OK, This Is Weird
I don't know if you've been following the strange tale of the war supplemental bill. Two controversial amendments were attached to the funding. One amendment is funding for the International…
Breaking News
Virginia governor Democratic primary That was over quick. State senator Creigh Deeds pulls off an impressive victory over a big name with big money Terry McAuliffe. Democratic Primary For Governor…
Lakhdar Boumediene Speaks
Lakhdar Boumediene was held for 7.5 years in Guatanamo without being convicted of a crime. He was finally released by a federal judge. ABC's Jake Tapper interviewed Boumediene and he…
Beck In The Saddle
Another really funny video from Andy Cobb. In this one, we get an excerpt from Glenn Beck's mind, and it's a scary place. We've seen several from him already, like…
Brad DeLong Has A Proposal
Even though we've seen improvement in the overall economy, the economic recovery will be long and painful. The latest unemployment numbers showed a jump in unemployment to 9.4% (U3) and…
Newsweek Takes On Oprah
As much as we complain in the blogosphere about how the media covers issues, sometimes the media gets things right. The latest issue of Newsweek decides to examine some of…
Happy Birthday Tetris!
Yesterday, the game Tetris turned 25 years old. I haven't played Tetris in a long time. For a while I was addicted to Tetris. When I was a young grad…
Repeal of DADT, Why Are We Waiting?
A new poll by Gallup shows that 69% of Americans favor repeal of the military Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Repeal of the policy is even favored by 58% of…
Call Carper’s Office
Getting good healthcare reform is going to be one helluva fight. The "public option" is one of the most difficult parts of the plan. A good public option will help…
Coleman Does Blogger Outreach
I think Norm Coleman really just wants my attention. Coleman gave an interview to a vlogger at the Conservative Heartland Leadership Conference and said the following: "In the end, we…
The War On Sotomayor Is Ineffective
There are new poll results from the Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll. Click on the link to get the full results (including regional and party breakdowns). Overall numbers: Opinion of Sotomayor:…
Surprise, Surprise: Limbaugh Is A Hypocrite
The news Wednesday was that Rush Limbaugh said he might support Sotomayor after all. Here's what he said: We know she’s Catholic. We also know she has no record on…
Rachel Maddow Discusses Obama’s Egypt Speech
Rached Maddow had a tremendous segment last night on Obama's quite incredible speech in Egypt. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy