Mmm. Someone get me a giant bucket of delicious, delicious Gulf seafood! The researchers from Oregon State University say that a device taking samples just off the shore of Louisiana's Grande Isle...
The Cesspool of Mexico
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Author - Bob Cesca
Glenn Beck is an Embarrassment
Oh look. Apparently other Fox News Channel personalities and reporters think Beck is an embarrassment to the network. The New York Times: When I mentioned Beck’s name to several Fox reporters...
Healthcare for 9/11 Heroes Passes House
And of course the Republicans were opposed to this because, you know, they're all about 9/11 Heroes when they need material for campaign commercials. The House was finally able to overcome Republican...
Sestakmentum
This is encouraging news. Perhaps a positive sign for the Democrats in general: Republican nominee Pat Toomey is leading Rep. Joe Sestak, the Democrat's nominee, 45 percent to 42 percent among likely...
Rand Paul Goes There
Man, this guy is a cornucopia of dumbstupid. Here's Rand Paul using the phrase "welfare queen": “We as Republicans need to realize that you can’t just cut off the welfare queen and balance the...
Morning Awesome
The Office (UK) theme week continues with outtakes from Series 2.
New Huffington Post Column
Killing the False Equivalency "Both Sides" Meme Tweet, Like and Social Network at will! Enjoy!
Seriously? Gangsta Rap?
Via Digby, here's Fox Nation with yet another right-wing Southern Strategy dog whistle: I mean, really. I'm not sure how they can possibly justify this as anything but race-baiting. And since when...
Red State Guns = Blue State Violence
Mayors Agains Illegal Guns (MAIG) has released a report based on ATF Trace Data that tells us what common sense also tells us, red states with fewer gun regulations export guns that lead to violence...
Quote of the Day
“[P]rogress is going to come, but you’ve got to stick with me. You cannot lose heart.” President Obama If I hear another progressive whine about the president dissing the left, I'm going to vomit...
Almost Fired Up, Almost Ready to Go
They say the enthusiasm gap is narrowing. Among likely voters — identified by their past voting history and their high level of interest in the November midterms — 46 percent prefer a Republican...
Both Sides… Of My Ass
As I'm sure you've read by now, Jim DeMint has taken the radical, unprecedented step of blocking all Senate legislation that he doesn't personally approve. One senator from South Carolina (Crazy...
Morning Awesome
The Office (UK) theme week continues with David Brent's motivational speech.
Worst Person in the Goddamn World
This dickbag in Kentucky: Police are advising cyclists to be keenly aware of oncoming traffic as they pedal through Oldham County after a cyclist reported a Dodge truck involved him in a game of...
Socialist Sharron Angle
Sucking from the government teat: Angle’s campaign acknowledged to Nevada journalist Jon Ralston Monday that both the candidate and her husband receive health care from the federal government...
Glenn Beck Goes Full Eliminationist
Glenn Beck is a scam artist, to be sure. When he's going all punch-me-face over farfetched conspiracy theories, he's more or less harmless. But when, in the name of his act/scam, he revisits an issue...
From the 'No Shit' File
Sullivan reports: The Saxby Chambliss staffer who wrote those words on a popular gay blog has still not been been identified or disciplined, according to a spokesperson from his Georgia office. And...
Quote of the Day
"One closing remark that I want to make: It is inexcusable for any Democrat or progressive right now to stand on the sidelines in this midterm election. There may be complaints about us not having...
The Terrorists Won
Via Digby, this should make you want to vomit. Kathy Parker, a 43-year-old Elkton, Md., woman, who was flying out of Philadelphia International Airport on Aug. 8. She says she was heading to...
Voter Contradictions in Convenient Poll Form
Via Sargent, here's an interesting illustration of how ass-backwards and kerfuffled voters are right now: Whose economic policies are more likely to improve economic conditions -- the Democrats in...