DADT Activist Recalled to Active Duty
In a sign that the Obama Administration is moving steadily and firmly in the direction of repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Dan Choi, a member of the Army National Guard…
Ho Hum
FYI: It's snowing... again. Really cool time-lapsed video of snow piling up during the last storm! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMhUZAq5IxQ[/youtube]
Tuesday Open Thread
It's Tuesday, the day before our next winter storm if the forecasters are to be believed. Tomorrow we all may be digging out our cars again and hopefully we'll all…
Murtha the Victim of Medical Malpractice
Now, our doctors in this country are well trained and heroic. But they also make mistakes. Indeed, if a doctor at the BETHESDA NAVAL STATION can make a mistake DURING A SURGERY ON A PREEMIMENT CONGRESSMAN, what are the chances that doctors across the land make mistakes of this magnitude every day on regular people like you and me?
Democrats To Force Vote On GOP Budget Plan
Last week, Rep. Paul Ryan presented the alternate Republican budget plan. It included privatization of Social Security and Medicare vouchers and would supposedly close the U.S. debt in 50 years.…
Late Night Video — Rahm Emmanuel Apologizes
The SNL version of Rahm Emmanue apologies, that is. This is likely NSFW, but strikes me as old school SNL -- taking a famous person's weaknesses, making them funny and using that the comment on a bigger picture. There is likely no chance that they could maintain this sharpness as a regular feature, but I liked this.
Answering Their Questions in Bullet Time
You know that there was some discussion of President Obama doing another version of Question Time with the Republican Senate Caucus. The response?
Breaking: NJ Fire in Progress/ Fire Over!
This comes to us via an anonymous tip, and seems to be confirmed on Twitter. Not sure yet of any details, except it looks like people have left the building.…
Ask Dr. Liberal: Coons is in the Club Edition
Dear Doctor Liberal,
Do you think Chris Coons has the guts to really go after Castle? I view Castle as the incumbent in this race and they say to beat an incumbent you need to make the race a referendum on the person. Can Coons do that?
Sparky
The Running of the Hypocrites
Which is really the only name you can give the Federal government's budget season opened by the release of President Obama's budget blueprint last Tuesday. The plan calls for letting the BushCo tax cuts expire (except for people making less than $250K), eliminating the tax subsidies for the oil and gas industry, raising taxes on hedge fund managers; and it calls for investments in public education and college, domestic energy production, the beginning of a fund to finance health care for the uninsured. It is a pretty strong plan (I do have some reservations about some of the energy initiatives) that begins to retilt the playing field back towards the middle class.
Monday Open Thread
It's post Snowgasm Monday. How many of you are at work? I had to brave the roads today. Well, let's open this thread. What's on your mind? Will NY governor…
When The Punishment Doesn’t Fit The Crime, Or… It’s The Over-Reaction, Stupid
Doodling on a school desk is wrong. Hauling a 12 year old girl out of school in handcuffs for doodling her name on her desk in erasable marker is worse.…