Guns N' Roses - "You Could Me Mine" From Use Your Illusion II In honor of my brother Brian's 36th birthday today (his favorite band). Happy birthday, Brian!
Author - Bob Cesca
The Bullshit Racism of an Impotent Man
Rush Limbaugh: In Venezuela, we had a soul shake, or whatever -- that black handshake he has that he had with Chavez. We had a soul shake. Alright, you know what he's doing? He's pushing closer and...
Health Insurance Monopolies
Literally. Josh Marshall: ...the opposition to a so-called 'public option' comes almost entirely from insurance companies who have developed monopolies or near monopolies in particular geographic...
Headline of the Day
Sweet merciful crap: More than 200 people show up for bring-your-gun-to-church day. Which type of firearm do you suppose Jesus would've preferred?
Bad News for Lizard People
Governor Pawlenty is just waiting for the go-ahead from the state Supreme Court to certify the election, making Al Franken the new senator from Minnesota. On CNN: I'm going to follow the direction of...
Spazzy White Guys Take Over
I've been watching Dylan Ratigan's show sporadically and it occurred to me that the spazzy white guys who usually occupy CNBC have now officially and successfully invaded MSNBC. And this leads me to...
Cut the Bipartisanship
Senate Republicans will never vote for a healthcare reform bill. Never. So putting this bipartisan stink all over the bill in the name of courting Republicans is a huge mistake. That just leaves the...
Dial Early and Often
Dianne Feinstein, a member of the Coalition of the Corrupt and Spineless, doesn't seem to care for the criticism she's getting about the public option: “I do not think this is helpful. It doesn’t...
Morning Awesome
Phoenix - "1901" From Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Source: Chez
Nico Pitney Nails Milbank on CNN
Go Nico Pitney! Later, Milbank called Nico a dick. According to Nico: The only thing that surprised me was when Dana turned to me after our initial sparring and called me a “dick” in a whispered tone...
WTF?
This can't possibly be real: Comics writer Mark Sable was detained and intensively questioned by the TSA for carrying a script for an upcoming comic book about a writer who is detained and...
Very Serious
Here's MSNBC's Kindly Old Grampy character telling viewers that the climate crisis is a hoax leading to a world government. The "liberal network" continues to host this crackpot for some reason. At...
Why We Fight
One of the finest documentaries of the last 10 years is Why We Fight, which details the rise of the military-industrial establishment. Here's an example of how the system has Congress by the nards:...
Super Stupid
I'm watching Chuck Grassley on This Week. He's a phenomenal moron. I mean, he's as dumb as a bag of rocks. I would wager that if the camera panned down, his shoes would be on the wrong feet. Who do...
More Rockefeller on Healthcare
Yesterday, I posted a quote from Senator Rockefeller as the Quote of the Day. After re-reading the article, I think it's important to post more of what he said: "We can't count on insurance companies...
Morning Awesome
CBC Radio's "Q" with Jian Ghomeshi - Interview with Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson (This is a long one.)
One Week From Today…
...Lance Armstrong returns to the Tour de France. Just a look at Lance from 2003 on the road to Luz Ardiden: And descending into Gap on Stage 9 that year, avoiding Joseba Beloki's terrible crash:
Quote of the Day
"We have a moral choice. This is a classic case of the good guys versus the bad guys. I know it is not political for me to say that." —Senator Jay Rockefeller in support of the public option and...
Colbert on the Republican Healthcare Plan
Stephen Colbert's infomercial for the GOP healthcare reform plan.
Grapevine Fires
Quick grape report. As you may have read here, I've been cultivating a Suffolk Red grapevine and after several years, I finally have actual grapes growing. As of last weekend, there were dozens of...