The congressman has dropped out -- hopefully to spend more time with his impeaching of the vice president.
Author - Bob Cesca
Saddam Lied To Freak Out The Iranians
My first reaction to this was, "Of course!" My second reaction was, "Finally, some vindication for the experts who have been saying this for years!" 60 MINUTES -- Saddam Hussein initially didn't...
This Is An Actual Fox News Graphic
(h/t Sullivan) I thought the image was inappropriate, so I revised it: BLAM! BLAM! Eh-eh-eh!
Gore: It's Worse Than Predicted
This is bad. Really bad. Climate change is occurring far more rapidly than even the worst predictions of the UN's Nobel Prize-winning scientific panel on climate change, Al Gore said on Thursday. [...
John Gibson: Big-time Asshole
On his syndicated radio show which no-one listens to, FOX News shmendrick John Gibson joked about Heath Ledger's death yesterday including more awesomely hilarious jokes about Brokeback Mountain...
Proof That Iraq Is Political
It's always been clear to me that the White House invaded and occupied Iraq for political and financial purposes. Remember the president's comments to his ghost writer about war presidents? So this...
Today in Bizarro Iraq…
...where the surge didn't work and the war hasn't largely ended: BAGHDAD -- The police chief of a northern province was killed today when he was ambushed while touring the site of a devastating...
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Cramer's Bailout Plan Boosts Stocks
So it looks like Ambac and MBIA are going to be bailed out -- which is the plan Cramer was proposing last week in one of his rave-outs. As a result, the Dow jumped from almost 300 points down to...
New Huffington Post Item
Here. In it, I repeat a familiar refrain from this blog.
The Legacy
One of the legacies of this decade is that a majority of Americans were so blinded by fear and kneejerk patriotism, they failed to see the cavalcade of horseshit dispatched from the White House: The...
262
Dow futures are down 262 points and dropping -- and no Helicopter Ben today.
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It would be awesome.
Working Is Surge The
Bizarro Iraq where the surge didn't work: BAGHDAD - A soldier killed over the weekend south of Baghdad was the first American casualty in a roadside bomb attack on a newly introduced, heavily armored...
Finding Bin Laden
Those rumors about filmmaker Morgan Spurlock finding and interviewing Bin Laden? Not true. In fact, according to this review, he didn't even really try.
Country Bear Freddie Is Out
Take a bow, Country Bear. The jamboree is over. Fred Thompson quits to spend more time with his naps. (h/t Huffington Post)
The Post In Which I Disagree With Greenwald
Here's something I never thought I'd write: I respectfully disagree with something Glenn Greenwald wrote today. Glenn gets up in Senator Obama's face because the senator is actively underscoring his...
Fareed Declares Mission Accomplished
WTF? Fareed Zakaria: The Democrats are having the hardest time with the new reality. Every candidate is committed to "ending the war" and bringing our troops back home. The trouble is, the war has...
Helicopter Ben Swoops Down
CNBC is saying Helicopter Ben Bernanke announced an emergency 75 basis point rate cut. Dow futures are down 340 points now -- which is better but still awful. Who knows if it'll hold. Whenever the...
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Dow futures are down 527 points right now. The Bush Republican Economy! Go!