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Suck it, Banks
The president is going after the banks in other ways besides new regulations. Specifically, he intends to impose a new fee: "We want our money back, and we're going to get it. That's why I'm...
Good News, Bad News
The good news is that the CDC says Americans aren't getting fatter. We've reached a plateau in terms of obesity. The bad news is that it's because it's impossible to get fatter -- we've reached our...
WTF Is Mike Allen Talking About?
Politico editor and Cheney PR man Mike Allen was on Morning Joe this morning -- probably because they couldn't book Drudge or Cheney, so they settled for the next best thing. BAM! Anyway, as you can...
Citizens United v. Everyone
I have no idea if this is good news or bad news. The opinion on the case brought by the conservative advocacy group Citizens United is overdue and today was pushed back by at least another week. If...
Morning Awesome
AC Newman - "The Palace at 4am"
Time for Harry Reid to Step Aside
This illustrates why I think Harry Reid should retire now. "As I look back it was a waste of time dealing with [Snowe]," Reid is quoted as saying in a forthcoming New York Times Magazine piece...
Sarah Palin Loves All of the Founders Equally
Probably because she couldn't think of anyone specifically. Until, that is, she came up with the most obvious one. George Washington. And why Washington? Because he went back to Mount Vernon and gave...
New Huffington Post Column
Republican Fear has Given the Terrorists an Easy Victory Enjoy, Twitter and Digg often.
The Earthquake in Haiti
Due to the disaster in Haiti, and for obvious reasons, I'm postponing the rest of our quarterly donation drive until next week. In lieu of that, you can donate to the Red Cross disaster relief effort...
Pat Robertson is a Psycopath
This is unforgivable: "Something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it," he said. "They were under the heel of the French ... and they got together and swore a...
Palin Is Reeeeally Slow on the Uptake
Of course we all know that. But she's slower than most wingnuts. I watched some of her appearance in the Random Blonde Guest chair on O'Reilly last night and was a little shocked to hear that as of a...
You Stay Classy, Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh suggesting that the president will exploit Haiti in order to "burnish" his standing with the "light-skinned and dark-skinned black community in this country." Whah? In terms of...
Shocking Death Toll
CNN: Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of people have died in Haiti's earthquake, the prime minister told CNN Wednesday. Haitian authorities said the powerful quake destroyed most...
Doof Quote of the Day
"I landed there in the helicopter, so I can say yes." —Harold Ford, Jr. when asked by the New York Times if he'd ever been to Staten Island Good one!
Dodging a Bullet
They had planned on focusing on the deficit, but that would've been very bad. For now, it looks like that's going to be pushed off. A new jobs bill is needed even though the $787 billion economic...
Morning Awesome
The Spill Canvas - "Don't Let Your Enemies Become Friends"
What Part of 'Kill the Bill' Don't You Understand?
John Cole just doesn't get it. Starting to look like Ted Kennedy’s seat is up in the air, and may very well go to a Republican. Be nice if someone in the liberal blogosphere would notice and efforts...
Winter Fundraiser Day Two
And here we go with Day Two! Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed so far in our big Winter Fundraiser here. I really appreciate it. Your generous contributions help to keep the blog fully...
Wingnut: Eight Years Of Not Being Attacked
I don't know who this wingnut talker is, and I don't care. But the effort to, as Oliver says, "disappear" 9/11 seems to be more entrenched now than ever. Eight years of safety. Three attacks under...