Fat Cats aren’t just on Wall Street: Open Thread

You think *you* have problems?  Imagine this poor cat trying to answer nature’s call in one of those enclosed kitty litter boxes. (See more over at Pet Confessions.) BTW, This is an open thread.  Grab a cocktail, and tell us what silly or outrageous pics, videos, or stories you’ve come across on the “internets” lately.  [...]

Can you stand just a little more Nobel Peace Prize talk?

Matt Taibbi has a great post up about Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize. It’s hard to believe, but there have been sillier moments in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize than this recent fiasco involving Barack Obama — it’s just so hard to remember them when you’re rolling around on the ground and spitting up [...]

Booman Writes a Stupid Post

He waves his tiny fists and wails.  Like we care. If you supported Obama during the primaries, you know who you are and this does not necessarily apply to you. For the rest of you, you spent the primaries either shilling for Clinton and telling us our guy was all talk and no show, or [...]

Open Thread: John Nichols Smacks Down “Whiner in Chief”

This morning at The Nation John Nichols sternly reprimands the Obama administration for its attempts to control “left of left” bloggers with humiliating “off the record” remarks from anonymous administration sources, as well as its childish “war” with Fox News Network Nichols writes: …before the president and his inner circle go all Spiro Agnew on [...]

Sartorial Malignancy

Blogland is abuzz over the latest fashion statement from the anonymous — always anonymous! — powers-that-be. This from Greenwald, but also for instance, Reclusive Leftist and Electric Blues: John Harwood: “…one adviser told me today those bloggers need to take off their pajamas, get dressed and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated [...]

Monday Morning News and Views, Columbus Day Edition

Today is Columbus Day. That’s an important holiday here in Massachusetts, so I don’t have to teach today. Of course that doesn’t mean I don’t have work to do, but it’s still a nice break from my regular routine. But should we be honoring Christopher Columbus with a holiday? Parades span the country from LA [...]

NJ’s largest paper endorses Chris Daggett for Governor and rejects the two party system

Man-o-man, I should’ve been paying closer attention.  Guys, this is the Big Kahuna.  The Star-Ledger, one of New Jersey’s largest papers, has endorsed Independent Chris Daggett for governor.  The reasons for this endorsement are spectacular.  Let’s have a read: The Star-Ledger today endorses independent candidate Chris Daggett and recommends his election as the next governor [...]

Your Breakfast Read, Sunday Edition

Candidate President Obama Earth Shattering “Gay Agenda” Speech Obama gave his long awaited “gay agenda” speech yesterday, but it looks like something is in the air: Nobody is fooled, not even his biggest sycophants. John Aravosis asks: Where’s the beef? Barack Obama just promised us that if he becomes president, he’s going to repeal Don’t [...]

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

History shows that . . . [CO2] Levels similar to those now commonly regarded as adequate to tackle climate change were associated with sea levels 25-40m (80-130 ft) higher than today. That’s meters. That’s enough to drown a 10-story building. That’s enough to make several billion people move to higher ground or die. Or both. [...]

Your Saturday Breakfast Read: Nobel Prize Edition

2009 Nobel Peace Prize: Opinions Galore Yves Smith has a nice round up Obama Nobel Peace Prize Smackdown Wrap I was certain I was either reading an Onion headline or had woken up in an alternative reality when I learned that Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Huh? Even Obama had the good sense [...]