Here's an afternoon sanity break courtesy of NASA. This new global view and animation of Earth’s city lights is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite. The data was...
The Black Marble
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Author - SK Ashby
Harry Reid: ‘I’ve Watched Closely the New York Jets’
Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid questioned the integrity of the GOP's leadership today, and he may have made a low blow in the process. “I’ve watched closely the New York Jets,” Reid said on the...
Worst Persons in the World
Senate Republicans prevented the U.S. from ratifying a treaty on Tuesday which would extend existing rights for disable people in the U.S. to disabled people in other countries. And they did so out...
A Rich Disaster
Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, President Obama made it very clear today that he will not negotiate on the national debt limit when he said "I will not play that game." Also -- the Oklahoma...
Numbers on Paper
If this doesn't make you laugh hysterically, you may not have a pulse. Stalin fucking a Bald Eagle.
Because ACORN!
You have to hand it to ACORN. Even though the organization dissolved several years ago, they're still somehow managing to steal elections. 49% of GOP voters nationally say they think that ACORN stole...
They Aren’t Serious
Joe Conason at The National Memo gets it. Consider their treatment of Medicare, the popular social insurance program for seniors that Republicans have always despised. They have just emerged from a...
He’s Not a Scientist, Man
GOP darling Marco Rubio has changed his mind on the whole how-old-is-the-earth debate. Or has he? RUBIO: There is no scientific debate on the age of the earth. I mean, it’s established pretty...
Harry Reid Commits to Filibuster Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is reportedly planning to push filibuster reform at the start of the next session of congress with two specific changes in mind. “There are discussions going on now...
These Colors Don’t Run
In other news, a new poll conducted by Public Policy Polling found that 25 percent of Republican voters want their state to secede from the Union. Not-coincidentally, that's approximately the same...
The War on Christmas: Friendly Fire Edition
This is hilarious. And damn Brian Kilmeade for making me laugh so hard while I'm still sick.
Tax Cut Magic
You've probably heard that the Republicans have "conceded ground" because they've opened the door to revenue, but don't get too excited. What the Republicans have proposed is essentially the same...
Majority Blame GOP for “Fiscal Cliff” Failures
According to a new Washington Post/Pew Research Center poll, a majority of Americans will blame the Republicans if negotiations ultimately fail. via TPM The latest Washington Post/Pew Research Center...
Worse Than The Fiscal Cliff
As I said last week, it's possible that what the Republicans end up settling on as their version of a "deal" aimed at avoiding the Fiscal Cliff may actually be worse than going over the Fiscal Cliff...
Elizabeth Warren Headed to the Banking Committee
Good news -- Elizabeth Warren has landed a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, an usually-powerful position for an incoming freshman. WASHINGTON -- Nearly two years after Wall Street waged a...
Wish Lists
Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, the SEC charged the Chinese affiliates of Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, BDO and Ernst & Young with securities violations today. Also -- Mitt Romney...
Quote of the Day
There may not be a "deal." Smart people have speculated that we may not need a "deal" and, in any case, a "deal" is not necessarily the be-all and end-all of "governing." I have said more than once...
Chrysler Posts 32nd Consecutive Month of Sales Growth
Good news -- the hype and fearmongering over the so-called "fiscal cliff" is not having an impact on domestic auto sales. In fact November sales reached their highest point since 2007. Chrysler, Ford...
Chart of the Day
(via Maddowblog) In his second term, President Harry Truman condemned the snail's pace at which lawmakers actually got some work done, labeling it a "Do-Nothing" Congress. After all, the 80th...
Not The Fox News Gig He Was Hoping For
This isn't the high-paying Fox News gig Rick Santorum was probably hoping for, but writing for World Net Daily will deliver just as much or more street-cred. Rick Santorum – the former U.S. senator...
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