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Jon Stewart Rips Apart Health Care Misinformer

By Unstable Isotope August 21, 200918 Comments

I don't know how many of you know who Betsy McCaughey is, but she is very influential in Republican health care politics: Back in the early 1990's, Betsy McCaughey wrote…

Another Member Of The Republican Brain Trust Speaks

By Unstable Isotope August 21, 200914 Comments

TPM has a video of Senator "Diaper" David Vitter (R-LA) being asked by a constituent about his support for drug reimportation from Canada. Republicans have spent many months describing Canada…

Afternoon Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope August 20, 200959 Comments

Is there something on your mind? Here's some stories that have caught my attention. This is the scandal that will ruin Obama's presidency for good! Michelle Obama wore shorts! (I…

Is This A Bad Sign?

By Unstable Isotope August 20, 200925 Comments

Senator Kennedy has asked the state of Massachusetts to re-examine its law to fill a vacancy in a Senate seat: A cancer-stricken Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has asked Massachusetts leaders…

Bush’s C.I.A. Hired Blackwater To Be Its Assassination Squad

By Unstable Isotope August 20, 200917 Comments

It's been a while since we had a new Bush scandal to talk about... The Central Intelligence Agency in 2004 hired outside contractors from the private security contractor Blackwater USA…

Late Night Video: Daily Kos Hatemail

By Unstable Isotope August 19, 20091 Comment

This video debuted at the Daily Kos party at Netroots Nation. Andy Cobb and Sam Seder put together dramatic readings of actual hate mail received by Daily Kos. Extremely hilarious!…

Oopsie! “Anti-Corruption” Candidate Christie Admits Ethics Violation

By Unstable Isotope August 19, 20092 Comments

One of the off-year races that people have been watching is the New Jersey governor race between incumbent Jon Corzine and challenger Chris Christie. Corzine has been in danger of…

Open Thread: I Need A Hug Version

By Unstable Isotope August 19, 20092 Comments

Awww...look at the puppy So comforting R.I.P. Don Hewitt, creator of 60 Minutes. Leave it to the witty people on Twitter to come up with #obamacarefacts.

Health Care Reform: The Flow Chart

By Unstable Isotope August 19, 20095 Comments

Nicholas Beaudrot of the blog Donkeylicious (who I met at Netroots Nation) put together this handy flow chart of what health care reform will look like: Simple and easy to…

It’s About Time! Democrats Will Go It Alone On Health Insurance Reform

By Unstable Isotope August 18, 200917 Comments

This is the best news I've heard in a while. The Democrats have decided to go with a Democrat-only bill for health insurance reform. Republicans have made it painfully obvious…

Great Moments In Constitutional Interpretation

By Unstable Isotope August 18, 200912 Comments

Today the Supreme Court announced a decision ordering a new trial for Troy Davis, who is on death row awaiting execution for the killing of a police officer. The conviction…

Ugh, Brett Favre

By Unstable Isotope August 18, 200938 Comments

Once again, the drama show that is Brett Favre announces his un-retirement. Brett Favre, who only three weeks ago said he planned to remain retired, changed his mind yet again…

Reflections On Netroots Nation

By Unstable Isotope August 18, 20098 Comments

If you were following the blog last week, you probably know that I attended the Netroots Nation conference in Pittsburgh last week. Netroots Nation is a conference for bloggers from…