Two Very Serious Questions today. The first one comes to us from ThinkProgress and Hilzoy: When will the right wing insist the NYC synagogue bombers are ‘too dangerous’ for U.S. prisons? And I have...
Author - Bob Cesca
Security Speech Highlights
I found the following sections of the speech especially poignant to some of the discussions we've been having here (see also my shouting rant on last night's radio show): I ran for President...
Worrying About Healthcare
While the Republican plan for healthcare is seriously ridiculous, the Frank Luntz memo about selling the plan is slick, deceptive and it could work. I've written before that the modern Republican...
Morning Awesome
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - "Falling Slowly" From the movie ONCE
President Obama on Terrorism and Human Rights
The details of an off-the-record human rights meeting at the White House are very revealing, and hopefully encouraging for the hyperbolic He's Bush! crowd. According to an attendee, Obama expressed...
The Republican Healthcare Plan Sucks
Wednesday morning, Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle referred to Rep. Paul Ryan as the future of the Republican Party. Well, he's off to another great start following his epic fail budget proposal...
Radio Show
Me and Lee Stranahan on the radio from 10-11 p.m. EDT. Live live here. Call-in number: (347) 945-5235 (beginning at 10:30) Or contribute your thoughts in the comments here. UPDATE: Show's over...
Super Stupid
The new commercial from the NOM people: A couple things about this. Children are confused by a lot of things. But they have a capacity for understanding and tolerance that often exceeds even the most...
Prime Time Thread
Wednesday night open thread. Meat's back on the menu! Don't forget... Radio show with me and Stranahan tonight! 10 p.m. EDT. Listen live here.
Weird Roll Call Vote
I was just looking at the roll call vote on prohibiting the funds for closing Guantanamo. The vote was 90-6 which means there had to have been some liberal senators voting with the Republicans. Sure...
New Huffington Post Column
Closing Guantanamo and Ousting Harry Reid Enjoy and Digg often!
Quote of the Day
“Every year we lie to you and every year you come back for more. You don’t need an upfront. You need therapy. We completely lie to you, and then you pass those lies onto your clients.” —Jimmy Kimmel...
Drooooopeee!
Yesterday: HARRY REID: I’m saying that the United States Senate, Democrats and Republicans, do not want terrorists to be released in the United States. That’s very clear. QUESTION: No one’s talking...
Morning Joe
This was from yesterday, but it's never too late to call out Joe Scarborough for spreading false information: I can tell you, I've got numerous contacts within the CIA from my days on the Hill that...
Morning Awesome
Phil Collins - "Take Me Home" From No Jacket Required (I've never been much of a Genesis or Phil Collins fan, but I love this track.)
But He's Just Like Bush!
No he's effing not. This for example: “For the first time in history, we have set in motion a national policy aimed at both increasing gas mileage and decreasing greenhouse gas pollution for all new...
Evolution Framing
I was just watching Hardball and the question came up: Do you believe in evolution? Evolution is verifiable science. It isn't a matter of "belief." That is unless it's acceptable to go around asking:...
Prime Time Thread
Tuesday night open thread.
The Expectations Gamble
The main topic for the radio show tomorrow night will be a discussion about liberal expectations for the Obama administration and whether they're too high, too low or just right. It's more or less...
Afternoon Awesome
The Internets, as envisioned in 1969. Source