Go read this interview with the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. As you may recall, their economy cratered a few years ago, brought on by the collapse of their banks (sound familiar?). But instead of bailing out their financial institutions, they let them go broke. Then the country stood up to demands from world […]
[Hat tip to Media Matters] The worst part of Fox News’ incessant yammering on about the Benghazi attack is that they have been so transparently partisan and gotten their facts so terribly wrong, that it has made it virtually impossible to have a real investigation into the death of the US Ambassador to Libya, either […]
© Drew Sheneman Some CEOs are complaining that they will have to pass the cost of health insurance for their employees on to customers. One of the biggest complainers was John Schnatter, who claimed he would have to raise the price of each pizza by 11 to 14 cents. First of all, is that all? […]
© Mike Thompson Even Republicans who are pretending to want to compromise are saying they will only do it only if the Democrats agree to “entitlement reform“, which is their code phrase for cutting Medicare and Social Security. This is their plan for gaining popularity? Or just a ploy so they won’t be blamed when […]
Leading Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss has publicly renounced Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge, stating “I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge.” Chambliss may not be the first, but he is definitely the most prominent Republican to say he no longer feels bound by the pledge (which he signed) to not […]
It takes a while for the final final vote totals to be calculated, what with people in the military sending in ballots from overseas, etc. So even though it has been a few weeks, we are just now getting a relatively authoritative vote count for the presidential election. Ironically, it looks like Mitt Romney is […]
© Ruben Bolling On his show, Bill O’Reilly recently said “Traditional America as we knew it is gone. Ward, June, Wally and the Beave — outta here!” I thought it was weird enough when conservatives attacked Murphy Brown, a fictional TV character. But now they seem to be basing their vision of conservative America on […]
After defeat after defeat, suddenly several states passed amendments and laws giving gays the right to marry. What turned the tide? The answer is in an interesting article on Buzzfeed. I consider myself a moderate, even though in today’s partisan world moderates seem like a dying breed. So it is interesting to read an article […]
© Adam Zyglis I’m a huge fan of roadrunner cartoons, and love that moment when Wile E. Coyote realizes that he is not standing on anything and plummets back to earth. Isn’t that exactly the situation the GOP is facing now? Everyone is talking about the fiscal cliff that is coming up. But they don’t […]
© Clay Bennett If it ever actually was a real grass-roots movement, the Tea Party was co-opted almost immediately by special interest groups with lots of money. They had their moment with the 2010 midterm elections, but now seem to have lost their mojo with the voters. It’s about time.
I had to think about this post for a while. Part of me wanted to post it because I work with computers for a living. Part of me wanted to post it because I’m friends with some of the people who wrote the original Obama campaign mobile application back in 2008 (which was very successful). […]
Stephen Colbert shuts down his Super PAC, but manages to surprise even people like me who already thought our election laws are completely screwed up. This is unbelievable.
[Our favorite senior citizens Margaret and Helen had this post on their blog two days after the election.] Margaret, I ventured into new territory today. I tuned into Fox News. It was kind of like going to the zoo… not so scary once you learn the animals can’t get out of their cages. Just like […]
The popularity of statisticians and other wonk during the election means that people are noticing — and reporting on — interesting facts. Everyone knows that the Democrats held the presidency and the Senate, but still are a minority in the House. But the numbers tell an interesting story: Democratic candidates for the House received slightly […]
Interviews with Romney supporters at a rally in Defiance, Ohio: Because these people live in Ohio, their votes were expected to be some of the most important in deciding the election. Scary.
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