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Maybe It Is 11-Dimensional Chess

By Unstable Isotope August 18, 200910 Comments

There has certainly been a lot of garment-rending and gnashing of teeth lately about the health insurance reform bill and whether the public option will be included in the final…

Yawn…Another Day, Another Armed Man Outside A Townhall Meeting

By Unstable Isotope August 17, 2009148 Comments

Things are getting crazy out there. For the third time in a week an armed citizen has been spotted outside a meeting where President Obama is going to speak on…

I Must See This

By Unstable Isotope August 17, 20095 Comments

Today's news of the surreal: Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will join 15 celebrities from the worlds of entertainment and sports in kicking up their heels on the new…

Netroots Nation Day 3

By Unstable Isotope August 15, 200914 Comments

Yesterday was a full day so I didn't get a chance to post much. Up today is Valerie Jarrett and an economic panel with Jon Corzine, Anna Burger, Kevin Drum…

Twitter War Between Specter And Grassley

By Unstable Isotope August 14, 20099 Comments

I can't tell you how awesome this is. I'm sure this is a direct result of the forum that Specter spoke at this morning. During the forum he was asked…

Live From Netroots Nation – Day 2

By Unstable Isotope August 14, 200925 Comments

No CSPAN cameras right now, so I don't have to worry whether my make-up looks good. On today's agenda: Howard Dean discusses health care reform. The single payer advocates (HR…

Live From Netroots Nation

By Unstable Isotope August 13, 200930 Comments

I'm here at Netroots Nation waiting for Bill Clinton's speech to begin. I've got pretty good seats, so I should be able to see well. CSPAN is here so perhaps…

Are You Really Surprised?

By Unstable Isotope August 13, 20095 Comments

The National Enquirer has news about John Edwards: John Edwards has secretly undergone a DNA test - and it proves he's the father of his mistress' love child, The ENQUIRER…

Good News Thread

By Unstable Isotope August 12, 200914 Comments

I had about 15 tabs open this afternoon of various depressing, violent, racist teabagger stories. But frankly, I'm getting sick of hearing about this stuff already (although it's important to…

Too Weird Not To Discuss

By Unstable Isotope August 12, 200916 Comments

Today's News Journal has this odd item: Two bicyclists have reported being hit by darts while riding on New Castle County roads this week. The first incident came Tuesday when…

Morning Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope August 12, 2009

He's baaaack! Rick Santorum for president in 2012? Stephen Hawking responds to the nutty Investor's Business Daily editorial: "I wouldn't be here today if not for the NHS". Surprise, surprise…

The GOP Has Already Lost The Argument On Health Care Reform

By Unstable Isotope August 11, 200910 Comments

Back in May, Republican language guru Frank Luntz wrote a memo for Republicans on how to fight the Democratic plan for health care reform. The Republicans did a good job…

Privatized Death Panels

By Unstable Isotope August 11, 200940 Comments

In the conservative utopian fantasy world private insurance companies are warm, loving entities that have only your best interests at heart and can make bucketfuls of profits doing it. In…