From Amato a few days ago. Here's the once and future leader of the Republican Party: GINGRICH: Look, I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the...
Author - Bob Cesca
If You're Looking for Payback…
Lookie here! We're kicking their asses, people. And it tastes good.
I Must Have Missed This
by Lee Stranahan I thought I was paying attention during the election - how did I miss this campaign pledge?
Political Capital
Nate: If you believe [Howard] Dean's implication that Obama is going to use that political capital to pass both significant climate change reform and significant health care reform within the first...
Enough!
Hiring several former Clintonites and Senator Clinton herself does not mean the president-elect is renegging on his change pledge. First, there are more than a few non-Clinton administration people...
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano
This wasn't a huge surprise, but she's definitely a refreshing choice for Homeland Security. Napolitano has a fairly centrist record as far as I can tell. However, she rejected funding for abstinence...
Morning Awesome
Happy birthday, Mr. Vice President-elect! Bonus awesome after the jump...
You Bring the Torches, I'll Bring the Pitchforks
The Detroit CEOs flew to Washington in private jets -- so they can beg us for money. Here's a gigantic a-hole to talk down to us: "Making a big to-do about this when issues vital to the jobs of...
Another Appalling Obama Sellout
by Lee Stranahan I can barely contain my fury. Joe Biden had a birthday and Barack Obama gave him - ready for this? - cupcakes! And a day early, too. I know, that is NOT the change I voted for either...
Very Serious Question
Why does Bill O'Reilly hate Christmas?
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting your favorite cable news hackery also. Tonight! The Dow closed below 8,000. Spazzy white guys in lower Manhattan rule the world!
New Huffington Post Column
An Open Letter to Joe Lieberman Enjoy!
More Like This One, Please
Rahm Emanuel: "When it gets rough out there, a lot of business leaders get out of the car and say, 'We're OK with minor reform.' I'm challenging you today, we're going to have to do big, serious...
Google Life
Google is hosting the archive of LIFE Magazine photos and illustrations from 1750 to the present day. I could waste days just pouring through these pages. This is an unpublished photo of Ernie...
HHS Secretary Tom Daschle
Exciting! Not really. But he'll be a strong advocate for healthcare reform. So that's good.
Limbaugh Is A Dumb Stupid
Or more precisely, he's delusional and lying to his listeners again. Here he's describing "all that red" on the county by county map, implying that elections should be decided based on total counties...
Obama's Set Dressing
Items behind the president-elect during yesterday's climate crisis address: -JFK's presidential papers -Eisenhower's "Mandate for Change" -A basketball signed by player-coach Lenny Wilkins More from...
Yogi Bush
Here's to hoping this one gets reversed right away: The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing new air-quality rules that would make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries...
58
Weird convergence of news yesterday. With Begich's victory, the Democratic caucus has grown to 58. With Franken and Martin, we could hit 60. Filibuster proof -- at least on paper. But imagine if the...
Morning Awesome
On this day in 1863, President Lincoln delivered a few appropriate remarks at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Recited here by Sam Waterston.) Transcript and...