicting that nothing much will be done to mitigate a potential mass extinction in the world's oceans. That is, not until after it's too late. And even then, the Republican solution will...
Best Healthcare Ever. In Jail.
This is an extreme solution to getting free healthcare. Deliberately going to prison. James Richard Verone spent his whole life playing by the rules and staying out of trouble. Having worked as a...
Morning Awesome
Movie music theme week continues with Kermit the Frog and "Rainbow Connection"
Clarence Clemons, 1942-2011
I was never a huge Springsteen fan, but this is one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded, and Clemons is the musical centerpiece.
Misinformation Isn't A 'Side'
Jon Stewart was on Fox News Sunday yesterday and just ripped into Fox News Channel and the fact that its viewers are the most misinformed of all the cable news networks: Wallace tried to say that Fox...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"There is substantial evidence that some of these fires are caused by people who have crossed our border illegally." Senator John McCain Ugh. It's going to be an insane week in politics if this is...
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