Maybe things aren’t what they seem: Sarah Palin is fortifying her small staff of advisers, buying a house in Arizona — where associates have said she could base a national campaign — and reviving her schedule of public appearances. The moves are the most concrete signals yet that Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, …
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Still the single greatest political cartoonist in America today… (Jeff Danziger’s website) We’ve finished discussing Nixonland, which was well-written & informative & extremely depressing, but I’m not finding the fire in my belly to read another dense tome just yet, so DougJ gets the rights to the Naomi Klein virtual book group unless one of …
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If less than half the Senate votes for two three dumb things, that’s like the whole Senate supporting it
Some guy at the Corner: The Senate just finished voting on the Paul Ryan/House Republican budget resolution, as well as the budget put forward by President Obama in February. Both, as expected, were voted down, but only Ryan’s received any votes. Indeed, the Obama budget failed by the astounding final count of 0 to 97. …
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Looks like a night of NCIS reruns on USA. Living large. Here’s a feelgood story: If the GOP had their way, all those people would be without jobs. Invisible hand, doncha know…
So Much Awesome In One Place
I’m going through the user contributions to the thread last night about Sarah Palin’s new movie about herself and the potential titles, and there is so much win I can’t stop laughing. So many are good, but here are some favorites: From Here to Inanity Citizen Vain Red Yawn The Aleutianist The Scum Also Rises …
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I’ve got a busy morning, and MikeJ says this is worth a listen, so I’m outsourcing this open thread to him.
Open Thread – All Creatures Short and Squat edition
The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University has chosen their top ten new species for 2011. The thing above, which looks a little like something you would find in your refrigerator when you get back from holidays, is a Louisiana Pancake Batfish, and lives in the Gulf of Mexico in the region …
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