For the record: "The only ideas that they espouse are ways to undermine the troops in harm's way and undermine their commander in chief while they're at war. Your candidates have no idea how to keep...
'Undermining the Commander-in-Chief'
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America, F*ck Yawn!
Holy crap and apple pie and flags! It's Tim Pawlenty's big announcement! And it's BIG! See if you can count all of the patriotic themes in this. It really gets going at the 1:00 mark. Wow. He's...
There's Still a Nuclear Crisis in Japan
I know there are bombs in Libya, and Tim Pawlenty is running for president, but let's not forget about Japan. Radiation 1,600 times higher than normal levels has been detected in an area about 20...
War, Bush Style
Jed Lewison reminds us about George W. Bush's posture towards Qaddafi and Libya: To recap: when Bush was president, he repeatedly praised Gaddafi's leadership, going so far as to say that that...
War, Obama Style
This Sullivan reader sums up why I'm not overly panicked about Libya -- beyond the fiscal hypocrisy: It seems to me that Obama's handling of it is as deliberate and "cool" as anything else he does...
War Hawks and Deficit Hawks
Last night, Rachel Maddow presented a series of clips of various Republicans gretzing about the president's handling of the Libya situation. Newt complained that we're not taking a leadership role...
Morning Awesome
REM - "It Happened Today"
Super Stupid
Dennis Kucinich will never be taken seriously. He has some great ideas on policy, and I like his juggernaut style. But he says and does a lot of stupid things that reinforce his caricature as an...
Bombs and Deficits
I still haven't heard much about the deficit impact of Libya from the fiscal conservatives on the Hill, who are cutting the shit out of every program they can pronounce -- you know, because deficit...
Quote of the Day
"The only result would be the loss of thousands of jobs in this industry, the closing or severe restriction of hundreds of local stations serving small-town and rural America which depend on federal...
Morning Awesome
May 1, 1969 -- Fred Rogers defending federal funding for PBS in the U.S. Congress
100 Mile Oil Slick in the Gulf
Another offshore oil well appears to be leaking -- a lot. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating reports of a potentially massive oil sheen about 20 miles north of the site of last April's Deepwater...
We're Bombing Libya
Last night: WASHINGTON — U.S. and British ships and submarines launched the first phase of a missile assault on Libyan air defenses Saturday and a senior American defense official said it was...
Morning Awesome
Belle & Sebastian - "I Want The World To Stop"
War and Healthcare
I've been snarkily repeating the idea that the CBO should score the American military action in Libya -- asking if it's "deficit neutral" and all that. But I'm deadly serious. If Washington can...
Palin as Pat Buchanan
Nate Silver on Palin's role in the forthcoming Republican nomination process: I don’t think much is accomplished by comparing Ms. Palin to Charlie Sheen, but it seems entirely fair to compare Ms...
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MST3K Saturday - "Night of the Blood Beast"
The Silent Nuclear Accidents
While we're debating the safety of nuclear power, it's easy to overlook two significant nuclear accidents. No one is talking about these in the traditional press. First, there's Oyster Creek in South...
Pawlenty Uses a Fake Southern Accent
No, that headline isn't a mistake. Tim Pawlenty is trying to fit into the Yickadoon Republican Club Yeehaw! St. Paul, Minn. — On a trip to Iowa last week, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty attracted attention...
Very Serious Question
Has the CBO scored the enforcement of the No-Fly Zone yet? And if so, is it deficit neutral? I hope so because deficits are eeeeevil! After all, we couldn't have healthcare unless it was deficit...