Late Night Video — Kid President Gives You a Pep Talk

I love this kid. This might be the best video of the year -- already. It is hard to pick my favorite bits, but the You Can Cry About It or You Can Dance About It works as advice I especially needed recently. Kid President wants you to know that the time to be awesome is now (approx. 3.5 minutes long):

Wednesday Open Thread [1.30.13]

"Yesterday we had to get rid of our guns. Today we gotta grant amnesty... They're running the no-huddle offense on us. We don't even have time to catch our breath. They're running play after play after play."
That is Rush Limbaugh, on his radio show yesterday. Good. That is how I like my football teams, and my political parties and Presidents, to play.

Has Jack Markell Lost the Trust of the Delaware General Assembly?

I think he indeed is trending in that direction. Which is not good for Jack, the General Assembly, or the people of Delaware. I think I know why, and I have some ideas as to how he can reverse that trend. Governor Markell has, at least twice in recent months, blindsided legislators by either changing or muddying his position on key issues.....

Tuesday Open Thread [1.29.2013]

Yesterday, the wingnutoverse was on fire about Sunday's interview by 60 Minutes with President Obama and Hilary Clinton. They thought it was awful, too soft, too cute and in the main tried to use it to frame Hillary as the Worst Secretary of State ever. (Your agenda is showing, Roger Ailes. Besides, I think that history has already written in Condi Rice as the worst Secretary of State in contemporary memory.) In a few liberal circles, this interview is being seen as Obama's endorsement of Hillary in 2016. What did you think of this interview? (I confess I haven't seen it yet.) You can watch it here:

The C

This brilliance is brought to you by Mat Marshall on Facebook....
BREAKING: Sen. Carper seen flashing gang signs en route to chair a Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee hearing. Carper is reported to have poured out a half-empty Colt 45 for retired Senator Joe Lieberman shortly before throwing up three fingers on each hand, representing Delaware's "Three 'C's," chicken, credit, and chemicals. Experts also note that the symbolism of the letter "C" extends to refer to Carper, Sen. Chris Coons, Congressman John Carney, and former Congressman Mike Castle, as well as Chrysler, the manufacturer of Carper's iconic minivan, seen here. Capitol Police declined to comment on the prevalence of gangs on Capitol Hill, but stress that Hill Gangs have ranged in size from Gangs of Six to Gangs of Fourteen in the past.
In reality, this photo was from Senator Carper's Facebook account, and the "gang signs" are really Carper and his staff showing that his trusty old minivan has just hit 333,000 miles, which is impressive for the state's longest traveled political prop.

Late Night Video — Unions Are Needed

Awesome rant by this MSNBC commentator (with the cringeworthy name of) Krystal Ball. She reminds us that one of the things not touched on in President Obama's inaugural speech was the health of unions, and reminds us that the war on unions coincides with the stagnation of American wages. This video is about 1.5 minutes long: