Joint session of Congress certifies the election of Barack Obama. Go to 24:12. h/t Oliver Willis
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Sarah Palin Is Saying Doofish Things Again
She thinks the establishment press was tougher on her than they've been on Caroline Kennedy. See, the thing is, Sarah -- and I'll write slowly so you can follow along -- no-one knew who the hell you...
Heckuva!
The Bush numbers according to NBC: UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Then: 4.2% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2001) Now: 6.7% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2008) DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE Then:...
Clarke Blows Up the Legacy Project
This is a beautiful piece of take-down by Richard Clarke. I usually don't like to quote large chunks of a column, but this is worth it: Bush stopped terrorist attacks? Yes, some of the many alleged...
Ted Stevens Isn't A Big Truck
Harry Reid thinks we shouldn't dump things on him. Politico: The Majority Leader thinks former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens shouldn't face jail time for his seven-count federal conviction last year...
History
I've received a few e-mails and comments about my Huffington column -- telling me that just because the Bush administration is done in 12 days, we should just move on. In one respect, this is...
Morning Awesome
German "Evolution of Technology" commercial for Saturn stores. h/t BoingBoing
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery. And your random discussions. Tonight! Ann Coulter eats brains.
New Huffington Post Column
The Myth of Bush As 'The Hero of September 11' Enjoy. And please Digg.
Even When He's On Vacation…
...Mark Halperin is still a massive hack. Sensationally misleading headline: Rev. Wright Will Be Nearby on Inauguration This implies that Wright will be climbing up the Capitol dome wearing a Spider...
Why Does Bush Hate Monkey Helpers?
PZ Myers: ...the Department of Justice is redefining "service animal". They've redefined "animal" to mean "dog"! I've got nothing against dogs, but there are people who use non-canine animals as...
Stop Worrying And Learn to Love The Deficit
Despite the urgent "breaking news" tone I'm hearing on MSNBC, a large $1.2 trillion federal budget deficit is good news right now. Not bad news. The government has to spend, or we're all screwed...
Aw Crap.
Six more years of Harry Reid as Majority (or Minority) Leader.
Gupta vs. Moore
While I think the choice for Gupta as Surgeon General isn't bad, the way Gupta tried to smear Michael Moore on healthcare was indicative of everything I find loathesome about the establishment media...
Morning Awesome
The Princess Bride lightsaber battle.
If He Only Had A Spine
"If I Only Had A Spine" by commenter Matt Osborne Sung to the tune of "If I Only Had a Brain" He could bring a bill to cloture And heed the will of voters Ending gridlock-grind; For sixty votes we'd...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery. And other randomness. Tonight! Is it me or is the United States Senate totally FUBAR -- more so than usual? (Also, I've...
Head's Not Running for Senate
Jeb and his giant head says no to the Senate.
Heckuva Job, Rummie!
President Bush today: I thank members of the cabinet, members of the administration, and former members of the cabinet, especially the former secretary of defense, who did an outstanding job...
With Friends Like These, Who Needs Friends
Vice President-elect Biden on the Feinstein/Panetta fracas: "I'm still a Senate man and I always think this way," he told reporters in the Capitol. "I think it's always good to talk to the requisite...