The "thanks, but no thanks" hypocrisy continues. Blast government spending, but take all you can carry. Louisiana has gotten $130 billion in post-Katrina aid. How is it that the stars of the...
Author - Bob Cesca
Secret Chimps
A week after a woman lay in critical condition after being mauled by a pet chimpanzee, the Captive Primate Safety Act passed by a 323-95 vote, with 93 Republicans in opposition. I was once pulled...
A Giant Leap For Universal Healthcare
The more I read about the president's healthcare proposal, the more exciting it sounds. But don't panic when you read the first part of this from Steve Benen: The administration seems well aware of...
Doof Quote of the Day
"I finally came to the conclusion I would have to be a no vote on this because this stems from sexual promiscuity for the most part." —Colorado State Sen. Dave Schultheis (R) on a bill requiring an...
Morning Awesome
The Flaming Lips - "The Spark That Bled" Live from the 1999 Soft Bulletin era (The blood is fake.)
Radio Show
Me and Stranahan on the radio at 10 p.m. (7 p.m. Pacific) right here. We'll be talking about the president's address and my fracas with Joe Scarborough. Plus your calls at (347) 945-5235. Radio...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for comparing each other to Steve Doocy.
The Scarborough Twitter
Interesting Twitter between Lee and Joe. But when the hell did I compare Scarborough to Steve Doocy? The one and only mention of Joe Scarborough in the entire piece was when I mentioned his name in a...
Get Ready for the Next Big Fight
President Obama's budget apparently calls for: a significant "down payment" for overhauling the health care system: $634 billion over 10 years. A senior administration official says Obama's budget...
Sestak Debunks Hannity To Hannity
Sean Hannity could very well be the craziest of the crazy. This performance is such a raw display of disingenuousness and unapologetic lying. Transcript after the jump.
I Called It!
Krugman today: Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and...
FDR Meets LBJ
This Gergen review is pretty amazing: “This was the most ambitious president we’ve heard in this chamber in decades. The first half of the speech was FDR fighting for the New Deal. The second half...
Fake Outrage
Bobby Jindal was so terrible last night and his Katrina story was so inexplicable that it successfully disguised the lying. While some of the projects in the bill make sense, their legislation is...
Progressivism
President Obama last night: "A surplus became an excuse to transfer wealth to the wealthy instead of an opportunity to invest in our future. Regulations were gutted for the sake of a quick profit at...
Weird
Malkin compared the president's fiscal responsibility summit to a barrel of monkeys. Ah yes. The monkey metaphor. Smart!
Morning Awesome
Behind the scenes making Neko Case's forthcoming Middle Cyclone album.
Mr. Jindal's Neighborhood
With apologies to the late great Fred Rogers.
Pollgasm: Joint Session Reaction
CNN poll: The numbers: 68% of viewers said they had a positive reaction, compared to 24% negative. And an astonishing 85% said the speech made them feel more optimistic about the direction the...
Bobby Jindal
Yet another example of how the Republicans love to elevate caricatures rather than viable leaders. This guy is the Republican answer to Barack Obama? Oh I see. Because he's an "exotic" guy. The...
We Are Not Quitters
There were so many thoughts and emotions flooding my feeble brain during the president's address. He spoke to us like adults, and at rolling pace that commanded attention -- a striking contrast to...