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Smell The Bipartisanship

By Unstable Isotope January 26, 20109 Comments

Republicans haven't changed much from the Bush administration. Bipartisan to them still means that Democrats adopt Republican ideas: Last week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) "made it clear that…

Lie Of the Year?

By El Somnambulo January 25, 201017 Comments

We have our first nominee, and it'll be hard to beat. Ginger Gibson, in today's News-Journal, reported on how Delaware Park maxed out on political contributions to well over half…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope January 25, 201022 Comments

Is it Monday already? I swear a weekend was supposed to happen - did I miss it? Let's open this thread anyway. Congratulations to Kelly Kulick: Kelly Kulick used a…

How Biden Decision Screws Dems Statewide

By El Somnambulo January 25, 201028 Comments

"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers."-Blanche DuBois from Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire". So have down-ballot candidates in every election. The top of the ticket drives out…

The Real Bush Legacy

By Unstable Isotope January 25, 20103 Comments

Bush was a terrible president who left a mess for us to clean up. Record deficits, lying to lead us into war, torture and contempt for the Constitution, and the…

Breaking: Beau Biden Announces He’s Not Running For U.S. Senate

By Unstable Isotope January 25, 2010102 Comments

In my inbox just now: As many of you know, since returning home from Iraq, I have been giving serious consideration to running for the United States Senate. I have…

The Media Gets A Clue

By Unstable Isotope January 25, 20106 Comments

NBC's Chuck Todd notices that the Tea Party movement isn't a "grassroots" movement like it's been portrayed by the media: Chuck Todd actually gets this right on Meet The Press.…

Late Night Music Video: Henrietta, by the Fratellis

By xstryker January 24, 2010

Glaswegian Rawk. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1Bs9_k3kVc[/youtube] give us a kiss and maybe we can go out, it's hard to miss you when you follow us abou-ou-ou-out

The GOP Braintrust Has Been Busy

By Unstable Isotope January 24, 20102 Comments

The Haiti earthquake has really brought the GOP braintrust out in full force. Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Mark Krikorian have all embarrassed themselves lately. The latest member…

David Plouffe To The Rescue

By Unstable Isotope January 24, 201029 Comments

Yesterday the White House announced that David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager, would take an expanded role. Today an op-ed by Plouffe appeared in the Washington Post called "November doesn't need…

Beau Biden Doesn’t Want to Run for Senate? — UPDATED x2

By cassandra_m January 24, 201061 Comments

That is the teaser headline in an article in today's NJ -- VP Biden: Beau doesn't want to run. Vice President Biden sat down for an interview with Harry Themal and at then end, Themal reports this exchange:

Late Night Music Video: This Too Shall Pass, by OK Go

By xstryker January 23, 20103 Comments

Featuring the Notre Dame marching band. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/8718627[/vimeo] let it gothis too shall pass

Weekend Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope January 23, 201019 Comments

Hooray for the weekend! I've had a busy weekend so far because I just got back from the pancake breakfast fundraiser. I'm ready for a nap! Anyway, let's go with…