And It Wasn’t Supposed to Be This Close
Yesterday, there was a Special Election to find Kirsten Gillibrand's replacement for NY-20. The vote was between Scott Murphy (D) and Jim Tedisco (R). Tedisco had alot of advantages going…
GOP Budget — Fail More Edition — UPDATE!
So, our story so far is that the GOP delivered its budget pamphlet last week -- sans any numbers -- and to the derision of even the press. Details are…
HB 17 Passes the House
From the GA website: This Act is the first leg of a Constitutional Amendment which eliminates the existing five-year waiting period before eligible felons who have fully discharged their sentences…
So When Does This End?
Cops running through a door and shooting a guy for a dime bag (maybe even less than that). All of those resources pointed at a dime bag -- a giant…
GM and Chrysler Not Viable?
McClatchy is reporting that President Obama will announce today that he will not approve additional bailout funds for either car company, saying that they have not yet gone far enough…
The Republican Road to Recovery
From driftglass -- The Best Suicide Note Ever: But wait! There's more interesting riffs on this theme: Been There, Done That (Permanent) Minority Report The Problem is Your Fucking O/S…
The Flatlining of Dead Tree News
Newspapers falling like dominoes seems to be one of the themes of the year, not unlike the 2 or so banks per week handed over the the FDIC. It never…
Bracket of Evil Round 2
Click the image for the big ballot and come back and tell us your picks!
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging
Thanks and h/t to meatball for this culinary delight: Click on the image for the blog post that reviews this spot as well as more images.
Prison System A National Disgrace
That is the claim Senator Jim Webb makes introducing his National Criminal Justice Act of 2009: America's criminal justice system has deteriorated to the point that it is a national…
Another Day, Another Wingnut Conspiracy
Nemski highlighted the crazy question FoxNoise managed to ask President Obama last night, and now I'm reading that the New World Currency is the new right-wing stupidity: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2jfpHbIITo[/youtube] And, of…
Guest Post — Ask John Brady
John Brady joined in the conversation in El Som's Law Firm Closing Thread, and a poster asked john a question. We asked John if he would like to respond to…
Update on Cape Henlopen School Board Election
Meyer Persow has his website up and running. If you are interested in supporting this progressive candidate you can contribute to his campaign via this website or signup to volunteer.…