I Still Say F U Lieberman
Color me skeptical: Sen. Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform, according to two…
I Weep At This Tale Of Woe
Does anyone remember the McCain health care plan? Yeah, I didn't either. On the campaign trail, Holtz-Eakin promoted McCain's plan to eliminate the tax exemption for employer-sponsored health insurance and…
Another Member Of The GOP Braintrust Speaks
The second stupidest woman in Congress (after Michele Bachmann) is Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC). She gave a speech on the floor of Congress saying that health care reform is scarier…
Monday Open Thread
It's Monday. *sigh* Here is your open thread. What shall we discuss today? I have an idea: Mike Protack is running for County Council, 3rd district (seat currently held by…
Comment Rescue: Delaware Banking Secrecy
Allan Loudell, on yesterday's report about Delaware's ranking as the most secretive banking system in the world: Comment by Allan Loudell on 2 November 2009 at 9:25 am: I forward…
Would Obama Get Rewarded For Deficit Reduction?
Paul Krugman posts this depressing but rather sobering observation: But the political argument against focusing on the deficit is even stronger than he realizes — because there are very good…
Delaware: International Tax Haven
Delaware has been named the most secretive financial jurisdiction, even more secretive than Switzerland. I guess some day we'll be talking about Delaware bank accounts: The United States, led by…
NY-23: Scozzafava Endorses Owens
The GOP war is now fully engaged: Scozzafava released the following statement at 2 :06 p.m.: I want to thank you for your support and friendship. Over the past 24…
The GOP Cult
Frank Rich ponders the NY-23 special election and what it means for the GOP: The battle for upstate New York confirms just how swiftly the right has devolved into a…
Weekend Open Thread
Here is an open thread for your weekend. Sorry for the lateness of the thread, I was literally asleep on the job. ;-) Anyway, you've already seen this, but Republican…
Time Names The Best Blogs
Time magazine named the top 25 blogs and the 5 most overrated blogs.
Caption This: Halloween Edition
Caption this photo (h/t liberalgeek for the idea):
You Knew This Was Coming
Can we finally strip Lieberman of his chairmanship now? Once again the DFHs (especially Ned Lamont) were right and the so-called political pundits were wrong. I'm not holding my breath…