Archive for January, 2011

More On Gun Control: Blow Darts Don’t Kill People, Blow Darts With Poisonous Tips Kill People

by ABL

Going medieval on everybody’s ass Here is the single dumbest argument against banning high capacity magazines: Set aside the fact that criminals don’t obey any law. Set aside too the fact that even if all firearms could be magically disintegrated by appropriate legislation, the murderous would simply use other more time-tested methods of killing. It [...]

January 31, 2011 · ABL · 129 Comments
Posted in: General Stupidity

We as a country need gun control; we also need Sarah Palin to STFU.

by ABL

Plain and simple: Gun Control and Shut Up, Sarah1 Remember that dude who shot his TV because, among other reasons, he doesn’t like Palin, Bristol? (I wrote about him here.) Well, Palin, Sarah mentioned that dude in passing in remarks before Safari Club International in Reno, NV this weekend. Sarah blathered on to the Safari [...]

January 31, 2011 · ABL · 49 Comments
Posted in: Lies, Damned Lies, and Sarah Palin

Open Thread

by John Cole

And I forgot about Chuck again and will have to watch it On Demand. I really need to start thinking about more than the Steelers.

January 31, 2011 · John Cole · 97 Comments
Posted in: Uncategorized

Electric cars: worse than Hitler

by Angry DougJ

Among the very oddest things about the Washington Post editorial page is Charles Lane’s obsessive hatred of electric cars. The Washington Post search feature only lets you go back 60 days, but I estimate he’s complained about them at least five times out of his past 12 blog posts and opinion pieces (the others were [...]

January 31, 2011 · Angry DougJ · 159 Comments
Posted in: Our Failed Media Experiment

Animal Rescue Open Thread

by John Cole

All animals should be living large like this: Not like this: Click here to donate directly to Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue (they accept paypal!), or visit the Balloon Juice store and pick out an item or two- all proceeds go to Charlie’s Angels. Your help saves animals, and unlike a lot of charities, I can [...]

January 31, 2011 · John Cole · 50 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging, Dog Blogging, Pet Rescue

Republican judges will kill health care reform

by Angry DougJ

I’ve been saying this for a while, here’s more evidence: A federal district court judge in Florida ruled today that a key provision in the new health care law is unconstitutional, and that the entire law must be voided. Roger Vinson, a Ronald Reagan appointee, agreed with the 26 state-government plaintiffs that Congress exceeded its [...]

January 31, 2011 · Angry DougJ · 291 Comments
Posted in: Activist Judges!, David Brooks Giving A Seminar At The Aspen Institute

They’ll Do Anything

by John Cole

Long report on Manning’s mental and physical state that included this nugget: Manning had seen Harold Ford’s appearance on Meet the Press and thought that his observations were compelling. Can we all at least agree that forcing Manning to watch Meet the Press with Harold Ford constitutes a form of torture?

January 31, 2011 · John Cole · 85 Comments
Posted in: Assholes, Our Failed Media Experiment

Get Well Soon

by John Cole

I honestly thought people stopped getting dengue fever in the 1900’s, but what do you know, Glenn got it.

January 31, 2011 · John Cole · 62 Comments
Posted in: Other

First, They Came For The Gas Meter

by John Cole

Obviously, the goal is to have real time information so ensure smooth supplies of power, but the installation of smart meters are causing some concerns: The health concerns about the smart meters focus on the phenomenon known as “electromagnetic hypersensitivity,” or E.H.S., in which people claim that radiation from cellphones, WiFi systems or smart meters [...]

January 31, 2011 · John Cole · 170 Comments
Posted in: Domestic Affairs

Buy the world, a Koch

by Angry DougJ

I’m all for demonizing the Kochs as much as possible, the same way the right did with George Soros (though preferably without an analog of the overt-Antisemitism): [H]ere at home, over a thousand activists gathered outside the gates of a exclusive resort where the Koch brothers were hosting one of their periodic con-cons. These invitation [...]

January 31, 2011 · Angry DougJ · 35 Comments
Posted in: C.R.E.A.M., Glibertarianism, Going Galt

This Guy Could Win

by John Cole

Fallows on Hunstman: Various sources—notably Jake Tapper here, and Politico here—are reporting that “White House officials” expect Jon Huntsman (right, with one of his daughters) to leave his job as ambassador to China “in the coming months,” to consider running against Barack Obama next year. The “in the coming months” part strikes me as non-news. [...]

January 31, 2011 · John Cole · 110 Comments
Posted in: Politics

Wealth Transfer

by E.D. Kain

Here’s Atrios: Just because I’m petty and George Bush was very proud of the increase the home ownership rate under his presidency, latest census figures out today have the home ownership rate at 66.5%. It peaked at 69.2% in 2004, falling to 67.5% as Bush was about to leave office. 66.5% brings us back to [...]

January 31, 2011 · E.D. Kain · 53 Comments
Tags: bailouts, banking industry, foreclosures, home ownership, wealth transfer · Posted in: Domestic Affairs

Open Thread

by mistermix

Enjoy.

January 31, 2011 · mistermix · 36 Comments
Posted in: Open Thread

Meanwhile, Back In the Real World

by mistermix

I’m heading out the door. If you’re looking for something to read, I suggest Atul Gawande’s latest New Yorker article on “hot spotting”, which has been posted for non-subscribers.

January 31, 2011 · mistermix · 66 Comments
Posted in: Excellent Links

Early Morning Open Thread: Full House

by Anne Laurie

From commentor IlsaLund: This is Clary, AKA Miss Pants. She was originally adopted as a kitten by a neighbor. The neighbor died suddenly and Clary was trapped in her apartment for four days before being freed. No one wanted her and I’d already said no because we had two 17 yr olds at the time [...]

January 31, 2011 · Anne Laurie · 34 Comments
Posted in: Cat Blogging, Open Thread, Pet Rescue

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