Like Ezra, I've been receiving more than a few comments and emails about my Huffington Post column from far-right readers suggesting the recovery act didn't work -- and yes it has. That's not a typo...
Author - Bob Cesca
Looks Like Meat's Back on the Menu, Boys
The list of senators pushing for the public option is growing. The list of Senators currently signing the letter includes Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Michael Bennet (D-Col.)...
Morning Awesome
The Mirror Scene from Duck Soup Featuring Groucho and Harpo (Thought I'd go with a classic this morning.)
Ebert vs. Breitbart vs. Pazienza
If you dare, check out this post at Andrew Breitbart's Big Hollywood site and gaze at the cavalcade of freakdog wingnuttia that fills the comments. Basically, Roger Ebert only recently discovered...
Warmest January Since 1999
CNN with some rare honesty about the climate crisis: Once again, wingnuts, the east coast is not THE GLOBE. China, hot. Middle East, hot. Africa, hot.
New Huffington Post Column
Happy Anniversary, Recovery Act Digg and Twitter often, if you please.
Change We Can Believe In
In the past, we've had Operation Desert Storm, Operation Anaconda, Operation Enduring Freedom. And now... Operation Mushtarak. You might disagree about the war policy, but at least the administration...
Poster of the Day
This says so much about America -- and Americans. For every person who dies in a terrorist attack globally, 58 people in the US die due to a lack of health care. Invade a hospital.
'Feeling' the Recovery Act
This morning on Morning Joe, David Gregory asked whether Americans are "feeling" the stimulus. Yeah, I know. Gross. Anyway, this is a phenomenon that I've been thinking about a lot lately...
Rockin' The Political Correctness
Sarah Palin is some kind of savant when it comes to political correctness. Most of the time, she can barely get beyond noo-kyoo-ler. But wow, she can talk the shit out of making sure we're all...
Morning Awesome
You Say Party! We Say Die! - "Dark Days"
Surnow's Kennedy Smear Movie
Sign the petition to keep the forthcoming Joel Surnow (24) Kennedy miniseries from polluting history.
A White House Healthcare Bill… Maybe
Robert Gibbs didn't rule it out. But Mr. Obama may be running out of time. His press secretary, Robert Gibbs, was asked Monday if the president would simply post his own bill if the House and the...
Don't Get Too Excited, But…
Looks like the public option is still being discussed in the Senate. Four senators have signed a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to pass a public option for insurance...
Billboards and Republican Majorities
Call me crazy, but I don't like the idea of Republicans taking over Congress at a time when crap like this is happening. By the way, I seriously doubt they'd be successful with any sort of actual...
The Exact Opposite Party
John Boehner several days ago: "If the President intends to present any kind of legislative proposal at this discussion, will he make it available to members of Congress and the American people at...
Evan Bayh on Morning Joe
Bayh is really pathetic. While chickening out because being in Congress is so hard and people argue about important issues, he scolded the left by suggesting, "Some progress is better than none."...
Who's Running for the Hills?
Michael Steele echoing Dick Morris: In a statement, Steele put Bayh's announcement in the context of other recent Democratic retirements, saying that it was a sign Democrats were "running for the...
Morning Awesome
Mastadon - "Oblivion" Chez writes: "In space, no one can hear you shred. Unless you're Mastodon."
Bayh is Better Than Random Wingnut X
Nate Silver appears to concur with my initial reaction: [E]lecting someone slightly to the left of center is usually a win for the liberal party in a slightly-to-the-right-of-center jurisdiction...