tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58086752012-01-29T06:49:32.141-06:00PBD - Progressive Blog DigestThis daily blog is composed of clips and links from other progressive blog and news sites, accompanied by my own observations. It documents the failure and decline of the Republican party, the ongoing legacy of the Bush years, and the efforts of the Obama administration to build a new, lasting Democratic coalition.Nick Burbuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837noreply@blogger.comBlogger2757125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-54748726336008466752012-01-29T06:46:00.002-06:002012-01-29T06:49:32.238-06:002012-01-29T06:49:32.238-06:00<summary>HOPELESSPeople are gonna love thishttp://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2012-01-28/romney-richest-presidents/52838148/1Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of the last eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Then double that number. Now you're in Romney territory. . . .Romney and “a giant health care fraud”?http://www.samefacts.com/2012/01/campaigns/campaign-2012/</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5474872633600846675?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5474872633600846675?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#5474872633600846675" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IwPItinGOoc/TyU_zJ-8CDI/AAAAAAAACxA/sPWe2eG2dRs/s72-c/do-you-feel-hopeless-21308086.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DkUGR3g4eSp7ImA9WhRUF0g.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-3496319782751873221</id><published>2012-01-28T06:26:00.005-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-28T06:37:06.631-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-28T06:37:06.631-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>SCIENCE FICTIONANOTHER GOP debatehttp://crooksandliars.com/richard-rj-eskow/tonights-gop-debate-was-bad-1950s[Richard RJ Eskow] The GOP Presidential candidates continue to play their parts in an implausible story of a world that could never exist, acting out nonexistent conflicts while delivering dialog that insults the intelligence. That's not because they're stupid. It's because they think you </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/3496319782751873221?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/3496319782751873221?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#3496319782751873221" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qY-xZvSuwTk/TyPpthxc-GI/AAAAAAAACw0/Lqumt2o4F38/s72-c/destinationmoon.png" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"A0cFR3gyeSp7ImA9WhRUFks.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-5425318965853498569</id><published>2012-01-27T06:53:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-27T06:56:56.691-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-27T06:56:56.691-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>FUNNY MONEYWill people really vote for this guy?http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romneys-tax-return-problem/2012/01/25/gIQAVYt5TQ_story.html[Al Kamen] Mitt Romney’s release Tuesday of his most recent tax returns — showing accounts in the Cayman Islands and Switzerland, no visible signs of a job (but earning $20-plus million a year), and a tax rate of just 14 percent — have been great </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5425318965853498569?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5425318965853498569?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#5425318965853498569" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5AavXHfy2KA/TyKeYJDLvgI/AAAAAAAACwc/jMMj3qtKPuo/s72-c/1front.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"CkAMSH0yfyp7ImA9WhRUFUU.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-3226608455096151827</id><published>2012-01-26T06:18:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-26T06:26:29.397-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-26T06:26:29.397-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>HANDS UP!Let’s vote on ithttp://motherjones.com/politics/2012/01/state-of-the-union-live-coverageObama took up the call of the Occupy Wall Street movement, decrying unfair tax breaks for millionaires. He adopted a modified version of the OWS 1-vs.-99-percent message: "If you're earning a million dollars a year, you shouldn't get special tax subsidies or deductions. On the other hand, if you make </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/3226608455096151827?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/3226608455096151827?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#3226608455096151827" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z-ui1EbYmHE/TyFEu-xGnOI/AAAAAAAACwE/CWoEtP1iRnA/s72-c/raised-hands.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DEUHSHw8fSp7ImA9WhRUFEQ.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-1007093123323097027</id><published>2012-01-25T06:53:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T06:57:19.275-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-25T06:57:19.275-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>SOTUhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/obamas-message-im-back/2012/01/24/gIQAQp56OQ_blog.htmlPresident Obama’s most memorable line in Tuesday’s State of the Union address came when he uttered these three words: “America is back.”But really, what he was saying is: ‘I’m back.’ . . .Text: http://www.americablog.com/2012/01/state-of-union-open-thread.htmlMore analysis: http://</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/1007093123323097027?