The GOP Is Soft On Terror
Ever since Obama became president, the suddenly chatty former VP Dick Cheney has been running around beating his chest about how strong he is on terrorism and that Obama is…
GOP Civil War Explodes In Florida
The Florida Senate race has been a leading indicator of the trends of the national GOP this year. When Senator Mel Martinez decided to retire, the very popular, moderate Republican…
Tuesday Open Thread
It's Tuesday and you should all be back into your regular routine again, right? It's time for your open thread, time to chat about whatever you want. Are you cold?…
Rush Limbaugh Praises Health Care Reform, Unionized Hospitals
Over the Christmas holiday, Rush Limbaugh was rushed to the hospital in Hawai'i because of chest pains. He praised the treatment he got there: "Based on what happened to me…
Beck Vs. Birthers
Birthers are going after Glenn Beck because he doesn't talk about Obama's birth certificate enough. A birther group has been flooding Glenn Beck's radio show with phone calls: Here’s the…
From The Department Of Karma, Part 2
First term Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Parker Griffith didn't get the reception he hoped for when he switched to the Republican party. Griffith will face at least two challengers for the Republican…
From The Department Of Karma
This weekend the Minnesota Star Tribune wrote an editorial calling on Minnesotans to fill out their census forms. Minnesota is in danger of losing a Congressional district in 2010. Guess…
Monday Open Thread
It's your back-to-work open thread time. For a lot of people, today is their first day back at work for 2010. Are you ready? Nate Silver at Fivethirtyeight posted this…
Vote For Me, I Want To Do Nothing
Mike Castle wants to be a Senator. By all measures, he's a great Republican recruiting victory, he's a popular former governor and popular multi-term Representative. He has high name recognition…
Was Fox In On The Scam?
The "grassroots" groups that grew up around the tea party movement were generally funded by industry-backed groups. The tea parties were heavily promoted by Fox News with some of their…
The Aughts: The Failed Conservative Experiment
Devilstower's at Daily Kos blogged today about the lost decade of aughts. I recommend reading the whole thing if you get a chance but here's an excerpt: Don't forget the…
Weekend Open Thread
Happy palindrome day 01-02-2010! Welcome to the 2nd day of 2010. For me it's already much better than the 2nd day of 2009. One year ago today I didn't know…
