I think. While the president-elect's intelligence advisor, John Brennan, is a little iffy on the torture and rendition front -- no-one is entirely sure specifically where he stands -- I can't imagine...
h/t Digby UPDATE: An illustration supporting Krugman's argument, by Brad DeLong:
McCain advisor Tod Lindberg gets it partly right: “The decline of Republican strength occurs by having strong Republicans become weak Republicans, weak Republicans becoming independents, and...
We have a new president who will shut down Guantanamo Bay and end torture. No more Guantanamo! No more torture! CBS: There are a number of different things you can do early on pertaining to executive...
Some quotes to keep in your arsenal. Don't forget -- criticizing the commander-in-chief at a time of war is bad. "The only ideas that they espouse are ways to undermine the troops in harm's way and...
The truly awesome hospital sequence from The Dark Knight.
John McLaughlin predicted on his show today that if the U.S. places a missile shield in Poland, Russia would place offensive missiles in... Cuba. Yeah. Sleep tight. Of course the caveat is that...
Open thread. The president-elect and Mrs. Obama are on 60 Minutes tonight.
Politico wonders why Missouri hasn't declared a winner in the presidential election: Hanging in the balance along with Missouri’s 11 electoral votes is the state’s reputation as a national bellwether...
For now, there are, once again, zero African American U.S. Senators. h/t Laffy
The backstory of this photo via 'scarce' at Crooks & Liars: The above photo shows Obama with "Baby," a three-legged dog that lost its fourth limb following years of mistreatment at a California...
I absolutely understand Lee's point about Dennis Miller. But for me, this wasn't part of any sort of group-think. It was more about feeling betrayed by someone who I had previously admired. It was...
by Lee Stranahan Obviously, I don't like or agree with Miller's politics. I have a real cognitive dissonance with his highbrow cultural reference humor being wedded to anti-intellectual Republican...
I've received more than a few e-mails from Obama supporters who are freaked out by the insane amount of red on this county-by-county election map: That's a lot of red. But here's what the map looks...
Burning crosses for the holidays!
...is really, really pathetic. Fear and opportunism forced him to turn his back on his audience after 9/11 -- but he's too smart and esoteric for the far-right crowd who still think Hee-Haw was...
Craig was a lawyer for President Clinton during the impeachment fiasco, but he defected from the Clintons to support the president-elect in 2007. More... With a Democratic Congress and White House...
Disturbed - "Land of Confusion" (Genesis cover) Video directed by Todd McFarlane h/t Chez
Atrios summarizes tomorrow's morning shows: 7 Appearances by Republican current elected officeholders 3 Appearances by Democratic current elected officeholders. 2 Appearances by Republican former...