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/1007093123323097027?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#1007093123323097027" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S5UqOaJ89jA/Tx_7aZrlxPI/AAAAAAAACvk/1aeHzz6Zv14/s72-c/508300061.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"CkcDRnk8cSp7ImA9WhRUFEw.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-5649139838585745475</id><published>2012-01-24T06:58:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-24T07:01:17.779-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-24T07:01:17.779-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>LONG HAULThe end or the beginning?http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/01/romney_paid_139.phpWe’ve got the first report about Romney’s 2010 taxes. His effective tax rate was 13.9%. . . .More: http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/mitt-romney-doing-pretty-well-himselfIt ain’t overhttp://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/01/bad_news_for_mitt_nationwide.phpTwo new polls show that Mitt </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5649139838585745475?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5649139838585745475?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#5649139838585745475" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3Jt2XTo1gcM/Tx6q_7Z0yDI/AAAAAAAACvY/Cbtvqp6zmaA/s72-c/article-2033403-0DA1CE7100000578-175_306x464.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"C0IFQns5fyp7ImA9WhRUE08.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-4703603811081804524</id><published>2012-01-23T06:20:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-23T06:25:13.527-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-23T06:25:13.527-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>SLAPSTICKEnjoy the showhttp://www.salon.com/2012/01/22/the_gop%E2%80%99s_south_carolina_nightmare/The GOP’s South Carolina nightmarehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/romney-vs-gingrich-highlights-gop-unease/2012/01/22/gIQAF35KJQ_story.htmlRomney vs. Gingrich highlights GOP uneasehttp://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/scarborough-gop-base-revolting-against-romneScarborough: GOP 'Base Is </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/4703603811081804524?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/4703603811081804524?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#4703603811081804524" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--YcOJtjsNCQ/Tx1Qo3Rg94I/AAAAAAAACvM/BHKMVtp1FZA/s72-c/slapsticktickle400.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DEIESHs5fip7ImA9WhRUEk4.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-6580237364648435104</id><published>2012-01-22T06:41:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-22T06:48:29.526-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-22T06:48:29.526-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>NOW WHAT?http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71778.htmlSouth Carolina primary: Newt Gingrich blows race wide open . . . The establishment favorite didn’t just lose South Carolina — he got thrashed. Less than a week after he was leading in the polls here, Romney found himself taking a twelve-point beating and dropping all but three counties of the state’s 46 counties.Romney’s thumping defeat</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/6580237364648435104?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/6580237364648435104?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#6580237364648435104" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NhA1BsPHhr0/TxwD_XYhSpI/AAAAAAAACvA/ZbQgd89IoF0/s72-c/120121_POL_romneyDefeated.jpg.CROP.rectangle3-large.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"CkYMRXo8cSp7ImA9WhRUEUg.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-6287565809953431013</id><published>2012-01-21T06:44:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-21T06:49:44.479-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-21T06:49:44.479-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>SLIPPING AWAYGOPers worry that they’ve blown a great opportunity (thanks to Craig C for the link)http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/01/nonnan-krauthammer-to-gop-youre-losing-this-thing-111614.htmlTwo prominent conservative columnists, Charles Krauthammer and Peggy Noonan, warn this morning that Republican infighting may do the party grievous damage for the 2012 election, with </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/6287565809953431013?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/6287565809953431013?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#6287565809953431013" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x86iFa9GBZU/TxqzRHhskAI/AAAAAAAACuo/83XhrEUXlU0/s72-c/time-keeps-slipping.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"CUYFRn44fyp7ImA9WhRUEEs.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-2087978536318262985</id><published>2012-01-20T06:33:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-20T06:38:37.037-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-20T06:38:37.037-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>NONE OF THE ABOVEA wild day for the GOP field: the party takes Iowa away from Romney, Perry quits and throws his support to Gingrich, then Gingrich’s ex-wife delivers a knockout blowhttp://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/rick-perry-strides-sunsetRick Perry Strides Off Into the Sunsethttp://www.washingtonpost.com/rick-perry-campaign-never-ready-for-primetime/2012/01/19/gIQAVaYoBQ_story.htmlRick</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2087978536318262985?