Michele Rollins Joins the “Let Them Eat Want Ads” Caucus
Let The Eat Want Ads -- that is what Greg Sargent has named the GOPers who cluelessly think that the reason why people are unemployed is because they get unemployment benefits.
Van Jones at Netroots Nation
UI asked in the Open Thread if anyone saw this while it was live streamed earlier today. This is smart and compassionate and fun and hugely inspirational. Worth taking the time to watch:
Chris Coons Takes a Stand on Off Shore Oil Drilling
Chris Coons releases a video statement on stopping drilling off of the Delaware shores and investing in Delaware's alternative energy business.
Breaking: General McChrystal Relieved of Command
There is supposed to be an announcement by President Obama shortly, so if you are listening, use this thread to discuss.
Doobifying the BP Oil Spill
For you youngsters out there, that refers to the Doobie Brothers. They were lame band when I was a kid too. But they did provide material with which to parody the situation with BP:
That’s Gonna Leave a Mark, Part II
The DNC -- as rumored -- does seem to be interested in using the Barton apology (and all of the other apologies and defenses from the GOP) to highlight how the GOP would govern:
General McChrystal’s PR Offensive Failure — Update
This morning's news has been full of reactions and some deconstructions of the upcoming Rolling Stone article that profiles the top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan, but apparently ends up dissing President Obama, VP Biden, the WH National Security Team and the State Department along the way. I haven't been able to find the article to read (there was a pdf at Politico that I can't find), but what I do read makes me wonder what the General was thinking wen he agreed to this.
Wilmington City Council Meetings (and Other Programming) Is Now Online
The effort to bring the viewing and documentation of City Council proceedings into the 21st century is finally live and running here:
Senator Al Franken Calls Out the Rot that is the Conservative Judiciary
This is an extraordinary address that Senator Franken made to the American Constitution Society this week. Choice bits:
VP Biden Breaks Down the Cluelessness of the Barton Apology
VP Joe Biden responds to the Barton apology --this seems to be a more complete (and more compelling) clip than the ones I've heard to date.
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father's Day to all of the Dads out there. I've posted President Obama's Father's Day Proclamation this year, which salutes dads and all of the men doing the work of dads.
Where the Oil Spill Made Landfall
The NYT provides a great article on BP's extraction and refining safety history, but even better is the interactive graphic that they developed to detail various aspects of this story:
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is Not M*%#*@F*%^$#! Apologizing to M*%#*@F*%^$#! BP
....or to any other oil company, or to any other big business for that matter. Note to Congress -- this is how it's done, people:
(T)his American Government of ours should never be on its knees before corporate power, no matter how strong. It should never be in the thrall of corporate wealth, no matter how vast.