The Snuggie, as you may or may not know from the cable, is a blanket with sleeves. If there's one thing that sucks about life, its the brutality involved in moving your arms out from under a blanket...
Author - Bob Cesca
Quote of the Day
"You know, if they do their business, if they've got some poop — you got to make sure that you're not just leaving it there." --President-elect Barack Obama responding to a question from a grade...
Cheney Admits To Authorizing Torture
KARL: Did you authorize the tactics that were used against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? CHENEY: I was aware of the program, certainly, and involved in helping get the process cleared, as the agency, in...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery and whatever else. Tonight! Helicopter Ben to the rescue with free money for the banks! Dropped from a helicopter of some sort!
Doof Quote of the Day
"[Obama] should have, right from the beginning, been more forthcoming." Karl Rove on the Blagojevich taint.
Blogotube Post of the Day
Today's honor goes to Mr. Chez Pazienza for this.
Afternoon Awesome
Ozzy Osbourne - "Crazy Train" Live on After Hours circa 1981
Child Poverty Rate
We're number one! Nearly 22 percent of all children in America live below the poverty line. Naturally, these kids will grow up to very likely become adults living below the poverty line ...
Education & Homeschooling
by Lee Stranahan, crossposted at LeeStranahan.com Obama names Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education. He's considered a reformer but gets mixed marks from a lot of parents in Chicago. This isn't...
Droopy
Nate Silver confirms that Harry Reid has been an embarrassingly ineffectual majority leader, allowing more cloture votes and, consequently, successful Republican filibuster threats ("procedural...
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
Admittedly, this could be a post hoc ergo propter hoc. But remember when our favorite hack Mark Halperin -- the very serious merchant of conventional wisdom and ridiculous lists -- complained about...
The Train to Washington
President-elect Obama is paying tribute to Lincoln's journey to Washington: On Jan. 17, Obama and his family will start the day with an appearance in Philadelphia, where they will board a chartered...
Oh Really?
This headline made me laugh: Pelosi lays down the law with Rahm Of course the Speaker is allowed to say and do whatever she wants when it comes to working with the new administration. But we're...
What's the Prize?
Still trying to figure out how showing solidarity with a man who physically accosted the president will actually help anyone. But if you want to do something with your old shoes, send them here. (Yes...
Morning Awesome
Tears for Fears - "Head Over Heels" Literal Video Version
Something Ridiculous…
...at the end of a crazy day of blogotubing. Here's what everyone on my Christmas list is getting: No. This isn't real. But dare to dream -- it turns your hat into another pocket! (h/t Josh Dobbin's...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery and shoes. Tonight! The cable news people are still all about the taint.
Soles For Souls
Photo: 'philliefan99' / Flickr. A homeless man on 13th Street in Washington, DC. Here's a decent charity that works exclusively to collect and distribute shoes to people in need. Soles for Souls. In...
Bad Idea
This. I'm feeling really out of the loop on this thing -- even though I have a profound and well-documented disdain for President Bush. What is anyone winning by mailing shoes to the White House...
How Can I Change The World…
...If I Can't Change Myself? by Lee Stranahan There's a local story in Los Angeles about a restaurant called El Coyote. The manager and part owner there is a Mormon and she gave $100 to the Yes on 8...