I've wormed my way onto the guest list for the Huffington Post pre-inaugural party tonight at the Newseum, and I'll be liveblogging from the event between 11:30 and 12:15 eastern. I hope Mark...
Author - Bob Cesca
The Right Brothers
I linked to this Bush was Right video about a week ago, but I wanted to circle back to mention these lyrics: Economy is on the rise Kickin' into overdrive Angry liberals can't believe It's because of...
Morning Awesome
Traveling Wilburys - "End of the Line"
Pollgasm
This is just incredible. New CNN poll: Eighty-four percent of those questioned in the survey say they approve of how Barack Obama is handling his presidential transition. And 60 percent of registered...
Sunday Night Thread in America
Open thread for your Sunday night commenting in America.
The Dream
The chills have started. And not from the cold.
Slave Narratives
As the inauguration of Barack Obama grows larger in the window, I'd like to call your attention once again to a feature I ran on Election Day called The Slave Narratives.
Schedule of Inaugural Coverage
A complete schedule of the TV coverage here. Of note: Morning Joe will get underway at 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Why? Because people who are up at 3 a.m. have a fever -- and the only cure is More...
The Inauguration In Legos
The Inauguration of Barack Obama... in Lego form.
Stretch
You could start reading the list of potentially catastrophic problems facing America and still be naming items on that list a week from now. In other words: a crapload of problems. And yet I'm...
Majority Leader Dodd?
On the Chris Matthews Show, Dan Rather's "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" had to do with Harry Reid possibly losing his majority leader post to Chris Dodd before the end of the year. Rather said that...
Doof Quote of the Day
"President Bush had strong nerves. President Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not." —Fred Barnes Tora Bora, Mr. Barnes. Bin Laden is still at large.
Morning Awesome
Letterman's Final "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches"
The Hero of 9/11
When I watch My Pet Goat in real time juxtaposed with the tragedy of that morning, I can't help but to think how quickly the president shown in this video would've been disgraced by the media and...
More Like This One, Please
The Republicans need more far-right talk radio hosts like Bill Cunningham speaking for them. More, more, more. Referring to working class Americans as "denegerates" who "sit around and fornicate...
Saturday Night Thread
Open thread for your Saturday night blogotubing.
Weekly YouTube Address
Inauguration Edition
Is There Anything They Can't Do?
Dylan Matthews reports that Krispy Kreme is having a "Freedom of Choice" free donut day to celebrate the inauguration on Tuesday. Naturally, this means they want to abort millions of fetuses. The...
Early Firsts In Photography
I'm a geek for lists like this. Top 10 Incredible Early Firsts In Photography - The first motion picture, filmed in 1888 by inventor Louis Le Prince, is totally surreal. It doesn't feel like it...
Afternoon Awesome
Keith Olbermann's "Eight Years in Eight Minutes"