I'm going over and over the new stimulus proposal, and for the life of me, I can't figure out how it will pass. Maybe it's not supposed to. The tax cuts could be a trap, daring the Republicans to...
Conservative Governing by Default
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Author - Bob Cesca
It's the Stupid, Stupid
Via Kevin Drum, the new Washington Post poll shows across-the-board preference for the Democrats over the Republicans on everything from the economy to personal values. On the "deserve to be re...
Infrastructure Across America
The president this weekend: “Over the next six years,” Mr. Obama promised “we are going to rebuild 150,000 miles of our roads — that’s enough to circle the world six times; that’s a lot of road...
Republican Dirty Tricks
Another creepy and weird Republican story out of Arizona: Mr. Pearcy and other drifters and homeless people were recruited onto the Green Party ballot by a Republican political operative who freely...
It's Ours to Lose
The new NBC/WSJ poll has some mixed news: Among all registered voters, however, both parties are tied on the generic ballot, 43 percent to 43 percent, suggesting that Democrats could potentially...
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U2 - "The Electric Co." Live at Red Rocks
Socialism Day Open Thread
I'll be away from the tubes for a while, so enjoy this socialist open thread. Don't feed the trolls and all that. Redistribute your clever observations to other commenters. Also, please welcome the...
Quote of the Day
"If you have a cynical attempt to prevent the president from getting credit for doing anything -– completely partisan and trying to destroy the presidency -– then those things will happen. I started...
Wars Make Deficits Okay
From Krugman's column today, this surprised me: Consider Gallup polling from March 1938. Asked whether government spending should be increased to fight the slump, 63 percent of those polled said no...
'Happy Socialism Day'
There's a deep irony here. Glenn Beck has the day off for Labor Day, and his guest host, Doc Thompson, totally goes off about how today is "socialism day." Yep. The wingnut right is so far off the...
Super Stupid
This video is making its rounds through the wingnutosphere. It starts out with the incorrect and pejorative "Democrat politicians," which is a red flag for the avalanche of stupid that follows...
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Kodak 1922 Kodachrome Film Test
Oh Crap.
Today in Iraq: American soldiers helped Iraqi troops battle insurgents in downtown Baghdad on Sunday, repelling a major attack in the heart of the capital five days after President Obama declared an...
More Stimulus, If You Please
New CNN poll: According to the survey, more Americans hold the Republicans responsible than the Democrats, with 44 percent blaming the GOP and 35 percent picking the Democrats. "And when George W...
Payroll Tax Holiday Special
One of the Obama administration's big recovery ideas at this point is a payroll tax holiday. In terms of stimulus, it's not as effective as spending, but in terms of temporary tax cuts, it has a...
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Go Home Productions - "Smells Like Rockin' Robin"
Quote of the Day
"Now we know -- it takes 8 years of GOP control to totally fuck up our economy and only 18 months to blame Dems for it." Sam Seder
Eff the Goddamn Rug
In case you missed the news today, the big scandal is that the Oval Office rug accurately attributes a quote to Martin Luther King, Jr., but King was actually quoting someone else. SHOCK HORROR! And...
Question of the Day
Will the firebaggers support the potential Republican effort to defund healthcare and shut down the government? I think they will. Kill the bill and all that. If the Republicans take Congress, 2011...
Sam Seder Searches for Black People
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