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2087978536318262985?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#2087978536318262985" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ViQErRQNtCI/TxlfVeAfa6I/AAAAAAAACuc/YTxFUsNuFqw/s72-c/person_marking_in_a_checkbox_iStock_000005722106Small_crop380w.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"A0YERHg-fip7ImA9WhRVGUo.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-1747410735895409598</id><published>2012-01-19T07:15:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-19T07:18:25.656-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-19T07:18:25.656-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>NO WINNERSo, the Liar supposedly “won” the Iowa caucuses. But guess, what – he didn’t, the Theocrat did. So how does the Iowa GOP cover up their goof?http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/01/cop_out_for_the_ages.phpCop Out for the Ages!!More: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/19/the-iowa-caucuses-will-have-no-official-winner/Thanks for your “help,” Chris, but no thanks!http://</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/1747410735895409598?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/1747410735895409598?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#1747410735895409598" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail 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href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/26832512905679105?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/26832512905679105?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#26832512905679105" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QLYScL9A8Xo/TxbEte7K7lI/AAAAAAAACuA/kjWtISpYXZE/s72-c/romney_debate-460x307.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DkYHQX8zcCp7ImA9WhRVGE0.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-2969835583884122983</id><published>2012-01-17T06:38:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-17T06:42:10.188-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-17T06:42:10.188-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>EXCLAMATION POINTSAnother clown show!http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/debate-highlights-myrtle-beachhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/south-carolina-debate-gop-field-goes-easy-on-romney/2012/01/16/gIQAgrcS4P_blog.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/16/ron-paul-rick-santorum-unemployment-benefits_n_1209487.html“Highlights” http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2969835583884122983?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2969835583884122983?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#2969835583884122983" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EyxpqPwhF6Y/TxVrzXxHm0I/AAAAAAAACt0/AWWCE5XiL78/s72-c/6a00d83451c45669e20168e5a6b7c1970c-550wi.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DEEFQno_fCp7ImA9WhRVF0w.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-7070142592428951321</id><published>2012-01-16T06:19:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-16T06:23:33.444-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-16T06:23:33.444-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>HAPPY BIRTHDAYhttp://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/did-martin-luther-king-jrs-quote-really-have-be-shortened-fit-his-memorialDid Martin Luther King Jr's Quote Really Have to be Shortened to Fit on His Memorial?Still relevant today: http://crooksandliars.com/richard-rj-eskow/todays-visionary-illustrated-guidCandy Crowley, toolhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/7070142592428951321?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/7070142592428951321?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#7070142592428951321" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4ZQLia_4bLM/TxQWCFDfrDI/AAAAAAAACto/wXL85YtdgMQ/s72-c/20110117-012035.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"Dk8FSH4_eyp7ImA9WhRVFk4.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-4938763077083068350</id><published>2012-01-15T07:34:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-15T07:40:19.043-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-15T07:40:19.043-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>NOBLESSE OBLIGEMitt Romney is a GOOD person – and he wants you to know ithttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/mitt-romney-gives-cash-to-financially-struggling-woman-at-south-carolina-rally/2012/01/14/gIQAbxHRzP_blog.htmlWhen a 55-year-old woman, Ruth Williams, who said she lost her job last October, approached the Republican presidential front-runner on the rope line following a</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/4938763077083068350?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/4938763077083068350?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#4938763077083068350" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-28gIp2UnUNA/TxLWGm_S9xI/AAAAAAAACtc/6fs3jrtx8bA/s72-c/stock-illustration-16942232-rich-investor-throwing-money-around.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DEMHSHo4fCp7ImA9WhRVFUk.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-3493508665645011200</id><published>2012-01-14T07:04:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T07:07:19.434-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-14T07:07:19.434-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>CLASS WARFAREhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/what-the-battle-over-bain-is-really-about-in-one-chart/2012/01/13/gIQAIo8gwP_blog.htmlWhat the battle over Bain is really abouthttp://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/charts-what-romney-doesnt-want-you-talking-about----except-in-quiet-rooms.phpWhat Romney Doesn’t Want You Talking AboutMore: http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/3493508665645011200?