A Spork in the Drawer

Loud Obbs

2009-11-11T19:20:05-05:00

Quits CNN. No doubt his next stop will be Fox "News". Or if we're really lucky he'll run for public office. [Via Romenesko.] .

What Digby Said

2009-11-11T17:55:16-05:00

What digby said. .

Random Note

2009-11-11T16:59:55-05:00

It would be a damned shame if the Moonie's Washington Times shut down. A damned shame. I'd be heartbroken. Bereft. Forced to the end of my tether and set adrift in a sea of angst and ennui. .

What's Up, Holiday Edition

2009-11-11T15:51:33-05:00

posted by gyma Pretty good hump day considering it's a holiday for me. WooHoo! Wish you could make Joe the Plumber disappear? Or you never have to see any of Palin's or Beck's books on the bookstore shelf? Looks like...

Thanks To All Veterans

2009-11-11T11:27:27-05:00

posted by gyma I wish there were no need for a 'Remembrance' or 'Veterans' Day, but since that's not the case, today is the time to remember and give thanks to those who have served. And don't forget the families...

Bipartisanship!

2009-11-11T11:09:08-05:00

posted by gyma Is Miss Lindsey in trouble? The Charleston County Republican Party's executive committee took the unusual step Monday night of censuring U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for stepping across the GOP party line. County Chairwoman Lin Bennett said the...

Reforming Congress

2009-11-11T10:09:23-05:00

Steven Pearlstein looks at our broken national legislature and makes a proposal: So at the risk of sounding naive, I'd like to offer a novel idea for changing the legislative dynamic, restoring majority rule to the legislative process and keeping...

Speaking Of The Great War

2009-11-11T09:15:17-05:00

Only three known veterans still alive. [Via Robert Farley.] .

The Hackiest Generation

2009-11-11T08:56:49-05:00

Loyal Bushie and Über-Xtian Michael Gerson once again does Fred Hiatt's Crayon Scribble Page proud. his column today is pretty standard-issue Obama-is-dithering-on-Afghanistan and Obama-is-a-narcissist (a criticism I've found to be especially amusing considering the high self-regard of Gerson's former employer)...

As Apologies Go....

2009-11-10T22:07:49-05:00

posted by gyma ...this one was pretty good: [...] I said that Keflezighi's win, the first by an American since 1982, wasn't as big as it was being made out to be because there was a difference between being an...

What's Up, Better Late Than Never, Edition

2009-11-10T21:04:45-05:00

posted by gyma Some days are better than others.... Happy Birthday to computer viruses, those good for nothing annoyances that make my life miserable. Thumbs down! Maybe Americans aren't as dumb as they appear - the majority blame drug manufacturers...

Stuff You Won't See on the MSM

2009-11-10T20:56:14-05:00

posted by gyma Listen to *why* the teabaggers are out protesting: [via The Brad Blog] =

Lest We Forget

2009-11-10T19:34:42-05:00

posted by gyma This is why the Liebermans of the world are worrisome: With his hideous fake folksiness, much-celebrated "great sense of humor" and relentless Beltway hype as just the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet (David Brooks calls...

Holy Joe Doesn't Feel Like Wiggling

2009-11-10T18:35:20-05:00

He just doesn't. Now imagine Lieberman wiggling. Go on. Now try to get that image out of your head. My work here is done. .

Ye Gods

2009-11-10T09:14:51-05:00

Across the pond: A woman who was banned from making loud noises during sex has lost an appeal against her conviction. [...] A judge and two magistrates heard Sunderland City Council recorded noise levels of up 47 decibels. According to...

One Of These things Is Not Like The Other

2009-11-10T08:58:02-05:00

William "Cold Cash" Jefferson and Randy "Duke" Cunningham. For the record, it's my belief that all corrupt politicians should be chucked into a dank prison cell for a good long time. In our representative democracy - or what's left of...

Gormless Idiot

2009-11-10T08:19:27-05:00

The WaPo's Richard "Therapy" Cohen looks at Afghanistan and concludes: There are many good reasons to put as much as we can in Afghanistan. But America has been at war there since 2001, at war in Iraq since 2003, and...

What's Up New Computer Edition

2009-11-09T22:58:16-05:00

posted by gyma New computers are soooo fast! Computer virus developers are getting a wee bit too ingenious when they deposit child porn on unsuspecting web surfers' computers. Thumbs down. What's the truth behind Men Who Stare at Goats? Thumbs...

Something Different

2009-11-09T20:50:37-05:00

posted by gyma It's only Monday, yet it feels like a break from politics is needed. This is an unusual image, primarily for the composition. This 'image' of Cathy Freeman was done for the Australian show, "Who Do You Think...

Making Sense

2009-11-09T20:01:28-05:00

posted by gyma Dennis Kucinich (D-Makes Too Much Sense) is on my teevee (Democracy Now!) and damn, he makes too much sense to be a Washington pol. He's explaining to us why he voted no on HCR and well... We...

How Dare He

2009-11-09T18:32:53-05:00

posted by gyma From the intellectual heavyweights over at Red State (redstate dot com, if you must): According to The New York Times, on Saturday evening the President of the United States used a thoroughly disgusting gay-baiting slur to refer...

Disturbing Trends

2009-11-09T18:05:25-05:00

posted by gyma Sarah Palin, Nitwit-at-Large, has been spreading more bullshit in the heartland. What may they feel about an elderly person who doesn’t have a whole lot of productive years left,” Palin asked an audience of about 5,000 who...

The Veal Pen

2009-11-09T17:42:45-05:00

What the hell good are NARAL and Planned Parenthood? Here and here. (I've been busy today hence the short hit-and-run posts.) --- Oh, and who didn't see this coming? .

