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ACORN Scores A Victory

By Unstable Isotope December 11, 20097 Comments

ACORN has scored a court victory, successfully arguing that Congress's defunding bill was a bill of attainder: A judge has put an injunction on Congress's ban on ACORN funding. U.S.…

Friday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 11, 20099 Comments

Time for your open thread again. Type away and have fun! We've had an invasion of scientific "experts" lately, so I thought you might enjoy this. Wikileaks has the doctoral…

Why Women Don’t Like Sarah Palin

By pandora December 11, 200925 Comments

Public Policy has a new poll out on Sarah Palin: Public Policy Polling released a study on Thursday revealing that, one year after bursting onto the national scene, Palin still…

Bulo Remembers 2009-This One’s for the Foodies

By El Somnambulo December 11, 20094 Comments

With both feet and beaucoups d'avoirdupois firmly planted in the "Live to Eat" camp, I pay tribute to my fellow foodies and highlight the Best Cook Books of 2009. From…

Fox News Is Off The Deep End

By Unstable Isotope December 11, 20091 Comment

I was doing my normal evening blog surfing and I came across this article at TPM: Fox Poll: Does Obama Want To Cut Taxes, Or Is He Corrupt Instead? To…

Wait… I Thought That Christians Were Under Attack

By liberalgeek December 10, 200914 Comments

We get wacky visitors here all the time talking about how Christmas is under fire, or that liberals are trying to take God out of everything... Then this. North Carolina's…

Anybody Not See This Coming?

By pandora December 10, 200915 Comments

Via Think Progress: In an interview with National Review today, DeMint said that the tea parties should no longer be thought of as “separate” from the Republican Party: “The GOP…

Thursday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 10, 200923 Comments

I'm in meeting hell today, so you'll have to entertain yourselves. Have fun! Progressive hero Alan Grayson tells Cheney to STFU: Some early reviews of Justice Sotomayor are coming in…

Bulo Remembers 2009-Who Was Hot, Who Was Not?

By El Somnambulo December 10, 2009

What do Michael Jackson, acai berries, Voodoo Doughnuts and swine flu have in common? (Voodoo Doughnuts??) What do Heath Ledger, John McCain, Circuit City and wii have in common? Every…

Obama’s Nobel Acceptance Speech

By Unstable Isotope December 10, 200913 Comments

Below is a full transcript of President Obama's acceptance speech. It's a good one. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, citizens of America, and…

Republicans Heading To Copenhagen To… I Have No Idea

By pandora December 9, 200933 Comments

Has anything like this ever happened before? House Republicans are preparing for a trip to Copenhagen and looking to derail Democratic efforts to negotiate an international climate agreement. About a…

Wednesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope December 9, 20098 Comments

Here's an open thread for a rainy Wednesday. Here's another bizzare GOP sex scandal story: "Green Balloons". The former speaker of the Missouri House has been charged with a felony…

Bulo Remembers 2009-Best Year in Protest Signs Ever?

By El Somnambulo December 9, 2009

Could well be. Special props to "The Gays" for bringing their insouciant sense of humor to the fray. The Yippies live! And to the Angry White People for apparently skipping…