CNN has apparently hired Dana Perino to be the newest member of their Incredibly Great Political News Team of Greatness and Excellence. Thank goodness for Perino that CNN has very low standards in...
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There. Is. Anoth. Er.
This (via Krugman) will absolutely happen. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is open to considering another economic stimulus plan if the current one isn't big enough to turn the economy around, she said...
The Funniest And Scariest Line of the Day
Sen. John McCain is putting together a major economic plan that will be structured, in some ways, off of Newt Gingrich's famous Contract With America. The senator's "major economic plan" reportedly...
Bears
Media Matters: While media figures and outlets continue to use the term "Obama bear market" to refer to the 20 percent drop in the stock market since President Obama's inauguration, a Media Matters...
No Confidence
Political Wire: Republican insiders tell Political Wire that a no confidence vote on RNC Chairman Michael Steele is likely to be called after the NY-20 special election on March 31 -- regardless of...
Morning Awesome
Primus - "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver / Tommy the Cat" From MTV's Spring Break '92
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for mocking the constant variety of wingnuttery. And whatever else is on your mind.
Teabagged
As if the whole wingnut idea of a "teabagging" protest wasn't ill-conceived enough, we hear this from Atrios: According to a Senate source, the teabaggers are sending in lots of bags of tea to the...
Very Serious Question
If the far-right and cable news people blame President Obama for stock market declines since election day irrespective of the facts and trends since September 2007, shouldn't they be forced to credit...
Afternoon Awesome
Bush's Economy vs. Obama's Economy A video by reader and commenter Kyle
Master Whah?!
We don't need any further proof that Glenn Beck has reached a level of crazy somewhere in the range of a Moon Landing Conspiracy Theorist and a full-blown End Times Street Evanglist. I normally don't...
In the Tank!
MSNBC just did a bit criticizing President Obama for "doing too much" and a bit about the "Obama Recession" complete with that misleading Dow graphic. All in one segment. Why is MSNBC in the tank for...
Morning Joe
In a segment with Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Joe Scarborough referred to Mika as a "Marxist" -- not once, but three times in one segment. For example: Here's the problem, Paul. I work with a...
Go, Republicans! You’re Doing Great!
Rush Limbaugh on Newt Gingrich and his supporters: They are fly-by-night operators, and most of them stand for nothing... you can’t count on them. You can’t depend on them. They will sell you out;...
Morning Awesome
Death Cab for Cutie - "Grapevine Fires" World premiere video! Animated and produced by Bill Barminski and Christopher Louie
Halperin Finds New Flavors of Douchey
In this "PageCast" video Halperin twice asks whether President Obama is "doing too much." (In case you're just joining us, Halperin's "PageCast" is his daily list of items to "watch for." For...
Prime Time Thread
Open thread for your Monday night blogotubing and also. Today's my wife's birthday. Feel free to drop by her vintage clothing blog and say Huzzah!
Wikipedia Scrubs Debunked Conspiracy Theories
The wingnutosphere is up in arms about Wikipedia scrubbing the ridiculous and thoroughly debunked birth certificate conspiracy theory from Barack Obama's entry. And because Wikipedia -- not the Obama...
Why Do Robots Hate America?
A wingnut Christian fundamentalist lawyer is afraid of robot marriage: David Gibbs III, a lawyer who in 2005 fought to keep brain-damaged Terri Schiavo on life support, told rally participants gay...
Intellectual Violence
The following quote underscores the insanity of the far-right's arguments, especially since election day: “Barack Obama is the most left-wing president in my lifetime.” That's a quote by Jonathan...