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Another Perspective on Floyd Landis
This essay is probably the best-written item I've read so far about the latest Floyd Landis crap, even though there are sections I don't agree with (particularly the "burn it all down" summation)...
Wow. Rand Paul Is Insane.
Apart from being outrageously wrong, this latest news from Rand Paul verifies that he's either suffering from an epic meltdown or he's just plain crazy. On today's Good Morning America: "What I don’t...
We Will Crush You
I'm not entirely thrilled with the Wall Street reform bill, but it's still a pretty big deal considering how dominant the anti-regulation, anti-Big Government voices have been for the last 40-plus...
Morning Awesome
The Dead Weather - "Jawbreaker" Live at Third Man Records
Positively Lying
I'm not sure how Floyd Landis, in a single move, can admit that he's been lying for four years while also expecting us to believe his accusations against Lance Armstrong, Levi Leipheimer, Dave...
Quote of the Day
"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 gave the federal government unprecedented power over the hiring, employee relations, and customer service practices of every business in the country. The result was a...
It's Worse Than They Estimated
BP is now reporting that they're sucking up 210,000 gallons of oil per day using their siphon apparatus. Does that number sound familiar? It's also the amount of oil they estimated had been spewing...
New Huffington Post Column
Rand Paul Underscores the Tea Party's Connection to Race Tweet and Digg often! UPDATE: Total reversal. The Rand Paul camp has issued a new statement (via Greg Sargent) saying that Paul does in fact...
The Tea Party and Race
Rand Paul helps to vindicate me. But there's no connection between race and the tea party. None at all.
Corexit Dispersant Banned. Finally.
The EPA has finally taken notice of BP's toxic dispersants. The Environmental Protection Agency informed BP officials late Wednesday that the company has 24 hours to choose a less toxic form of...
'The Day That We've Been Fearing'
The oil has engaged the wetlands. Jindal, sitting at the edge of an airboat, swept a handheld fishing net through the mess and held it up. It was coated with brown sludge, which had stained the lower...
Today's Bob & Elvis Show
Today's show! The latest soul-crushing news from the oil spill. The Republicans continue to bail out the banks. And Sarah Palin chokes on history. Plus, I might actually get to talk about cycling...
Morning Awesome
Big Pink - "Dominos"
BP Orders the Banning and Arrest of Reporters
This is becoming more surreal by the minute! When CBS tried to film a beach with heavy oil on the shore in South Pass, Louisiana, a boat of BP contractors, and two Coast Guard officers, told them to...
Republicans Continue to Bail Out the Banks
Last night, the Republicans were blocking a variety of reforms meant to curb some of the most ridiculous bank practices. Here's the rundown from Ryan Grim: Tom Harkin was stifled in his effort...
Dale Peterson's New Cowboy Commercial
UPDATE: Here's the original.
Mission Accomplished
Here's new video of the siphon tube that's supposed to be sucking up around 20 percent of the leaking oil. I don't know. That might be 20 percent less oil. It's hard to tell. Because there's still a...
Corexit Dispersant Was Banned in the UK
As we learned a few days ago, the dispersant being injected into the Gulf in massive quantities is "more toxic and less effective" than other available dispersants. So much so that... The two types...
Super Tuesdee
Three satisfying aspects of yesterday's results. First, Congressman Sestak won a clear victory over Senator Specter. I'm half-expecting Specter to become an independent and run anyway, but I don't...