Hoocoodanode: This was supposed to be the year that the law banning gays from serving openly in the military would be repealed. President Obama and the top Pentagon brass made clear their distaste for “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Polling suggests the nation has moved past it. The Democrats who control Congress, as well as some …
Just Do It Punditry
Greg Sargent: Getting Republicans to agree to a vote on New START, while hugely important, wouldn’t count as winning something. It has been endorsed by a whole range of GOP foreign policy experts and former officials. It should be a no-brainer. Repealing DADT is the only remaining way this year for Dems to remind their supporters …
Open Thread: Candles in the Darkness
So I missed wishing everybody a Happy first night of Chanukah, but commentor J. at J-Two-O gives me a chance to rectify my oversight… __ __ As an animist, and a progressive, I believe in celebrating every possible festival of lights. The Neopagan calendar’s four cross-quarter festivals are Imbolc (candles), Beltane (bonfires), Lammas (hearthfires) and …
And Another Thing
This really bothers me: The Obama administration is holding out for an extension of unemployment assistance and of a variety of expiring tax breaks for low-wage and middle-income workers as part of a deal with Congressional Republicans to extend all the Bush-era tax cuts. But it is unclear how much leverage the White House has …
MNF Open Thread
I actually forgot about Chuck, so I will have to catch it OnDemand tomorrow. At any rate, guess what: We’re in the final hours of our best November ever! (calendar link and store link).
Open Thread
I was looking for a good video for this song and came across this incredibly over-the-top panegyric. Glad to see overblown music criticism is still alive and well in the UK. In other open thread fodder, I got my Balloon Juice Pet Calendar. Goddam do you people have a lot of cats and dogs.
Happy Veteran’s Day
I’m kind of glad I ordered a Balloon Juice 2011 Pet Calendar, because that means that maybe next year, I will know when the holidays are before going to the Post Office and finding out it is closed. At any rate, Happy Veteran’s Day!