Malkin is predictably connecting President Obama with that horrible videotaped gang attack in Chicago. You know, because President Obama is from Chicago. Last weekend eight people were shot during...
Author - Bob Cesca
Kent Conrad Doesn't Get It
From Brian Beutler's coverage of the Finance Committee debate today: 11:55 a.m.: Conrad's up. He calls his co-op model a "public interest" model, despite the fact that the CBO says his co-op plan...
Credit Where Credit Is Due
I was initially very critical of the Dylan Ratigan Unit. But his work on healthcare reform lately has been pretty great. And this morning, he's sounding downright Thom-Hartmann-ish, ranting about how...
Morning Joe
Cable news people are phenomenally ridiculous. I'm just now listening to Andrew Ross Sorkin and Mike Ross Barnicle suggesting that President Obama isn't "working" because he's delivered some speeches...
Alert the Wingnuts!
I wrote about this the other day, but here it is. A group of kids singing directly to President Nixon. At the White House. We love you president Oh yes we do We love you president And we'll be true...
Morning Awesome
Pearl Jam - "Comatose" From the AOL Sessions
Going Rogue: The Book
There's just no way Sarah Palin wrote a 400 page book in just four months. Of course a lot of people use ghost writers, but usually no questions are asked when it's clear that the "author" could, if...
The Obama Strategy on Healthcare
BooMan does an excellent job of laying out what's happening in terms of the White House approach to all of this. It should answer some of your question as well as reinforce some of the angles I've...
25 Blue Dogs Endorse the Public Option
This is very encouraging news. Hopefully this will lend political cover for the rest of the Dogs who are hesitant to vote in favor of something that enjoys, you know, overwhelming public support...
Very Serious Question
Do non-profit organizations and TV doctors in France and Canada have to drive around offering free medical services to thousands of French and Canadian people because they can't afford healthcare...
Wingnut Porn
Via Pam Spaulding, here's a wingnut in his natural habitat. NOT SAFE FOR WORK or BLOOD PRESSURE. There's a considerable faction within the Republican Party that's counting on enough of these people...
Good Luck with That, Harry
One day, we might have some actual Democratic leadership in the Senate. For now, we have Harry Reid. Greg Sargent reports: Buried in this New York Times piece on Harry Reid’s role on health care is...
Morning Awesome
Pearl Jam - "Do the Evolution" By request, it's day one of a Pearl Jam tribute week.
The Answer Is 'They Like to Make Loud Noises'
President Obama during his address to the Congressional Black Caucus: "I was up at the G20 -- just a little aside -- I was up at the G20, and some of you saw those big flags and all the world leaders...
Somebody Call Michelle Malkin!
I can't wait until Michelle Malkin goes after the proprietors of Jesus Camp for teaching children to worship the president. Literally. Source: Tim F.
Morning Awesome
Robbert Bobbert and The Bubble Machine - "We R Super Heroes" Directed by Puny Entertainment Artist contributing to this video include: Jordan Crane (The Clouds Above, NON, Uptight), Gene Ha (Top 10...
Stalkin' Malkin Leads to School Death Threats
Malkin is a menace. Adding to my previous post about this singing thing, Malkin has actually investigated the video further and determined the name of the school, along with the name of the principal...
Singing to the President
Yesterday on Hardball, Barnicle spent an entire segment debating whether or not a group of elementary school kids should have been singing a song about President Obama. Pat Buchanan was on the show...
Can We Move On Now?
I think we might have passed the requisite "Obama should get angry ROOOWWWR!" phase of the healthcare reform debate. Thank effing goodness. Rather than engaging the crazies, Charles Blow thinks the...
Let's Just Slow It Down
This happens all the time, but it's necessary to put a face to the tragedy. A 22-year-old woman from Oxford, Ohio, died from swine flu on Wednesday. Kimberly Young graduated from Miami University in...