Via Benen, The Boston Globe posted a breathtaking collection of 2008 images here. The following shot from June didn't make the cut, but I will always remember it, given my own (far less serious)...
Pictures of the Year
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Author - Bob Cesca
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery and general socializing. Tonight! Rachel is doing another segment on Big Dan.
Most Inane Punditry of 2008
I love Media Matters for doing lists like this. The winner: "I know his grandmother lives in Hawaii and I know Hawaii is a state, but it has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic...
Doof Quote of the Day
"The biggest mistake made was that I could have called more shots on this: the opportunities that were not seized to speak to more Americans via media. I was not allowed to do very many interviews...
They Just Don't Get It
Chez weighs in on the ridiculous decision by Warner to pull its videos off YouTube: ...YouTube -- not to mention anyone who pulls a video from there and places it on his or her own website -- isn't...
Afternoon Awesome
The Fireman - "Sing the Changes" What a wonderful song. I've been singing it in my head all day, which is way better than worrying and stressing about [fill in the blank].
Krugman And Obama
Anne Schroeder Mullins: When master economist, columnist, and plain ole intellectual (so few left these days) Paul Krugman was asked this morning [on the Bill Press show] about whether or not he was...
Talking Puppies
I caught this cute Mental Health Break on Sullivan's site this morning. A cuddly puppy saying "hello." Adorable. And awful. I'll explain after the jump...
Pulse-Pounding Action!
Country Bear Fred Thompson is getting his own radio show on Westwood One. Two hours of slow-spoken murmuring interspersed with Tourette's-like throat clearing. Exciting!
Dare to Dream
My chosen guide through this living hell: Paul Krugman... Whatever the new administration does, we’re in for months, perhaps even a year, of economic hell. After that, things should get better, as...
Big Dan
But he was so jolly and likeable.
Morning Joe
Mike Allen from the Politico just said on Morning Joe about the $700 billion TARP: "Remember, we were all gonna fall off a cliff if this didn't pass and it's made no difference at all." How the hell...
Morning Awesome
U2 - "I Believe In Father Christmas"
Sunday Night Thread in America
Open thread to end a week of crazy. UPDATE: 495 comments? That's an open thread record, I think.
Absolved of Taint
Rahm Emanuel has escaped taint-free: Sources tell me that the Obama team's review of contacts with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will show that Rahm Emanuel had only one phone conversation with...
Fighting Back
I don't want to debate Rick Warren, so don't bother commenting about him. This isn't about him. This post is simply a brief word on fighting versus capitulation. You might've noticed that I don't...
Blogotube Headline of the Week
Steven Weber: Is It True Every Time You Hear an Accordion an Angel Gets Kicked in the Nuts? And the line: Christmas is the Dick Cheney of holidays: it purports to be there for noble purposes but...
And Yet Bloggers Are Vulgar And Unserious
WALLACE: Did you tell Senator Leahy, “bleep yourself”? CHENEY: I did. WALLACE: Any qualms, second thoughts, or embarrassment? CHENEY: No, I thought he merited it at the time and we’ve since patched...
Caroline Kennedy
It makes sense that some progressives like Glenn Greenwald would object to Caroline Kennedy being appointed to Hillary Clinton's gig. But it's hilarious that Klingon Krauthammer is objecting to...
Inclusiveness
Because membership in a church is an outgrowth of accepting the Lordship and leadership of Jesus in one’s life, someone unwilling to repent of their homosexual lifestyle would not be accepted at a...