The president-elect today: But understand where the vision for change comes from first and foremost. It comes from me. That’s my job — is to provide a vision in terms of where we are going and to...
Author - Bob Cesca
Meet the Press
I vote for the throwback "panel of journalists" option. Why? Three or four times more ridiculous! Expect the list of random Halperin suggestions any second now: 1. Noonan (disarming and incendiary) 2...
Spider Power
Here's the thing. If we, as liberal bloggers, keep our powder dry and carefully pick our battles, we can seriously have an impact on what happens in the new administration. The withdrawal of John...
WTF?
Grover Norquist: NORQUIST: Well, the economy’s in the present state because when the Democrats took the House and Senate in 2006, you knew that those tax increases were going to come in 2010. The...
My Gates Theory
by Lee Stranahan Two little theories, really. 1) This idea has been in the works for a long time. 2) When 60 Minutes asked P-E Obama about having a Republican in his cabinet, this is who he meant. I...
Gates The Pragmatist
Steve Benen's first reaction: I'm not at all convinced that Gates is a poor choice. In fact, I've seen ample evidence that Gates is exactly who Obama needs at the Pentagon right now. Gates may be a...
A Theory
I'm wondering if the decision to keep Bob Gates at the Pentagon was clinched by the Russian military exercises off the coast of Venezuela. Perhaps some political language to Putin and Medvedev that...
Stop Worrying And Love The Deficit
What the total bailout plan could buy: • Marshall Plan: Cost: $12.7 billion, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $115.3 billion • Louisiana Purchase: Cost: $15 million, Inflation Adjusted Cost: $217 billion •...
Morning Awesome
Monkeys serving drinks!
Discuss Healthcare
by Lee Stranahan In case you missed it, there's a new section on Barack Obama's change.gov site where you can discuss health care. Plenty of good, smart comments there already. And The Plank has this...
Halperin Hackery
Josh Marshall: Halperin should stop complaining, put some limits on pandering to the curdled resentment of the right. Sullivan: What Halperin lacks is any perspective outside his own media wank-zone...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery. Tonight! Why hasn't Obama fixed the economy yet? What's his problem?!
Pollgasm: Economic Meltdown Edition
How severely is the economic meltdown hurting you personally? ( polls) I've been meaning to do this poll for a few weeks. Add your thoughts or anecdotes in the comments.
If You Build It…
Photo: Rainer Jensen/dpa/Corbis ...Four million people will come. Exciting, eh?
Brennan Bails
Thank freaking goodness. John Brennan has withdrawn his name from consideration for CIA.
And More Good News!
by Lee Stranahan The GDP is down and jobless numbers are high BUT word just in that Mr. Sprigg's BBQ is all right! See more funny videos at Funny or Die
Progress…In Florida!
by Lee Stranahan News that Florida overturned it's 30 year old ban on adoptions by gay people on constitutional grounds is good news. California's Prop 8 was nothing more than a temporary setback as...
Very Serious Question
Now that the election is over, can we finally admit that what the president-elect said about some middle-Americans being bitter about politics and therefore clinging to their guns, religion and...
The Shift
by Lee Stranahan Barack Obama hasn't been a shift away from progressive values. He may be modernizing what they mean in some cases but he's solidly in the progressive tradition But what has scared...
Very Serious
The Politico: ...does David Axelrod's make up look different or weird here while he was on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace? I... I just... what?