Thursday Open Thread
I'm in meeting hell today, so you'll have to entertain yourselves. Have fun! Progressive hero Alan Grayson tells Cheney to STFU: Some early reviews of Justice Sotomayor are coming in…
Bulo Remembers 2009-Who Was Hot, Who Was Not?
What do Michael Jackson, acai berries, Voodoo Doughnuts and swine flu have in common? (Voodoo Doughnuts??) What do Heath Ledger, John McCain, Circuit City and wii have in common? Every…
Obama’s Nobel Acceptance Speech
Below is a full transcript of President Obama's acceptance speech. It's a good one. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and…
Al Gore On Sarah Palin And Climate Change
Al Gore has it exactly right. If Republicans can use Sarah Palin as a source, then Al Gore, who has actually studied this issue, deserves a hearing too: Exactly, Al.…
Republicans Heading To Copenhagen To… I Have No Idea
Has anything like this ever happened before? House Republicans are preparing for a trip to Copenhagen and looking to derail Democratic efforts to negotiate an international climate agreement. About a…
Wednesday Open Thread
Here's an open thread for a rainy Wednesday. Here's another bizzare GOP sex scandal story: "Green Balloons". The former speaker of the Missouri House has been charged with a felony…
Bulo Remembers 2009-Best Year in Protest Signs Ever?
Could well be. Special props to "The Gays" for bringing their insouciant sense of humor to the fray. The Yippies live! And to the Angry White People for apparently skipping…
Palindumb
Today a new word may be entering our lexicon, palindumb: something that is as stupid forwards and as it is backwards. Let me use it in a sentence: The Washington…
Karl Rove To Appear On Rick Jensen’s Show Today
Bush's brain Karl Rove is going to be on famous climate scientist Rick Jensen's WDEL show today at 1:00 p.m. WDEL is soliciting questions through twitter. Send your questions to…
Watch Rachel Maddow Eviscerate A Guy Who Claims To Cure Gays
Richard Cohen, head of the International Healing Foundation, an organization that claims to "cure" gay people was interviewed by Rachel Maddow. Richard Cohen's book Coming Out Straight has been cited…
More Details on the Health Insurance Reform Deal.
According to CNN, Harry Reid has announced a "broad agreement" between among the "Team of Ten" liberal and conservative Democrats that have been negotiating on the public option, with the…
Run Sarah Run!
The Fix has an interesting item about Sarah Palin. She's open to the possibility of running as a 3rd party candidate. An astute Fixista flagged a fascinating interview that former…
A Modest Healthcare Proposal
I would love to see an interim law get passed for heathcare reform that drops all elected legislators from their government healthcare as of January 1st. This will give legislators…