In the name of equanimity, here’s some good Conor Friedersdorf. When he’s good, he’s very good. And when he’s bad… ouch. Here he is, asking “Can Progressives Fix the US Postal Service?” I couldn’t tell you, myself. I don’t identify as a progressive; I think it’s a meaningless weasel word. But I do know that …
Archives for May 2011
How Do Republicans Say “Fuck You?”
Country First!: Since Palin and her team won’t share where the potential candidate is headed, reporters and producers have little choice but to simply stay close to Palin’s bus. This has resulted in scenes of the Palin bus tooling down the highway followed by a caravan of 10 or 15 vehicles – including a massive …
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I can’t remember whether this video of young albino raccoons has already been posted and frankly I don’t care. Behold, the cute. Is it time to start drinking properly yet?
Boomers, Breaking
Didn’t get a chance to slot this in last week, but in light of the Warren/McHenry incident, it seems relevant. Mark Schmitt at The New Republic plots out the numbers behind what the subhead refers to as “The GOP’s brilliant generational weapon in the Medicare fight”: Today’s 55-year-old was born in 1956. That’s not generally …
The Accidental Bombings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
I honestly have no idea what we are doing in Afghanistan any more other than pissing people off, losing troops to a lost cause, wasting billions, and creating more terrorists. We’re not bringing freedom to anyone, we’re not making ourselves any safer, and I have yet to see any long term plan articulated (mind you- …
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Open Thread
Got up at the crack of dawn to get the garden in, finally. Still have several rows left, but I’ll get it tomorrow. The onions, peppers, brussel sprouts, and most of the tomatoes are in. Another row of tomatoes and then a couple of beans and that will be it.
More Reasons for Freedom Bombs
There are always reasons for force: The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage coming from another country can constitute an act of war, a finding that for the first time opens the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force. The Pentagon’s first formal cyber strategy, unclassified portions of which are expected to …