Sergeant Thomas Is A Hero

Thanks to John Young and Aoine for posting this video in the comments. It deserves its own post. Most importantly, thank you Sergeant Thomas for your continued service to our country.

Who Should Liberals Bank With?

It is a legitimate questions. Liberals have lots of money, and don't really want to use that money to support banks that drove the economy off a cliff, then profited from it. Citibank, Chase and Bank of America are obviously out. So where should I apply for a mortgage if I want to live my values? Where should I keep my checking account? What are the downsides to credit unions ? These aren't rhetorical questions. I'm curious.

Question of the Day

Does anybody else see the irony of a Tea Party member complaining when someone takes advantage of available tax credits & deductions to the tune of a zero tax liability (or if they don't make enough income to pay taxes), aka "47% of people pay no taxes?" Taxed Enough Already, isn't that what it stands for?

Republican Weekend Sightings?

I have to admit that I am surprised by how lack luster the DE GOP looks under the direction of Sig Sigler. Maybe it is some kind of rope-a-dope, but unless I'm missing something, they still have nobody running against Markell, Denn, Carper or KWS. That's crazy.

This Explains the Rise of Herman Cain

The guy is a Koch product.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.