Republicans are still exploiting the fact that some voters don't know that Medicare is government-run healthcare. And they're still taken seriously as a viable party. In fact, people want to elect...
Author - Bob Cesca
Best Healthcare System Ever
Sam Stein reports today: The market concentration for health insurance is so monopolized in some areas that insurance companies are willing to raise prices and lose customers in an effort to improve...
Quote of the Day
"It could be worse than some of the assertions made by McCarthy, depending on some of the validity of those assertions." Paul Mirengoff from the very conservative Power Line blog about Liz Cheney's...
Why Not President McCain?
Here's why not. McCain this week: In a direct challenge to Democratic leadership, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced an amendment on Thursday night that would prohibit Congress from using...
The Daily Show on Chat Roulette
Behold.
Worst Persons
CNN for this. On the same topic, Greenwald wrote an excellent takedown of Wolf Blitzer and the Cheney/Kristol McCarthyism.
Embryonic Teabagger Flashbacks
Ah, memories. As near as I can tell, the tea party really began in those lines at Palin rallies. Back in October, 2008 Dave Neiwert posted this: And just so we're not talking about several people at...
Morning Awesome
Gorillaz - "Stylo" (until EMI pulls it down)
Citizen's Arrest of the Insurance Companies
Jacki Schechner from HCAN and Robert Creamer have organized a pretty great idea. A citizen's arrest of the insurance companies. Of course it's not a real citizen's arrest, but goddamn -- it's about...
'Single-Payer Language in the Bill'
Interesting recap from today's meeting at the White House between the president and House progressives: But, said one attendee, Obama pointed Kucinich toward single-payer language that Sen. Bernie...
Today's Bob and Elvis Show Replay
Today's first Bob and Elvis Show is available for archived listening. Enjoy! Don't forget to follow on Twitter. @BobandElvisShow
Sadly, This Is Not A Comedy Sketch
Wingnuts on Patrol. Groin pulls and hamstring pulls all around. The Fightin' Prostates. Nip it in the bud! All kidding aside, something bad is going to come out of this. That much is obvious.
The Best Graph Ever
Praised by Rachel Maddow last night as the greatest bar graph ever created, this is a must-see summation of the use of reconciliation since 1990.
Is the Chief Justice Resigning?
Rumor has it that Chief Justice John Roberts is resigning for personal reasons. If so, this would be outstanding news. But for now, it's just a rumor. UPDATE: Yep. Too good to be true. Retracted.
Stoning the Whale
So a killer whale behaves, you know, like a killer whale. And someone is killed. Outrage all around. But this one is arguably the high water mark of crazy. The American Family Association wants Tilly...
The Bob and Elvis Show – Today!
The premiere show begins at 10 a.m. EST. Listen live here. Call the show: 877-879-8951 Today's show: Introductory banter -- what's this show all about? Teabaggers and race The Sarah Palin reality...
The Sarah Palin Show
They could call it: Jersey Shore: Alaska. Sarah Palin is in LA shopping a reality show. Seriously. And for what it's worth, I called it!
Morning Awesome
The Raveonettes - "Heart of Stone" I was going to post the new Gorillaz video, but "embedding disabled by request." No free promotion for you! Record labels are smart!
Vigilante Academy 4: Wingnuts on Patrol
I can't imagine anything going horribly awry with this.
Doof Quote of the Day
"I commented and then that gets out there in the blogosphere, it gets out there in the different forms of the mediums that we have today. And then it’s left there, not an opportunity for me to follow...
