I have DSL

And even though I live in central NJ surrounded by telecomm giants, my internet connection is pathetic.  It takes me a lonnnnng time to download a youtube video.  If I want to rent a movie or download a book, I have to plan in advance or steal bandwidth from a neighbor. I have never been [...]

Open Thread: Exploding Heads in Obot Land

This is how bad it has gotten out there in prog-land. This diary is rapidly moving up to the top of the rec list at the Cheeto: Obama vs. Hypnotoad 2012 by citizenx [You'll have to click on the link to look at the graphic. WordPress won't let me paste it.] “If Hypnotoad ran against [...]

The sh&t is really hitting the fan at the progblogs!

This has been building for a long time, and it seems like we’ve finally reached a tipping point. The prog blogs are in an uproar! Of course Glenn Greenwald has seen Obama for what he is for awhile now, but today he’s really letting it all hang out. Just watch this appearance on MSNBC (h/t [...]

Winter Wednesday Wake-up

Looks like the suits will get their Christmas bonuses: U.S. gave up billions in tax money in deal for Citigroup’s bailout repayment “The government is consciously forfeiting future tax revenues. It’s another form of assistance, maybe not as obvious as direct assistance but certainly another form,” said Robert Willens, an expert on tax accounting who [...]

“It took a President to get it done”

Too bad we don’t have one now. This is an open thread

Matt Yglesias tells the rest of us to “Grow up”

Matt Yglesias and, I suspect, the rest of the Obama Movement “intelligentsia” are having a fit because some Americans have decided to sit out the elections next year.  He shakes his tiny fists and wails at Think Progress: So it’s also worth sparing a few words for the potentially demoralized voters who are considering staying [...]

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Unveils New U.S. Human Rights Policy

That Hillary Clinton–she just keep on truckin’–doing her best to make the world a better place. In a speech at Georgetown University this morning, Clinton announced a new human rights agenda for the U.S., putting the emphasis on “principled pragmatism.”putting the emphasis on what she called “principled pragmatism.” Just days after President Barack Obama accepted [...]

Monday Midday: Zombietime News and Views

Hello Conflucians!! I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I’ve been sitting here staring off into space like a zombie since I woke up at 7AM Eastern time. The only time I’ve gotten up was to make a cup of tea and go to the bathroom. I guess it’s the end-of-the-semester syndrome–nearly compete emotional, [...]

B-plus? Are you shitting me?

I didn’t watch the 60 Minutes interview with Obama because a) 60 Minutes quit being a news program years ago and b) listening to Obama talk is bad for my digestion. I’m glad I watched a rerun of White Christmas instead because I probably would have smashed my television if I had heard this: President [...]

Sunday Morning at the Confluence Bed & Breakfast

Good Sunday Morning Conflucians.  Sorry to say but I’ve given the staff here at the Bed & Breakfast the weekend off to catch up on the holiday shopping, festivities, and decorating.  However, Rico kindly volunteered to whip you up a batch of your favorite pancakes and will have the coffee brewing all day.  Feel free [...]