Former White House Chief of Staff, Andy Card: And yes, I’m disappointed to see the casual, laissez faire, short sleeves, no shirt and tie, no jacket, kind of locker room experience that seems to be...
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Pollgasm: The Economic Meltdown & You
How is the economic meltdown hitting you? ( polls) If there are quite a few of you who are experiencing 1 through 4, I was thinking about opening up a daily support group thread here so you can vent...
The Big Squeeze
Collection phone calls from credit card companies are, of coure, on the rise. Which is hilarious because it's the banks and financial institutions that helped to create this economic collapse and...
After Rachel
Dan Rather is a terrible idea for MSNBC at 10 p.m., and I also don't understand a few of the names on this poll. Lou Dobbs, Van Susteren and Shuster? They already have shows, and Dobbs is arguably...
Morning Awesome
Foo Fighters - "I'll Stick Around" Circa 1995
Saturday Night Thread
Open thread for your Saturday night blogotubing.
Afternoon Awesome
"Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee -- turning on your home computer to read the day's newspaper..." --KRON news report from 1981 about "electronic information." h/t Mark...
A Fable for Lee
With all due respect to my friend and colleague Mr. Stranahan, I present the following fable -- even though it's become a bit of an overused thing: A scorpion and a frog met on the bank of a stream...
Quote of the Week
"We have bunch of idiots on Wall Street that are kicking sand in the face of the American taxpayer. They don't get it!" —Senator McCaskill More like this one, please.
Weekly YouTube Address
Economic recovery, throwing shoes at Wall Street, helping with mortgages and small business loans.
The Obamas Finally Choose A Dog!
Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME Oh, I'm kidding! That's actually a Counter Assault attack dog with some guards posted near the north portico. The real reason I uploaded this photograph is that I've...
Make Them Wear Diapers
NPR chatting with Senator Grassley (R-IA) about filibustering the recovery bill: SIEGEL: By the way, Senator, we always just assume that anything in the Senate requires 60 votes because there will be...
Morning Awesome
MST3K Saturday! "The Home Economics Story" Part 2 of 2 (Continued from last week.)
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery and whatever else is dunking your donuts. Tonight! How soon before Limbaugh tries to school Democrats on race?
What Will Change?
The election of Michael Steele as chairman of the RNC is certainly a step in the right direction for the GOP, but what will it really change about the Republican Party? They're still the party of...
One Step Closer to Robot Armageddon
Modular robots that reassemble themselves after being shattered into pieces. Yeah, it's only a matter of time before they kill us all. Who wants robot insurance? h/t Mark Frauenfelder
The Experiment
This week, as the Republicans have enjoyed nearly double the cable news airtime as the Democrats, I'm reminded of a theory I wrote about on the Huffington Post last Summer, comparing the cable news...
The Road to 60 Votes?
President Obama could ask Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) to take the Secretary of Commerce post vacated by would-be nominee Bill Richardson. If Gregg takes the gig, New Hampshire's Democratic governor...
Another Reminder
Rush Limbaugh -- The Leader of the Republican Party: Yep. Rush Limbaugh is calling the shots for the Republican Party. Because they haven't quite marginalized and discredited themselves enough. The...
No Compromise
John Podesta defining the difference between "talking with" and "capitulating to" the Republicans: But I would not confuse [a dialogue with the Republicans] with an idea that he’s compromising on his...