Open thread for your Monday night blogotubings. I'm sad to announce that my grapes are pretty much screwed with the black rot despite my efforts to control the fungus. But the good news is that so...
Author - Bob Cesca
Calling Out the Bastards
President Obama calling out the corrupt and spineless today: "Now, there are some in this town who are content to perpetuate the status quo, are in fact fighting reform on behalf of powerful special...
Right Wing Terrorists
‘Operation Rescue’ founder warns of ‘violent convulsions’ if health bill doesn’t ban abortions. What else do you call this?
Oh, And It'll Create A Surplus, Too
The House healthcare reform bill, complete with the public option, will be revenue neutral in its first ten years and eventually will generate a surplus: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"If, when the facts are in, we find out that through some convoluted chain of events, he really was captured by the Taliban, I'm with him. But, if he walked away from his post and his buddies at...
Phantom Menace
If you watched Morning Joe today (minus Shweaty Joe), you probably noticed the overall vibe in the 8AM hour was to describe healthcare reform as being in jeopardy. No reasons given. No polls or...
From the Earth to the Moon
40 years ago today, human beings walked on the Moon for the first time.
A Price Tag is A Price Tag
For the Ben Nelson Gang of Six, this was fine and dandy: President George W. Bush signed into law Thursday the first major piece of legislation of his presidency, a $1.35 trillion tax cut over 10...
The Epitaph for Meet the Press
David Gregory via email to an aide of Mark Sanford: [C]oming on Meet The Press allows you to frame the conversation how you really want to...and then move on. You can see (sic) you have done your...
Morning Awesome
REM - "Orange Crush" Live
Armstrong Got Ripped Apart
Alberto Contador just rocketed up the final climb in today's Stage 15. And Lance is conceding that Contador is the stronger rider -- which was extraordinarily obvious on the climb. Today, at least...
Sunday Night Thread in America
Open thread for your Sunday banter and random discussions. I cycled past the Jon & Kate compound today. Their litter of children were decked out in arm floaties and jumping around in an...
The Wealthiest Two Percent
Yglesias presents a chart showing what percentage of Americans state-by-state would pay a slightly higher tax rate in order to help fund healthcare reform. Upshot -- it's anywhere from 1 to 2 percent...
Worst Persons
The Washington Post. What the hell is wrong with these people? No shame. No integrity.
The CBO
Sam Stein recalls some Bush era CBO projections. When the CBO predicted in 2004 that Bush's new tax and spending proposals would produce deficits of $2.75 trillion over ten years, a spokesman for the...
Morning Awesome
What it's like to be in last place in the Tour de France. Kenny Van Hummel, the last place rider or "lanterne rouge", drags himself over the Pyrenees.
Hincapie Wasn't Robbed by Armstrong
Crazy exciting Tour stage today. And it was another flat stage, and they generally aren't this exciting. Lots of controversy after the race because American rider George Hincapie missed taking the...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for your Saturday night drinking, blogging and general cavorting. It's been a light blogging day. Doing yard work with my daughter and buying new cycling socks. My life is exciting!
Sand, Meet Line
Huge news. President Obama in his weekly YouTube address: That’s why any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, cost and...
How Much
Paul Blumenthal provides us with the numbers for the Gang of Six: Sen. Susan Collins raised $1,559,446 from the health and insurance sectors over the course of her career. [...] Sen. Mary Landrieu...