Barack-etology 2010
...or President Barack Obama explains his NCAA Bracket picks for you:
The Price of Taking the United States for Granted
The story and repercussions of Israel's insult to Vice President Joe Biden and the US by announcing hugely controversial expansion of East Jerusalem settlements right as the VP visits doesn't…
Cap and Trade is Not a Tax; or Why Delmarva Dealings Failed His Economics Class
Because in spite of this attempt to invoke this appeal to the authority of a basic economics class (which this person Cato has clearly never had), just claiming that TAXES…
FCC Rolls Out Its National Broadband Plan Today
As noted on Sunday (did you send in a question to the FCC Chair?), FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will deliver the National Broadband Plan to Congress today and then I…
Grade the Earmarks
Following up on Scott P's interesting thinking on earmarks (yes I know), here is an interesting approach to the earmark question -- Congressman Tim Walz (MN-1) has asked his constituents to vote and comment on the earmark applications submitted to his office. You can see them all (plus the feedback form) here. And if you click over to look, as you review the list of earmark requests (99 requests?? Yikes!), you have the opportunity to review the documents on each request.
Ask the FCC Chair a Question
This coming Tuesday, the FCC is announcing its National Broadband Plan, outlining the path to get all of us connected to fast and affordable internet service. Once the plan is announced, the FCC Chair, Julius Genachowski, will sit for a You Tube interview -- answering questions submitted by citizens and chosen (via ratings) by us.
International Women’s Day at the White House
The White House commemorated International Women's Day earlier this week with a reception at the White House that included accomplished women of varying professions meeting accomplished young women from area…
The Party of Vitter and Ensign
Dems to GOP: If you say Rangel and Massa, we’ll say Vitter and Ensign.
Tom Carper Trying to Help Kill Public Option Effort in the Senate
According to this article in The Hill, Dick Durbin is thinking that the entire caucus needs to come to grips with the idea of voting down any amendments to the HCR reconciliation fix, even the Public Option. And here is Tom Carper -- working on his centrist cred, no doubt -- egging this on:
Christine O’Donnell Announces — A Good Look at the Hypocrisy Train
So have you had a chance to see this announcement? (Link opens up to WDEL video.)
It is completely choice: nonstop wingnut dog whistles and none of it made any sense. AND we see Ms. O'Donnell try to spank Mike Castle for his age, his liberalism, and for not being a real conservative. The best bit, though, is when she takes questions.
Late Night Video — Lego: The Force Unleashed
Very creative animation of legos and far beyond anything we made with our legos back in the olden times.....
A Decade of Lost Economic Performance
From The Economist: The 2000's were the worst decade for American economic performance since the 1930's.
People often forget that Americans are among the hardest working people in the industrial world. These charts show how BushCo economic policy made sure that those hardworking people got a lot less in return.