The AP has called the Alaskan Senate race for Mark Begich! Because Alaska isn't a big truck.
Author - Bob Cesca
That's EXACTLY The Obama I Voted For
by Dirty Lee Stranahan My newest Huffington Post piece is posted here. Here's a short quote...pretend you're talking in a menacing voice while brandishing a weapon at Joe Lieberman. But that shit...
More Holder
"In the months and years since 9/11, the Bush administration took many steps that were excessive and unlawful," Holder continued. "We authorized torture and we let fear take precedence over the rule...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news things, and whatever you're doing right now. Tonight! Oh noes! The Clintons!
Holder On The War on Terror
Thank goodness: “Our needlessly abusive and unlawful practices in the ‘War on Terror' have diminished our standing in the world community and made us less, rather than more, safe,” Holder told a...
Truth And Booty
by Lee Stranahan ...as Michelle strode onto more stages and people started focusing on her clothes and presence instead of her patriotism, it dawned on me -- good God, she has a butt! "Obama’s baby...
We Must Chill
You know, I'm thinking that maybe the far-right doesn't need to do a goddamn thing for the next four years. Why? Because if today was any indication, we're going to totally crap our cages every time...
Attorney General Eric Holder
Eric Holder will be America's first African American attorney general. I dug up this quote from Mr. Holder. Thought you'd appreciate it: "There's no need to put people's civil liberties at risk in...
Quote of the Day
"You know, the desire of revenge is great, of course. But the truth is public policy doesn't run on revenge very well. And when you see the trouble this country has gotten into in terms of foreign...
Ahmadinejad vs. Lieberman
by Lee Stranahan One of the things I looked forward to about an Obama foreign policy was his willingness to sit down and have discussions with other nations - even our enemies - without demonizing...
More On Missouri
It'll be a dark day before they recognize Missourah! Nate Silver: The big picture: the Obama campaign has every right to a recount if they want one, and the networks aren't presuming to make that...
Counting Votes
Ezra seems to be in the same school of thought as I am. It's nice to have some company. Obama is counting votes, not prosecuting grudges. Lieberman's slingshot into the furthest reaches of the far...
My First 2012 Donation…
...could very well go to these people. Position flexible! Go!
Strength Not Weakness
by Lee Stranahan I think it's a mistake to see the Lieberman reconciliation as another example of Democratic Party weakness. What we're seeing here is actually pretty profound -- the proper...
Exactly!
Digby: [Senator Clinton] can absorb all the looney criticism from the right and the Village and he can go about his business above the fray. It's actually smart to give them someone else to hate. And...
Trying to See The Cup Half Full
[I wrote a draft of the following in the comments section for this previous Lieberman post, but I thought I'd graduate it up to its own thing.] Irrespective of Lieberman's awfulness, he still votes...
In Which I Expose My Inner Geekitude…
Well, this looks pretty great. And in response to Yglesias... It's clearly an antique 1966 Corvette from pre-metric system Earth, so naturally there wouldn't be kilometers-per-hour on the speedometer...
Don't Sweat Lieberman
We'll run him out of the Senate in 2012. What's that they say about a dish best served cold? UPDATE: Now this is what I'm talking about. Let's go! UPDATE THE SECOND: BooMan finds the stupid: In other...
Our New President Believes In Science!
Finally! While I'm still underwhelmed by the 2020 and 2050 goals, at long last we're on the right track with the climate crisis. h/t Paddy (On a purely stupid observational note... Can't they find an...
What's Going On Up There?
Am I hearing this correctly? Is there a news item about a "massive joint" aboard the space shuttle? And is it me or is the space program becoming increasingly ridiculous?