Firefox

2009-11-09T17:32:39-05:00

posted by gyma Last week my laptop had a hissy fit so I bought a new one over the weekend. That means a new OS (Windows7) and I decided to switch browsers(Firefox) just to torture myself. Parts of FF are...

Bioengineered Neocorpora

2009-11-09T17:22:38-05:00

posted by gyma Good news for all the John Bobbitts of the world. Using tissue grown in a laboratory, researchers have engineered fully functional replacement penises. The organs were made for rabbits, but the technique may someday be useful for...

Probably Best...

2009-11-09T17:12:00-05:00

...if Presidential spokespersons avoid quoting poetry they don't understand. .

That's Just Peachy

2009-11-09T15:01:57-05:00

The tea party is now a Tea Party. At least in Florida. Split those Republicans! .

Stupak Explained

2009-11-09T14:53:15-05:00

mcjoan. And keep voting up definition 1! .

California USA

2009-11-09T08:55:08-05:00

Krugman: The state of mind visible at recent right-wing demonstrations is nothing new. Back in 1964 the historian Richard Hofstadter published an essay titled, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” which reads as if it were based on today’s headlines:...

A Bit Of Arshile Gorky

2009-11-08T14:00:00-05:00

Agony, 1947 .

Worth Remembering

2009-11-08T13:15:41-05:00

Amanda: With this lesson in mind, pro-choice Democrats need to understand this: Contraception coverage is next. Make no mistake. Now they have a precedent of banning insurance companies from covering abortion, but this will not, of course, stop women from...

Big Shock

2009-11-08T07:54:12-05:00

The Weasel™ voted for the Stupak Amendment and against the HCR bill. As has been widely noted, those Democrats from marginal districts - Blue Dogs especially - think that voting against HCR is job insurance. But without the support of...

To The Back Of The Bus, Ladies

2009-11-07T22:59:42-05:00

Stupak Amendment passes. Here's the roll call. .

Saturday Palate Cleanser

2009-11-07T14:50:07-05:00

Some Rutles from 1965: .

Utterly Disgraceful

2009-11-07T13:44:12-05:00

If there's any question that the Republican Party has become a group of petulant little children this should settle it: .

Once Upon A Time...

2009-11-07T11:54:38-05:00

...a candidate for the Presidency had to pledge to respect the separation of church and state. Many of today's elected representatives, however, have to pledge fealty to the Roman Pontiff. Progress? .

Speaking Of Nonsense

2009-11-07T10:07:51-05:00

Refusing to be fingerprinted when one hasn't been arrested or even having been accused of wrongdoing is perfectly understandable. Strike a blow against the surveillance state! So there are good reasons for refusing to be fingerprinted. This is not one...

Happy Carl Sagan Day!

2009-11-07T09:57:26-05:00

If Sagan came back to life and saw how science is treated these days he'd crawl back into his grave. More here. .

HeeHee

2009-11-06T19:08:08-05:00

Markos KO's hater of brown people Tom Tancredo: .

Brilliant!

2009-11-06T09:23:31-05:00

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe 11/3 Projectwww.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Crisis .

Say What?

2009-11-06T09:08:02-05:00

Loyal Bushie and Über-Xtian Michael Gerson claims that the Republicans are seizing the ideological center: Now comes Obama's largest test, which will determine the ideological atmosphere for the 2010 election. If the president -- opposed by a majority of Americans,...

We're Not Alone II

2009-11-06T08:37:31-05:00

Kinda-sorta piggybacking on gyma's post about student's knowledge of history in the UK we find that that green and pleasant isle also can succumb to woo: A Welsh police force has admitted following up leads supplied by psychics after a...

Shape Of Earth: Views Differ

2009-11-06T08:28:28-05:00

Time's James Poniewozik notices that the news media is biased: Often, moderate bias is just the result of caution, but the effect is to bolster centrist political positions — not least by implying that they are not political positions at...

First Draft

2009-11-06T07:44:29-05:00

Do toss a few spare bucks at Athenae & Co. to keep their fine site up and running. Chinchilla-powered servers don't come cheap, y'know. Have you ever seen the teeth of a ferret? If you don't hand over some gelt...

Sunbathing

2009-11-06T00:24:36-05:00

posted by gyma Aaahhh... it's finally Friday. Here's a pic of Pete doing one of his favorite things in the world - catching some rays. He really has a nice life. Frankly, I'm envious.

We're Not Alone

2009-11-05T22:12:12-05:00

posted by gyma Should we congratulate ourselves knowing we aren't the only dumb country in the world? Apparently the UK isn't spending enough on education either. Guess it could be part of the reason for the increase in believers of...

Hitting the Quintfecta

2009-11-05T20:54:47-05:00

posted by gyma Republicans claim to care about national security, but when 75% of potential military recruits aren't qualified because they are too fat, too dumb, too sick, have too many kids, or are stoners, you've got a problem. It's...

Why Am I Not Surprised?

2009-11-05T15:32:27-05:00

Crazy lady from Minnesota: The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning out of bed, I grab my cell phone and I look to RedState ... and I feel like I at least am kind of...

What Was It...

2009-11-05T12:57:20-05:00

Rep. Alan Grayson said about Republican healthcare? Don't get sick and if you do die quickly or somesuch? .

Annals Of American Ingenuity

2009-11-05T12:46:12-05:00

For the person always on the go may I present the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: Many of the customer reviews demonstrate its utility, e.g.: My wife and I recently welcomed a beautiful new daughter into our life. She's three months...