More Christmas Carols
I can't let DD have all of the fun -- this is one of my favorite singers ever, and possibly my favorite Christmas recording ever:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59xvZhJFQRQ[/youtube]
Want One!
A roll up-portable computer! Love how this really is pretty complete AND can also be used as a tablet. Very impressive design (warning: cheesy music ahead):
Franken Cuts Off Lieberman
This is awesome -- and McCain jumping up to defend "comity" takes the cake. Comity means that you start out by trying to not take advantage of the rules
2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
The full list here.
Americans Want More Jobs Spending and They Want Rich People to Pay for It
Americans want their government to create jobs through spending on public works, investments in alternative energy or skills training for the jobless.
They also want the deficit to come down. And most are ready to hand the bill to the wealthy.
Jacob Hacker Endorses Medicare Buy-in
Even though apparently Joe Lieberman and Ben Nelson are now bad-mouthing a deal they helped to make, Jacob Hacker was in the news last week endorsing the Medicare Buy-In. Hacker being pretty much the Godfather of the Public Option. The complete interview on this (including others) is here on the PBS website, but this piece from Hacker is important:
The Blame Obama Brigade
This weekend seemed to be filled with lots of discussion all over the internet re: Matt Taibbi’s piece giving President Obama’s economic team a not undeserved beat down. I like Taibbi’s writing a lot and the fact that he doesn’t do conventional “objective” reporting doesn’t bother me (but the repetition of bad data does bother me, like the so-called “cost” of all of the bailouts being 23.7 trillion), but I still find it hugely remarkable that there are plenty of people on the left who are very comfortable blaming Obama for not being liberal or progressive enough – as if that is all it would take to get major legislation through Congress.
The Teapocalypse
Documented by Jon Stewart -- and when will the traditional media cover this new scandal from the teabaggers???? There are likely teabagging parties all over the US who are appalled at the plastic Jesus on a spring!
Governor Markell Discusses Delaware as a Wind Energy Hub
Governor Markell addressed the AWEA's Offhsore Wind Workshop a few weeks back, highlighting his plans to make Delaware a hub of offshore wind energy expertise and manufacturing. We've been enthusiastic about this previously, and we're still enthusiastic. Starting with the U of D really evolving as a major research center for applied alternate energy strategies, to the Bluewater Wind effort, to work to manufacture components here there is great groundwork to grow a real next generation piece of the economy right here.
Late Night Video — Tiger Woods Voicemail Slowjam Remix
Ok, ok so I'm doing a Tiger Woods post, but this is funny -- some creative soul took the voicemail (is there more than one?) and remixed it as an old school slow jam:
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Bacon Stops Climate Change
Well, not entirely, but scientists have succeeded in growing pork in a lab -- meaning that if you could persuade the pork factory farms to switch and become pork laboratories one source of emissions is eliminated. Change.org notes that:
Late Night Video — The Stupid Virus
Given some of the wingnut activity around here, this is as good an explanation as any, and it is hysterical, to boot:
Castle 45- Biden 39
That is the result of the Public Policy Polling poll that they completed this week (as we all voted on last week). From the PPP blog: Two major trends have…