Archive for January 31st, 2011

Kovach Has a Knack for Winning Specials…

Filed in National by jason330 on January 31, 2011 • 1 Comment

but he also has a knack for losing his bids for re-election.

Tobin’s “Politics by the Numbers” breaks it down.

Paying China First

Filed in National by cassandra_m on January 31, 2011 • 4 Comments

In a nutshell, that seems to be forming up as the GOP plan to avoid defaulting on the US debt if there is no agreement on the debt ceiling.

Monday Open Thread

Filed in National by Unstable Isotope on January 31, 2011 • 18 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Nothing To See Here, Folks. Just (Another) Isolated Incident

Filed in National by pandora on January 31, 2011 • 19 Comments

Via TPM: Roger Stockham, a 63-year-old Army veteran from California who was reportedly angry at the U.S. government, was arrested by police in Michigan and charged with allegedly threatening to blow up a Mosque in Dearborn. Dearborn police allegedly found Stockham inside his vehicle outside the Islamic Center of America with a load of M-80s […]