CT-Sen: I heart Richard Blumenthal

Mother Jones tells why Senator Dodd's retirement and likely replacement by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is awesome news for progressives: Back in 2000, David Plotz wrote a great piece for…

Obstacles to Reform in the Banking Industry

On Bill Moyers Journal, he recently talked about the state of the playing field for getting real regulatory reform done for financial institutions with David Corn and Kevin Drum. This was a great discussion and one that every one of us who cares about getting this done should carefully watch. Because what they are laying out here is how regulatory reform for banks is being gutted before our eyes.

Check Out My Family Values

A PPP poll released last night showed family values teabagger candidate Scott Brown ahead in the MA-Sen special election. While Democrats wring their hands and try to work up some…

The Clueless Harry Reid

Making the rounds today is revelations from a new book called "Game Change" by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. One of the revelations is about Harry Reid: On page 37,…

Weekend Open Thread

It's the weekend and I hope you're enjoying it. I'm getting a new dishwasher installed today. I can't wait! So let's start this open thread. Michael Steele is in quite…

Intimidation At Its Finest

What would you do if comments like this started arriving in your in-box? As I talked to Johnson in his office, an alert flashed on one of his two giant…

For Shame, Charlie Copeland

By now, we are all aware of the despicable crimes alleged of Dr. Earl Bradley, a Sussex County pediatrician. Charlie Copeland has now decided that it is all Beau Biden's…