Tuesday Open Thread

LOL! Warning: Do not be eating or drinking when you read the following, from John Ziegler's review of Sarah Palin's new high school slam book: "For many reasons, this is…

Voluntary Victim?

Can you be a voluntary victim of sexism? Sarah Palin posed for this photo willingly. The sexism charge seems to be one of context, since this photo was originally taken and used for Runner's World magazine and that context of that photo was about health and fitness. It would seem though, that this photo has a lot more context to it than health and fitness. Let's review.

These Things Just Happen

Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck had a conversation on O'Reilly's radio show yesterday and predicted violence against Nancy Pelosi could occur. BECK: Last week, I head you say that —…

Scaredy Catservatives

We Americans, at least in the conventional wisdom zeitgeist, imagine ourselves and our nation to be tough, courageous, and superior to all others. Yet, it would seem that the same people who shout "We're #1!" are the ones almost scared to death of trying or imprisoning terrorists on American soil. If America is so tough, superior and just, then we can handle putting terrorists on trial for their crimes against us. If America is so tough, superior and just, we can handle imprisoning them on American soil.

The Castle Conundrum

To win this election, Castle must now go negative, and he cannot if he wants to win the election. To win this election, Castle must be the moderate he has professed himself to be, and, for some reason, after all these years, he is acting like the conservative he is.

Monday Night Quick Hits

Back in the heady days of the Blogosphere, there came the invention of the Google Bomb. I am not sure the logistics or algorithms involved, but the more you typed…

Monday Open Thread

Happy Monday all! Can you believe it's already open thread time? I know you've been waiting anxiously for one. Now this is funny. An activist speaks at an anti-immigration tea…

Fear Not Wingnuts

The latest crazy Republican talking point floating around concerns the decision of the Justice Department to try some high profile terrorism suspects in the federal courts in New York. Their…