I'm kind of going Galt from the blog today. It's been a crappy week on the blogotubes and I'm really feeling it today. Regardless, this caught my attention on the food reform front: The authors of a...
Author - Bob Cesca
Muzzle Rahm (Or Just Fire Him)
Jon Chait on yesterday's infuriating Rahm Emanuel healthcare story: I see two potential explanations. Either Obama doesn't know what he wants to do, and his deputies are spreading conflicting stories...
Suck It, Republicans
This was possibly my favorite moment from the Question Time. Not quite Adlai Stevenson nailing Zorin with aerial photos of the Cuban missile sites, but in the present political context, almost as...
Morning Awesome
MST3K Saturday - "Teenagers from Outer Space"
Obama vs. The Republican Discussion Thread
Open thread for discussing the president's debate with the House Republicans in Baltimore. Watch the special report on MSNBC tonight 8-10 p.m. EST.
Reid Says They're Moving Forward
Healthcare appears to be moving forward in Congress, despite Rahm Emanuel's weird remarks. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the House and Senate are pushing ahead on health care reform. "I had...
More Like That One, Please
UPDATE 3: MSNBC will be re-airing the event tonight with a special report hosted by Matthews, Olbermann and Maddow. I only caught about 20 minutes of it, but the president just wiped the floor with...
Nobody Should Run For the Hills — Except Us
Ezra reacts to Emanuel's remarks about delaying healthcare until after jobs and financial reform. The timetable Emanuel is laying out makes little sense. The jobs bill will take some time. Financial...
Good News About the Economy
Steve Benen delivers the 5.7% economic growth numbers today in convenient graph form: I dig the looks of that.
Healthcare Reform is Not Dead
Jim VandeHei said on Morning Joe today that healthcare is dead. This, of course, is ridiculous. While Emanuel is suggesting that it's going to wait until after jobs and financial regulatory reform...
Must… Not… Lose… Shpadoinkle
Greg Sargent detailed several items in today's Morning Plum that are truly testing my patience with the Democrats and the administration. Some choice items: * Rahm Emanuel lays out the new schedule:...
Reconciliation Madness
Reconciliation might not be so quick. For example, according TNR: The Finance Committee and the Health Committee would each have to mark up their portions of the reconciliation bill. Neither panel’s...
Morning Awesome
Our U2 covers theme week wraps up almost where it began with... Elvis Costello performing "Mysterious Ways"
Fighting to Save a Mountain
Americans putting their asses on the line for a good cause. Literally. In West Virginia, climate activists are not just getting angry, they’re taking action — blocking the demolition of Coal River...
Stay Classy, Teabaggers
Nope. Those teabaggers aren't motivated by racism. Not at all. Then again, there's this fundraising image depicting the president as a pimp. Oh, and it comes from Dale "Niggar" Robertson's TeaParty...
Breitbart Confirms Douche Status
This is insane. Shuster desperately trying to interview Andrew Breitbart about Watergate Jr. while Breitbart suffers from what appears to be a nervous breakdown. I'd hate to be the poor bastard who...
Liz Cheney Makes Scary Commercials
Liz Cheney's new fear-mongering deep-voiced feargasm: Run away! Run away! Seriously, I wonder how many wingnuts see this and consequently piss in their big boy pants.
I Really Don't Get This Logic
I had real problems with the mentions of clean coal and off-shore drilling last night, but this was actually my least favorite part of the address: [F]amilies across the country are tightening their...
We're Looking at You, Harry Reid
Another favorite line: To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades, and the people expect us to solve problems, not run for the hills. The old Democratic way...
Possibly My Favorite Lines of the Speech
I campaigned on the promise of change – change we can believe in, the slogan went. And right now, I know there are many Americans who aren’t sure if they still believe we can change – or at least...