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Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 20092 Comments

It's Monday and it's open thread time again. Babble away. More evidence our economy is improving: The Treasury Department expects to recover all but $42 billion of the $370 billion…

“Tea Party” Beats GOP On Generic Ballot

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 200933 Comments

An interesting poll from Rasmussen (so take it with a grain of salt) shows that a National "Tea Party" would beat the GOP on a generic Congressional ballot: A new…

Obama: Media Critic

By Unstable Isotope December 7, 20097 Comments

Sometimes there are moments when you know that Obama just gets it. Here's another one of the those moments from Time (via Balloon Juice): But then Obama made a turn,…

Weekend Video Roundup

By Unstable Isotope December 6, 200915 Comments

Commenter anon points us to this video that Charlie Copeland highlighted at Resolute Determination apparently approvingly: Copeland adds: There is nothing that I could add. Indeed. Sarah Palin speaks for…

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 5, 20098 Comments

Are you enjoying your weekend so far? Are you snowed in? It's snowing here but it's not sticking yet. I'm glad I got my errands done before the snow hit!…

Another Cheatin’ Politician

By Unstable Isotope December 5, 200917 Comments

It's a Democrat this time - Max Baucus. Baucus was in the news quite a bit this summer and fall because he heads the Senate Finance Committee. He also indulged…

Burnination

By Unstable Isotope December 4, 200911 Comments

The health care debate may be long and frustrating but it can lead to some interesting moments. For example, Tom Coburn and David Vitter thought they'd be clever and cute…

Friday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 4, 20095 Comments

TGIF! My Friday did not start out well. I overslept by an hour this morning and was rushing to get to work. I was only 15 minutes late though! So,…

Better Than Expected Job Numbers Announced Today

By Unstable Isotope December 4, 20098 Comments

I never thought I'd see the day when 10% (U3) unemployment was considered good news, but the new jobs report showed unemployment edged down from 10.2% to 10% and the…

Conservatives: Reclaim Teabagger!

By Unstable Isotope December 4, 200911 Comments

NRO wrote an article that may be unsnarkable. Jay Nordlinger documents the use of the word "teabagger" to describe the rightwing activists. To “teabag” or not to “teabag”: That is…

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 3, 200913 Comments

It's time for today's open thread so let's get started. What's on your mind? All I can say about this is delicious! Former Fox News anchor Eric Burns speaks out…

A Preview Of Next Year’s Legislative Battles

By Unstable Isotope December 3, 200914 Comments

Speaker Bob Gilligan spoke to the Progressive Democrats of Delaware last night to preview next year's legislative battles. There are really two big issues we'll see next year: the budget…

GOP Temper Tantrum – Al Franken Is So Mean!

By Unstable Isotope December 2, 200912 Comments

If you find yourself with some extra money on your hands (I know times are tight for a lot of people), Al Franken might be someone to send a few…