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We Are All To Blame For The Oil Spill

By Unstable Isotope May 26, 201010 Comments

There are no simple answers to stop the Gulf oil leak and Al Giordano reminds us that the real cause of the oil leak is America's addiction to oil.

Tuesday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 25, 201029 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

Americans Are More Like Obama Than Jim DeMint

By Unstable Isotope May 25, 201021 Comments

A new Pew Poll shows Americans prefer candidates who are willing to compromise (44% more likely, 22% less likely, 29% no difference) and who voted yes on health care reform (39% more likely, 35% less likely, 22% no difference). Americans also hate the bank bailouts, 49% are less likely to vote for candidates that supported bailouts with 14% more likely and 32% no difference.

Does Anyone Know How To Stop The Oil Spill?

By pandora May 25, 201036 Comments

I have no idea what will stop the oil spilling, and neither, it seems, does anyone else. Move past the political spin, who should be in charge talk, and who's…

How The iPod Crushed Its Competition

By cassandra_m May 24, 20107 Comments

Another fun infographic, this one from Mashable:

DADT Repeal? There’s Movement!

By pandora May 24, 201030 Comments

Steve Benen lays out what's going on. Key votes pending in Congress this week on whether to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law that prohibits openly gay men and…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope May 24, 201013 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

The Appalachian Trail Runs Through South Carolina

By Unstable Isotope May 24, 20103 Comments

A South Carolina blogger and former spokesman for Mark Sanford alleges that he had an affair with Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley while she was married.

Red And Blue Families

By pandora May 24, 201012 Comments

I keep stumbling across articles on Naomi Cahn and June Carbone's new book, Red Families v. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of Culture. I will be picking it…

Let’s Discuss Ruth Ann Minner

By Unstable Isotope May 24, 201035 Comments

The NJ published a report showing that Minner gave a good real estate deal to one of her top donors, Christopher Tignani.

Chicken Suits Banned At Nevada Polling Places

By Unstable Isotope May 24, 20102 Comments

I doubt this is an issue that the election commission in Nevada ever thought they'd have to deal with. Voters dressed in chicken costumes will not be allowed inside Nevada…

They’re Sorry Now!

By cassandra_m May 23, 201047 Comments

Arizona passed their law requiring immigrants to prove their legal status and apparently lots of undocumented workers went home rather than live the risk of being caught or even the hassle. Even though this is a pretty despicable law, I'm not going to have any issues with undocumented workers going home. I've often wished that the wingnuts who insist that all of the undocumented workers go home would actually get their wish.

Chris Coons’ Interview with U of D Radio Show

By cassandra_m May 23, 201014 Comments

I saw this on dKos,where this UofD student hosting a program called Broadside Radio posted that he had the chance to interview Chris Coons this week about some of the big issues currently facing us and the government -- like education policy, energy policy, foreign policy, filibuster reform, security.