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/3493508665645011200?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#3493508665645011200" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xZ19wVj9mLA/TxF9eaxvxcI/AAAAAAAACtE/EmYuC3aW7sw/s72-c/-1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"C0QCRHg5eCp7ImA9WhRVFEs.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-6455660853176725957</id><published>2012-01-13T07:20:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-13T07:29:25.620-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-13T07:29:25.620-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>CAPITALISM ON TRIALSo, in today’s GOP Newt Gingrich is a “socialist.” Uh, okay. Where do we go from here?Don’t miss it! http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/day-in-100-seconds-the-great-right-wing-freakout.phpThe Great Right Wing FreakoutMore: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/leash-the-kraken-gop-looks-to-shut-down-bain-attack.phpNewt Gingrich and Rick Perry are getting a harsh </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/6455660853176725957?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/6455660853176725957?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#6455660853176725957" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UxbOoMn-C6M/TxAv2YhGtpI/AAAAAAAACs4/CjVBFoEPboU/s72-c/capitalism.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"DEIGQHk5eSp7ImA9WhRVE0o.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-2311617491929870881</id><published>2012-01-12T07:50:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-12T07:55:21.721-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-12T07:55:21.721-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>UNLEASH HELLhttp://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/for-romney-the-vote-couldnt.php[Benjy Sarlin] The big question now is how far Gingrich et al are willing to go before they decide they either can’t win or it isn’t worth damaging their standing with the party to continue lobbing bombs at the likely nominee. . . . [read on]http://www.salon.com/2012/01/11/the_hell_that_now_awaits_mitt/The hell </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2311617491929870881?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2311617491929870881?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#2311617491929870881" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wJl5309GlPE/Tw7lVweltDI/AAAAAAAACsg/Sc-gYjC1G_Y/s72-c/catapult.gif" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"D0MDQnk4eSp7ImA9WhRVEkU.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-8895976784994379304</id><published>2012-01-11T06:34:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-11T06:37:53.731-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-11T06:37:53.731-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>WAKE ME WHEN IT’S OVERDid something happen last night?http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/tonights-political-lesson-nothing[Kevin Drum] I guess I'm expected to say something about tonight's primary. So here it is. Mitt Romney has always been the inevitable nominee. After Iowa, he continued to be the inevitable nominee. After tonight, he is, still, the inevitable nominee. In other words, </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/8895976784994379304?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/8895976784994379304?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#8895976784994379304" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sKwTawUy4U8/Tw2B2Ogn68I/AAAAAAAACsU/6xcL51fCNOM/s72-c/sleep.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"CUYFSX8_cSp7ImA9WhRVEk0.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-1794668067475277102</id><published>2012-01-10T07:39:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-10T07:45:18.149-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-10T07:45:18.149-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>NOT SO FASTI’m not sure that Romney faces inevitable smooth sailing to the nomination any more. This one is going to be repeated again and again and againhttp://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/romney-i-like-being-able-to-fire-people.phpRomney Says ‘I Like Being Able To Fire People’http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/romney-worried-about-pink-slip-bain-gave-him-golden-parachute/</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/1794668067475277102?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/1794668067475277102?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#1794668067475277102" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cut5dXqHFEo/Tww_nVP8rKI/AAAAAAAACsI/5OJ8_xLV74s/s72-c/polyp_cartoon_Corporate_Thumb.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"C04MSXY-fCp7ImA9WhRVEUw.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-2834542929946008460</id><published>2012-01-09T06:23:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-09T06:26:28.854-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-09T06:26:28.854-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>THE LITTLE PEOPLEJust be glad that Romney can’t resist telling us what he really thinks of the Little Peoplehttp://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/out-of-touch-candidate-mitts-different.htmlMitt Romney suggested in today’s debate that only rich people should run for office . . . [read on]More: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2012_01/romney_elected_office_is_for_t034591.phpStill </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2834542929946008460?