Archive for April, 2010

Let ‘Em Own It

by John Cole

Democrats introduced some new legislation today: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said the bill would “shine a light on the flood of spending unleashed by the Citizens United decision.” The influential senator hopes to win passage of the bill by July 4, in time to curb any flow of corporate money into the 2010 midterm congressional [...]

April 29, 2010 · John Cole · 21 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs, Politics

A Couple More Friedman Units

by John Cole

I’m Henry the Eighth I am. Henry the Eighth I am, I am: A Pentagon report presented a sobering new assessment Wednesday of the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, saying that its abilities are expanding and its operations are increasing in sophistication, despite recent major offensives by U.S. forces in the militants’ heartland. The report, requested [...]

April 29, 2010 · John Cole · 52 Comments
Posted in: Military, War on Terror aka GSAVE®

Immigration strategery

by Angry DougJ

Some interesting political and demographic facts about the Arizona law…. Polls in Arizona: There has been a great deal of movement along racial lines. In the September poll Goddard had a 3 point lead with white voters, but he now trails Brewer by 8. At the same time he’s increased his lead with Hispanic voters [...]

April 29, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 193 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs, Good News For Conservatives

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?

by Angry DougJ

I couldn’t agree more with mistermix’s post on the “decency” of Laura Bush. I haven’t read Laura Bush’s book and I don’t plan to but it sure sounds like it’s chock full of standard political bullshit: There are a few crumbs of political interest strewn along the way: The usually charitable Mrs. Bush chastises the [...]

April 29, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 82 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity, Good News For Conservatives

Well, I Won’t Be Doing THAT Again

by John Cole

So my gutters need to be cleaned, because they are horribly clogged to the point that when it rains, it pours over the side and has started to dig a little hole in the ground from the waterfall that has been created. In addition to that, I am worried the constant water will damage the [...]

April 29, 2010 · John Cole · 256 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity

How We Stomach Elitism

by mistermix

Sully notes that Laura Bush was “the most decent person in the White House for eight long years” and proffers this quote as evidence: In 2004 the social question that animated the campaign was gay marriage. Before the election season had unfolded, I had talked to George about not making gay marriage a significant issue. [...]

April 29, 2010 · mistermix · 170 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Our Failed Media Experiment

Still Looking Forward, Not Backwards

by John Cole

The National Security State is relentless in the pursuit of enemies: The Obama administration is seeking to compel a writer to testify about his confidential sources for a 2006 book about the Central Intelligence Agency, a rare step that was authorized by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. The author, James Risen, who is a [...]

April 29, 2010 · John Cole · 47 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, OBAMA IS WORSE THAN BUSH HE SOLD US OUT!!

Nothing To Snark About

by John Cole

I can’t even come up with a clever headline: The estimated amount of oil leaking from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico has increased to as much as 5,000 barrels a day—five times more than what was originally believed, a Coast Guard official said. Rear Adm. Mary Landry told reporters late Wednesday that [...]

April 29, 2010 · John Cole · 138 Comments
Posted in: Science and Technology

Unsurprising News

by mistermix

In addition to being expensive and compromising privacy, the new full-body scanners that the TSA is installing don’t work. “I don’t know why everybody is running to buy these expensive and useless machines. I can overcome the body scanners with enough explosives to bring down a Boeing 747,” Rafi Sela told parliamentarians probing the state [...]

April 29, 2010 · mistermix · 39 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity, Security Theatre

Early Morning Open Thread

by Anne Laurie

Okay, this made me laugh. The NYT needs to take Gail Collins off her Bobo-Brooks-WATBabysitting detail, so she can do more like this: [...] Both Arizona and Oklahoma passed bills exempting state residents from gun registration rules and background checks. Governor Henry vetoed his state’s version. Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, seems to sign [...]

April 29, 2010 · Anne Laurie · 28 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Humor

Late Evening Open Thread

by Anne Laurie

Because y’all asked for one. We live to serve.

April 29, 2010 · Anne Laurie · 97 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread

Confederate History Month: Prone to Violence

by Dennis G.

An effort to help the Republican Confederate Party celebrate Confederate History Month would be incomplete without noting how these folks tend to embrace violence as the preferred way to solve problems—especially when they feel that they are losing at the ballot box.

April 28, 2010 · Dennis G. · 95 Comments
Posted in: Crock Pot Craziness, Good News For Conservatives

We are all centrists now

by Angry DougJ

Reader JK sends along a link (abstract here; full pdf here) to a study of the differences between the left and right blogosphere. Their main findings: Sites on the left adopt more participatory technical platforms; are comprised of significantly fewer sole-authored sites; include user blogs; maintain more fluid boundaries between secondary and primary content; include [...]

April 28, 2010 · Angry DougJ · 88 Comments
Posted in: Blogospheric Navel-Gazing

We Pick and Choose and You Lose

by John Cole

The great Republican Minority outreach of the Steele era continues, and now they want to deport… citizens: At a tea party rally in Ramona in San Diego County over the weekend, Hunter fielded a question about the issue. “Would you support deportation of natural born American citizens that are the children of illegal aliens?” a [...]

April 28, 2010 · John Cole · 190 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Republican Stupidity

Tuna On a Dinner Plate

by John Cole

And white albacore for the birthday boy, at that: And because all cats and dogs are not as lucky, but should be, how about a big shout out to all you who bought Balloon Juice swag! Here is Evelyn holding her first check from the Balloon Juice cafe Press store (located to the right under [...]

April 28, 2010 · John Cole · 46 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging, Dog Blogging

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