Archive for June, 2009
BREAKING: National Review Reports Mike Castle To Run For Senate
National Review Reports “National Republican Senatorial Committee has gotten their man” in Delaware.
UPDATE: Hold it. They are quoting well known dumbass Ron Williams…so?
Funny What We Can “Afford”
Via Balloon Juice.
Yes, the Congressional Budget Office’s preliminary cost estimates for Senate plans were higher than expected, and caused considerable consternation last week. But the fundamental fact is that we can afford universal health insurance — even those high estimates were less than the $1.8 trillion cost of the Bush tax cuts.
Krugman
And then there’s this: [...]
Reagan Was Wrong
Sorry, I can’t claim credit for that title. It comes from a Newsweek article about the writings of an influential British conservative, Henry Fairlie. He predicted the state of today’s GOP presciently in the 1980s.
Fairlie’s critique of American conservatism began with a GOP heresy: that by embracing the free market so completely, the [...]
In Praise of Candid Republicans
If Republicans have one decent quality it is that they are candid and frank about their craziness, lack of knowledge and misanthropy.
For instance, this weekend we had a wingnut admitting that “conservative” foreign policy is framed by the view that the United States must continually show the world that we have the biggest d*ck by acting like trigger happy [...]
CQ Politics Picks Copeland or Kovach for GOP Open House Seat
I’m not sure where they get this, but in an article about easy Dem pickups in the house we find this…
(Castle) has never received top-flight Democratic opposition in any of his re-election campaigns. In the unlikely chance he seeks re-election, though, Castle would face Democrat John Carney, a former lieutenant governor who narrowly lost a [...]
Health Care: Why Is A Public Option Considered Controversial?
There are new polling results out from the New York Times that show an overwhelming majority of Americans support a public, Medicare-like option for health care reform. In bad news for Republicans, only 18% trust Republicans to reform health care while 57% trust Democrats. According to this poll even a majority of Republicans [...]
22Jun2009 | Unstable Isotope | 8 comments | Continued
The Bought Off — Health Care Edition
See the details here. Make sure to look at the entire thing — there are great spreadsheets and other data here.
But as you listen to the back and forth of the health care discussion, be familiar with the Bought Off and treat their commentary accordingly:
TOP 10 SENATE RECIPIENTS:
McCain, John (R-AZ) $251,834
McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) $200,200
Baucus, [...]
Breaking: Mike Castle to Retire – Announces No Senate Run to Cap Career
That would be this morning’s headline if Castle was a man of his word and stuck to his self-imposed deadline for making an announcement. If not that it would have been, “Castle to Run for Senate”
But since he has lied for the past eight years about being a “moderate,” why should we [...]
Late Night Video
John Hodgman at the Radio & Television Correspondents Association dinner. Hodgman asks the important question: is Obama a true nerd? You decide.
Some sample questions:
What are the three types of orcs?
What is Superman’s father’s name?
What is the name of the god worshipped by Conan the Barbarian?
What is the name of the worms in Dune [...]
Let’s Gossip
There were a couple of eyebrow-raising articles in today’s News Journal.
First, Joe Biden for President 2016?
But when pressed on whether he’d rule out a White House run, Biden said, “No, I won’t. I won’t rule that out. No.”
Seriously, Joe? As the NJ points out, Biden would be 74 years old on inauguration day.
The second [...]
Comment Rescue: Sir, Yes Sir!
Good thing there are better men and women who fought and died for your freedom, jason, else you would have none.
Captain Nutbag has spoken. I’m not sure how this relates to anything, but there you have it.
21Jun2009 | jason330 | 27 comments | Continued
Phillies Drop Three to Orioles…but are they losers?
If not for a horrible call in the eighth in which Rollins was called out when the first baseman CLEARLY missed the tag, the Phils could have won.
And yet, they didn’t seem very live to me. I’m no expert, but Baltimore was able to poke out the base hits and advance the [...]
Comment Rescue — Why Not Single Payer?
Friday, Geezer asked a very good question that I didn’t have time to get to in the Frank Luntz thread. His question: Why should we be for a non-single-payer “reform” plan?
Before I get to that and ask you guys to weigh in, I want to put up some resources to look at and [...]
Latest On Iran: Open Thread
Yesterday President Obama released this statement on the events in Iran:
The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech [...]
Want This Job? Give Us Your Google and Facebook Passwords, Please
This is just plain crazy. Make sure you go see the form — if you were applying for a job in Bozeman, MT, you’d also have to disclose and give them edit access to all of your online life.
Background checks are one thing (and an overused thing at that), but giving up your passwords to [...]
Read All About It in the Sunday Papers-Fathers Day Edition
And by fathers, the Beast Who Slumbers emphatically does not mean L. Ron Hubbard, the ‘Father’ of Scientology. Today’s lead story is a chilling glimpse inside the full-fledged cult of Scientology as told by some of the cult’s former leaders themselves. And it’s only the first of a three-parter. Major ‘bulo Tip of the Sombrero [...]
21Jun2009 | El Somnambulo | 3 comments | Continued
The Power of a Positive Example
According to NBC News, thanks to Michelle Obama, 20% more American families are growing vegetable gardens this year.
21Jun2009 | jason330 | 42 comments | Continued
CIA Report on Torture Release Delayed
All I can say is that I can’t wait to see this report. I wonder if the revelations that KSM said he lied a lot is a leak from this report. Keep watching! According to the article, the report will be released on Friday.
Hmmm, looks like we’re going to have to keep [...]
St. Georges Bridge Idea
I was looking at some biking information today and happened across the Delaware Bike News blog. I saw a great idea from them that I think is worthy of support.
At present there are no truly safe non-motorized crossings of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, creating a huge impediment to connecting Delaware’s networks of safe routes [...]
Open thread: Iran
I’m trying with some of my “friends” on facebook to get some commentary going on our website. I have some friends that are either there in Iran or know people that are. Hopefully I can get some people over there to comment over here.
Please discuss any thing. What is going on? What we aren’t seeing [...]
QOD
Who’s f’ing brilliant idea was it to cut the ends of my god damned sub? (hoagie)
20Jun2009 | Donvictimiti | 13 comments | ContinuedSocial Media