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2834542929946008460?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#2834542929946008460" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J2a-D0mpQbE/TwrcW9V95bI/AAAAAAAACr8/2k8azE5cAtk/s72-c/Little-people-4dacc3f5ef0bb.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"Ck8DRno-cSp7ImA9WhRVEE4.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-8948000011547518346</id><published>2012-01-08T07:51:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-08T07:54:37.459-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-08T07:54:37.459-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>A DAY AT THE MOVIESMore popcorn, pleasehttp://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/01/ron_paul_slams_gingrich_as_draft_dodger.phpRon Paul Slams Gingrich As Draft DodgerMore highlights: http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/debate-in-100-seconds-something-romney-this-way-comes.phpReactions: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/01/quick_reax.php[Josh Marshall] This debate was a very weird </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/8948000011547518346?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/8948000011547518346?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#8948000011547518346" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tlnNMoUv4qU/Twmfe55Gv-I/AAAAAAAACrw/bp8TJkhjCgY/s72-c/west_bend_3_qt_popcorn_bowl.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"CEYNRXY4cCp7ImA9WhRWGUk.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-5124514412409625229</id><published>2012-01-07T07:12:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-07T07:16:34.838-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-07T07:16:34.838-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>GOOD WORKUnemployment continues to drophttp://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/01/06/unemployment_rate_falls_again.htmlComment: http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/chart-day-net-jobs-decemberhttp://news.firedoglake.com/2012/01/06/economy-creates-200000-jobs-in-december/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2012_01/private_sector_jobs_looking_mu034559.phpNice try, bubhttp://</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5124514412409625229?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5124514412409625229?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#5124514412409625229" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qSoZHWIv_tg/TwhE_KA1cUI/AAAAAAAACrk/oLHnIXHII9w/s72-c/800px-Labor-Pearce-Highsmith-detail-1.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"CU4CSXs8cSp7ImA9WhRWGEg.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-5785058226568439578</id><published>2012-01-06T06:39:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-06T06:46:08.579-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-06T06:46:08.579-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>REVISED DOWNWARD Oopsie!http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/01/did_santorum_actually_win.phpDid Rick Santorum actually win the Iowa caucuses? KCCI in Des Moines is reporting that a vote counter at one caucus says a counting error gave Mitt Romney 20 more votes than he actually received. Meanwhile Iowa GOP officials say that counter, Edward True, isn’t authorized to discuss the </summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5785058226568439578?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/5785058226568439578?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#5785058226568439578" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FnG07X6JAHQ/TwbrswEdlII/AAAAAAAACrY/02Sp2tFRlTk/s72-c/stock_graph_down_arrow.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry><entry gd:etag="W/"D0MGQXc9eip7ImA9WhRWF0o.""><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808675.post-2582163198237971280</id><published>2012-01-05T08:52:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-05T08:57:00.962-06:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2012-01-05T08:57:00.962-06:00</app:edited><title /><summary>FUN AT RECESSObama discovers the power of recess appointments, finally appoints Richard Cordray to consumer watchdog post after months of GOP obstructionhttp://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/obama-breathes-life-into-labor-board-with-more-recess-appointments.phphttp://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/01/obama-set-make-yet-more-recess-appointmentshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/</summary><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2582163198237971280?v=2" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5808675/posts/default/2582163198237971280?v=2" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://pbd.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#2582163198237971280" title="" /><author><name>Nick Burbules</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11052188822471256837</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="16" height="16" src="http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" /></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kjr7nEqQsLs/TwW5XfaTz4I/AAAAAAAACrA/R_jt5PQ3Pu4/s72-c/03hinson03.jpg" height="72" width="72" /></entry></feed>