Thursday Open Thread
The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
A Journalist’s Job
Unrest continues to grow in Egypt and journalists are getting caught in the crossfire. For some reason, this made Time's Jay Newton-Small cranky.
‘Bulo On Al’s Show Today-Thurs., Feb. 3
Sorry for the late notice. I'll be on the Al Mascitti Show on WDEL-1150 AM at 10 am today. Al's show, as always, starts at 9. We'll likely discuss "The…
IC’s Office Still Losing Money
The Insurance Commissioner's captive insurance initiative is still losing money but it's losing less than it used to.
February 3 — Call Beau Biden to Demand Tougher Penalties for Mortgage Fraud (EDIT)
If you've been following the foreclosure mess, you know that last year, with promises by some AGs that people would go to jail. That effort into large scale investigations seems to be dead in the water, while banks remain free to continue their bad practices.
Earth-like Planets? Yes. Earth-like Life? Almost Certainly
These days when we have a whole political party that is openly hostile to science, and a decent faction of the nation's population that is antagonistic to reason and rationality,…
ACA Repeal Stunt Amendment Fails in Senate Tonight
The GOP brought up their amendment to repeal the ACA on a bill meant to reauthorize the FAA. It failed pretty spectacularly — largely because the GOP amendment didn’t propose a way to *pay* the $1+ trillion cost of repeal.
Not Sure What To Make Of This
Yesterday, my 13 year old daughter told me she had deleted her Facebook account. When I asked her why, she said... It was taking up too much of her time…
Wednesday Open Thread
The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.
The GOP Healthcare Plan – “Race To The Bottom”
Publius at The Fourth Branch explains the Republican health care plan as "a race to the bottom."
Criminal Organization Releases Planned Parenthood Video
Live Action, who claims to be an anti-abortion group but admitted to running a prostitution ring to at least 12 Planned Parenthood workers, released a video yesterday,
COURTS WATCH: Delaware Judge, Leo E. Strine, orders compromise in KFC franchisee dispute & finds “Double Down” Sandwich Disgusting
A Delaware judge has ruled that KFC and its franchisees must cooperate on approving advertising strategies and that the "Double Down" sandwich is a "culinary clusterfuck."
Fiscal Conservatism in Action: Republican National Committee Facing $23M Debt
It’s about time the they stopped trying to spend their way to prosperity and tightened their belts, like everyone else.
Oh right, that only applies to poor people.