Archive for January, 2010

The Other Football

by Randinho

Hi, everyone, my name is Randy Paul. I normally blog at my own blog, Beautiful Horizons. John has graciously accepted my offer to blog about the upcoming soccer World Cup in South Africa starting in June. My love of this sport goes back some thirty-six years and I blog about it regularly. A brief explanation [...]

January 31, 2010 · Randinho · 98 Comments
Posted in: Sports

Grammy’s Open Thread

by John Cole

Sorry for the delay, I fell asleep. Again. Two Chuck related things: My brother and a friend both have informed me that Casey and Sarah both do voice effects in ME2. I am a huge fan of the move “the Morgan.”

January 31, 2010 · John Cole · 98 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread

Taibbi on Bobo on Haiti

by Angry DougJ

Matt Taibbi is a very controversial topic here. Some laud him as today’s Hunter S. Thompson, some deride him as a self-indulgent hack. In any case, I thought his piece on David Brooks’ column on the Haitian earthquake was excellent, not because I hate Bobo (though I do), but because it goes to something central [...]

January 31, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 131 Comments
Posted in: Burkean bells, Good News For Conservatives

Pure speculation

by Angry DougJ

Dana Milbank had a column the other day about how it would be great for Obama politically if Republicans gained control of Congress. It was pretty typical TNR-style contrarian wankery, though since this was the first time that anything has ever been good news for Obama, maybe I shouldn’t look a gift horse in the [...]

January 31, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 139 Comments
Posted in: Blogospheric Navel-Gazing, Good News For Conservatives, Hoot-Smalley, We Are All Mayans Now

Douthat & O’Keefe, Legacy Comics

by Anne Laurie

You know the old chestnut, “History repeats itself—first as tragedy, then as farce”? Well, comedy works the same way. And it turns out (sorry, DougJ) that Ross Douthat might actually consider himself to be a comedian, in the mold of Bill Murray. Recent events have convinced me that Douthat, the NYT’s “new, young” opinionator, and [...]

January 31, 2010 · Anne Laurie · 97 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Humor, Media

Give ‘em Hill

by Angry DougJ

PUMAs are going on Breitbart now. No could have predicted. We are receiving help with this stand against PUMA hunters from the most unexpected and encouraging places. As we talked about on Breitbart yesterday, there are a great many layers to all of this. There are many Obama supporters involved. This has been going on [...]

January 31, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 197 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity, Good News For Conservatives, Hoot-Smalley

Tech Help

by John Cole

How do I go about getting this on my phone:

January 31, 2010 · John Cole · 43 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity

Open Mic For HCR

by Tim F.

I don’t have any answers for you guys. My heart tells me that Steve Benen has it right. HCR will die quietly on some back burner while everyone involved declares that they’re determined to get it done. You guys have done more good that I could have hoped by even keeping the issue this long, [...]

January 31, 2010 · Tim F. · 53 Comments
Posted in: 59-41 Senate Minority

Some People Say

by John Cole

Get ready for several hours of conventional wisdom every week, as Candy Crowley is taking over CNN’s State of the Union. At least she has a great voice- one that I have always loved. We should keep a running count of how manytimes she trots out her patented “some people say” crap, although that would [...]

January 31, 2010 · John Cole · 76 Comments
Posted in: Media

Norman Ornstein on this Congress

by Angry DougJ

Presumably Rahm Emanuel is blackmailing him, or he’s one of those Reid-bots or Pelosi-bots we’re always hearing about: There seems to be little to endear citizens to their legislature or to the president trying to influence it. It’s too bad, because even with the wrench thrown in by Republican Scott Brown’s election in Massachusetts, this [...]

January 31, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 35 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs, Good News For Conservatives

CBS Sunday Morning

by John Cole

You know the drill!

January 31, 2010 · John Cole · 69 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread

A great moment among many …

by Dennis G.

I have been enjoying the clips of President Obama kicking it old school with the House GOP in my hometown of Baltimore yesterday. There were many enjoyable moments, but I really enjoyed part of the exchange with Rep. Chaffetz of Utah. The Freshman GOPer was in full concerned troll mode as he baited President Obama [...]

January 30, 2010 · Dennis G. · 148 Comments
Posted in: Good News For Conservatives, Open Thread, Politics

Pet Rescue Open Thread

by John Cole

Here is a nice story after a long, long week (for me, at least): The story: My cat (I call her by different names all the time but the most used one is “G. G. cat” or “G.G.”) and I became friends when she still belonged to my neighbor five years ago. Among the five [...]

January 30, 2010 · John Cole · 118 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging

New Mental Health Rules

by John Cole

I’m glad this is happening: The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 interim rules were issued by the Obama administration and showcased today on January 29, 2010. The law is officially known as the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. The law essentially requires [...]

January 30, 2010 · John Cole · 61 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs

Out of the past

by Angry DougJ

Steve Benen has a good item about how the new conservative/principled centrist line about the deficit is that it doesn’t matter who caused it, let’s not play the blame game etc…except that from now on we should blame Obama. One of the big things I’ve never gotten about politics is why it matters who you’d [...]

January 30, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 93 Comments
Posted in: Burkean bells, Good News For Conservatives

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