The RNC Explains The Political Gender Gap
The RNC has a plan on how to recruit women candidates: "Women sometimes need a little more handholding, or they need their friends to help them make a decision. And…
Republican Idiocy, Continued
Yesterday pandora posted about the preliminary release of the R2K/dKos poll of Republicans. Today the full poll was released (full results). There are some disturbing results: GAYS Should openly gay…
I Have No Idea What They Are Trying To Prove
Last year, professional idiot and accused felon James O'Keefe went around with a camera trying to get a wedding license in Massachusetts to marry another man. Ben Wetmore, the 28-year-old…
Groundhog Day Open Thread
Happy Groundhog Day! Do you feel like you've opened this thread before? Groundhog Day is not really a holiday that I understand. According to weather records, Punxsutawney Phil has an…
The Party Of Old Ideas
You have to give it to the Republicans. They aren't really the Party of No, they are the Party of Old Ideas. Just one year after the spectacular failure of…
Monday Open Thread
Is it already Monday? The weekend just flew by again, and I had a three day weekend. Let's get started with a Monday open thread. Will Bunch, blogger at Attytood…
DADT Repeal
The New York Times covers the discussions about the DADT repeal in the Obama administration: But it was in Oval Office strategy sessions to review court cases challenging the ban…
Calorie Counts On Menus – Good Idea or Nanny State?
An article in this weekend's News Journal highlighted Senator Dave Sokola's bill to require chain restaurants to place the calorie counts on the menus. As a dieter I would be…
What Is KBR Hiding?
We are all familiar with the case of Jamie Leigh Jones, the KBR contract worker who was brutally raped on her first day in Iraq. She was then held hostage…
Weekend Open Thread
Helloooo weekend! I'm planning on staying inside today since it's cold outside. What's up with everyone else this weekend? Let's open this thread! The bizarre shoe thief case in Newark…
You Can Count On Sarah…
...to show up to cash in on her payday, that is. The high profile Tea Party convention in Nashville is falling apart, with sponsors pulling out as well as crazy…
Friday Open Thread
It's Friday, and it's a short but sweet open thread today. I'm in Dover today to do some campaign finance clean-up, so you'll have to entertain yourselves. Get going!
What’s Going On With Republicans?
On Wednesday Obama gave a great State of the Union speech. It had been a rough couple of weeks for Democrats, most of it from the Democrats own making. Obama…