Silly Video Open Thread

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The Usual Suspects

Dan Balz has a piece in the Washington Post today about the efforts by both parties to “reform” the presidential primary system. The article is mostly about the Democrats’ problems though. Surprisingly, Balz to some extent acknowledges that the 2008 Democratic primaries were handled in a way that severely damaged Hillary Clinton’s chances. But he [...]

Smoking Kool-aid in a crack pipe

I was bored and I hadn’t been by Blogstalkers for a few days so I dropped in to see what they were up to. Naturally, they’ve been talking about us.  People ask me why I visit their site and the reason is that it gives me a glimpse into the minds of the Failbots.  If [...]

A small evil group to which no one we know belongs

Early in the primary season last year, my colleague from up the hall told me of a dinner she had with her Wall Street working neighbors.  Now, not all of the people in NJ who work on Wall Street are evil people.  Some of them were just rank and file finance types.  One of my [...]

Sunday Brunch at the Confluence and Your Morning News

Good Morning Conflucians!  Sit right down…no reservation needed.  Sure it’s a bit early for brunch, but Rico has graciously mixed up a batch of his killer Mimosas before heading off to bed.  What’s on your mind this morning? How about a few conversation starters? House passes climate-change bill Obama implores Senate to pass climate bill. Plus, [...]