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...
Author - Bob Cesca
Obama Resigns From the Senate
For now, there are, once again, zero African American U.S. Senators. h/t Laffy
'Baby'
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...
My Response To Lee's Response
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...
In Defense Of Dennis Miller
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...
Don't Sweat The Red
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...
WTF?
Burning crosses for the holidays!
Dennis Miller…
...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...
White House Counsel Greg Craig
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...
Morning Awesome
Disturbed - "Land of Confusion" (Genesis cover) Video directed by Todd McFarlane h/t Chez
The Barbecue Media Lives
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...
For Those Who Rallied For Liberty Today
This Is How You Do A Bailout
Outstanding news on the auto industry bailout: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in a Saturday afternoon announcement, says the House plan would require existing funds from the $700 billion financial...
The Obama Mosaic
This is pretty great.
Saturday Thread
Open thread. Lieberman bashing welcome.
Newsweek's Special Obama Issue
Photo: Charles Ommanney / Getty for Newsweek Capturing a photo of Axelrod smiling like this is like capturing a photo of a sasquatch. Rare and out of focus. More excellent photos from the campaign in...
Sarah the Panda
Digby dday on O'Reilly's panda bear: It's really not that he got the name of the animal wrong. It's that he was so sure of it, and immediately when told he was wrong, he clung to it. That's not only...
Chapter 11
There's a push to simply allow the automakers to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. On the surface, that seems to make sense, but the problem here is that we still lose those jobs, and I'm...
The First YouTube Fireside Chat
Transcript after the jump...
Morning Awesome
MST3K Saturday! "Aquatic Wizards" Oh, and hey! One year ago today, the Morning Awesome was born. That means we've done 365 of these, and I'm proud to report that I haven't missed a day. Here's the...