Archive for 2010
Castle Fundraising Fails to Meet Expectations
$826,000 is a good haul, out of context. But it fails to meet Castle’s own expectations, and when you consider that Castle had over a one month head start over Coons, the context becomes clear. This is a competitive money race.
Tina Fey is Back As Sarah Palin!
This time bringing you the hysterical plans for the Sarah Palin Network:
The Brutal Politics for House Progressives
If you read nothing else today, this article is the one you should settle in with.
Ryan Grim and Arthur Delaney at the Huffington Post write one of the best articles I have seen in a long time surveying a political landscape — but this time for House Progressives. Ranging from details on the financial extractions by the House Committees from Progressives, to the role they played in trying to keep the Public Option open to some of their own internal fractiousness, this article paints a pretty tough picture of the politics of being in the Progressive Caucus.
Rollins Mixes Business with Politics
So new GOP Congressional candidate Michele Rollins sent out an e-mail to her list (below) with a phone number to her campaign. But when you call that number, you get the answering machine machine message for “Rollins Jamaica.” You see, Michele Rollins is chairman of Rollins Jamaica, a 7,000-acre complex of luxury hotels, residences and golf courses near Montego Bay, Jamaica. This is in addition to her serving on the board of directors of Wilmington Trust Company, which of course allowed her to take outrageous bonuses at the tax payer’s expense.
Weekend Open Thread
I hope you’re enjoying your nice spring weekend, now that our taste of summer has gone. Who can keep up with this weather? So now it’s time for a weekend open thread. Come and play! I think you already knew that Glenn Beck was a big phony. He can care less about the people who […]
Mommie Dearest
What sort of monster does this? Russia threatened to suspend all child adoptions by U.S. families Friday after a 7-year-old boy adopted by a woman from Tennessee was sent alone on a one-way flight back to Moscow with a note saying he was violent and had severe psychological problems. Attaching the note was priceless. I […]
Bad News Saturday Morning
The 4 missing miners from the Montcoal mine disaster were found dead, making the total death toll 29. The Polish president, his wife and several other officials were killed in a plane crash on the way to a commemoration for Polish victims of Stalin in Russia today.
Friday Open Thread
Welcome to your TGIF open thread. I guess our taste of summer is over today. At least the rain will keep the pollen level down (*crossing fingers*). Massey Energy CEO Don Blakenship really is a monster: Massey’s chief executive officer, Don Blankenship, continued to defend his company’s record and disputed accusations from miners that he […]
Justice Stevens Is Retiring
This is not unexpected, but it’s now official. The announcement came in a statement from Chief Justice John Roberts: Associate Justice John Paul Stevens has earned the gratitude and admiration of the American people for his nearly 40 years of distinguished service to the Judiciary, including more than 34 years on the Supreme Court. He […]
Is Our Media Learning?
Back in December, NYU journalism professor Jay Rosen had a proposal – fact check the Sunday morning talk shows. The proposal was eagerly embraced in the blogosphere but seemed to go nowhere. ABC’s Jake Tapper, the interim host for This Week has decided to give this a try: The idea was first proposed by NYU […]
Deep Thought
“Of all the people in human history who ever reached the age of 65, half are alive now.” – The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly age
The Tea Parties Are About Race
I know you’re really shocked to hear this. This week sort of feels like a “I told you so” type of week. Two different incidents of unstable people threatening lawmakers because of radicalization over health care reform. Now we get some results of a new survey about people who support the Tea Party. A recent […]
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