If you recall, Bill O'Reilly suggested that the tides were a magical occurrence -- the source of which is entirely mysterious. And now this: This is the creationist fallacy suggesting that "God is in...
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Healthcare Repeal Fails
The end of the show. The Senate on Wednesday voted down a repeal of President Obama’s healthcare law in a 47-51 party-line vote. The vote came two weeks to the day the Republican House voted 245-189...
In Our Orbit
What different planets would look like if they orbited the Earth. Jupiter scared me.
Glenn Beck Isn't Crazy
Joan Walsh writes: Naturally, Glenn Beck is the worst. We know he's losing his audience -- his January ratings were his lowest since his show began two years ago -- and he may be losing his mind...
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U2 - "Sunday Bloody Sunday" Live at Red Rocks (I can't believe I've never posted this.)
Crazy Quote of the Day
"The consensus behind the climate change bill collapsed and then further deteriorated with the personal and political collapse of Vice President [Al] Gore." Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) When we joke...
The CBO Sucks Except When It Doesn't
This drives me batshit. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday rejected the CBO's cost estimate of healthcare repeal as "garbage in, garbage out." McCain said the Congressional Budget Office...
The Republican Healthcare Agenda
Here's part of what they Republicans will be responsible for if the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act: Well, first, the government would have a mess on its hands dealing with the...
Progress on the Naked Body Scanners
This is better. The US Transportation Security Administration began rolling out new airport scanner software Tuesday that produces less revealing images of travelers. The new software "enhances...
Tea Party Judge Doesn't Get the Tea Party
Much like other tea party people like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, Judge Vinson, who overturned the Affordable Care Act, botched some history. In his decision, he references the Boston Tea Party...
Morning Awesome
Jack White and Wanda Jackson - "Thunder on the Mountain" (I know, I know. I post a lot of Jack White. But as this track illustrates, he's just about the most versatile and talented musician of our...
Another Reason Love HBO
This. Please, Whoever Decides Things At HBO, please let this be picked up as a series. HBO has just greenlit its first pilot from writer-producer Aaron Sorkin (“A Few Good Men,” “The American...
Bad Idea Jeans
Less than a month ago, Pat Toomey was inaugurated as the new senator from Pennsylvania. We haven't heard from him at all since then. Until now. The first big thing out of his yapper is this...
Oh Shut Your Hole, Brokaw
Insufferable Tom Brokaw on the Olbermann situation at MSNBC: "Where it got sticky is when our commentators were anchoring political coverage," he said, in a clear reference to Olbermann. Brokaw was...
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Muse - "Supermassive Black Hole" Live at Wembley Stadium, 2007
My First Post About Egypt
Okay, so I haven't been covering Egypt here. I'm a shitty blogger, etc. The reason I haven't posted anything yet is chiefly because I'm ambivalent about the end game -- as I am with any large scale...
Organic Biggies Surrender to Monsanto
One of the most dangerous aspects of GMO seeds is the fact that they tend to pollute organic farms, mixing the genetically modified seeds with seeds that are supposed to be unmodified. Also, the GMO...
Judge Rules Healthcare Law Unconstitutional
Just in: A Florida judge could on Monday become the second U.S. judge to declare President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal...
Whining Palin Plays the Victim Again
Oh, and she injected herself into the Egypt situation. At a speech in Reno on Saturday, Sarah Palin said she thinks a recently discussed media boycott of her is good--because then she won't get...
The Fox Geezer Effect
Even real-life conservatives are beginning to worry about the Fox effect: Over the past couple of years, I’ve been keeping track of a trend among friends around my age (late thirties to mid-forties)...