Michael Lind Provides Understanding On The Crisis Makers

I don't normally repost other's content, but I want my fellow progressives to appreciate the insights offered by Michael Lind in this article which appears in Salon.com. Understanding the opposition empowers us progressives to counter with effective strategies to salvage what is left of our democracy. He writes:
The Kenyan-Muslim-Brotherhood-President Bagged Another Couple AQ Leaders

The Kenyan-Muslim-Brotherhood-President Bagged Another Couple AQ Leaders

Obama just keeps kicking ass and taking names on the defense front. Close on the heels of his victory in Syria, he has acted boldly to protect the USA from terrorist attacks being hatched in Somalia and Libya.
(CNN) -- In two raids nearly 3,000 miles apart, U.S. military forces went after two high-value targets over the weekend. And while officials have yet to say whether the operations were coordinated or directly related, they show Washington's reach, capability and willingness to pursue alleged terrorists. One operation took place Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, when U.S. forces captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaeda leader wanted for his role in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. In the second raid, a team of U.S. Navy SEALs in southern Somalia targeted a top leader of Al-Shabaab, which was behind last month's mall attack in Kenya. The SEALs came under fire and had to withdraw before they could confirm whether they killed their target, a senior U.S. official said.

Republican Shutdown Open Thread, Day 5

The internal GOP civil war continues, the Dems still hold firm and Americans are still getting screwed over by this. And Obamacare is enrolling people for insurance the entire time. Time Magazine may have the best cover depicting the current madness:

Paul Krugman of the day – Part 2

Krug gives the clear headed, but unfortunate news that the GOP will not allow a debt ceiling increase because the teabags who call the shots would feel "disrespected" and walk away utter losers - something they are not willing to do. Also - President Obama will not budge on the debt ceiling because our system of government is at stake. So...

This is a big f-ing deal

Having quoted Biden on the ACA, I'll paraphrase Paul Krugman: Health reform is here to stay. The glitches of October won’t matter in the long run. They are actually encouraging…

Republican Shutdown Open Thread, Day 4

Delaware Dem has been doing a damn fine job with these open threads. Don't you agree? You must agree or risk me considering you a pinhead. Anyway, today he is busy so you get the second rate version. So put your Republican government shutdown info in the comments and in the meantime read this about what a f'ing C-word Miley Cyrus is. I mean, I don't give a shit about her licking a sledgehammer, but beating up on Sinead O'Conner because she was treated for mental illness is a total dick move.

The Official Walter White Obituary

There's spoilers if you haven't seen the last episode yet. This is the creation of high school science teacher David Layman and members of the “Unofficial Breaking Bad Fan Tour” Facebook group who paid for it to appear in the ABQ Journal. Not sure this helps with closure for me, but hey.