“Why Hillary Clinton Might Have Made a Better President”

No, I didn’t write that headline. It’s the headline of a post by Matthew Rothschild, editor of The Progressive Magazine. Rothschild begins: Has it ever crossed your mind that maybe Hillary Clinton might have made a better President than Barack Obama? It’s sure crossed my mind a lot lately, as we’ve seen Obama flounder so [...]

Utah, why stop at global warming?

We’ve had states passing anti-evolution stuff. Now this. Utah delivers vote of no confidence for ‘climate alarmists’ Utah’s House of Representatives [has] adopted a resolution condemning “climate alarmists”…. The measure …passed by 56-17…. I don’t know why I never saw it before, but do you realize how many problems this approach could solve? Gravity, for [...]

Wake up! It’s Hump-day again!

Hillary Clinton: ‘Iran is moving towards a military dictatorship’ US secretary of state steps up war of words against Tehran, calling on regime to rethink ‘dangerous’ nuclear policy (If we end up at war with Iran who will the Obots blame for it?) Capture may be turning point in Taliban fight The seizure of the [...]

If she was ugly, no one would vote for her

You have to see it to believe it. Some moron has meticulously photoshopped pictures of Sarah Palin to make her look plain. (S)He (you know it’s a guy) has removed her glasses, jewelry and make-up and restyled her hair. From Ann Althouse: This is an effort at defeminizing Sarah — like drawing a mustache on [...]

This is how you do it

Forget the inane headline and watch how a politician with class handles stupid “gotcha” questions. {{slaps forehead}} We coulda had a V-8! This is an open thread. (h/t Wonk the Vote for the video)

While we wait . . . (an Open Thread)

You might have heard about Anthem Blue Cross’s planned 39% health insurance rate increase for some policy holders. We should probably breath a sigh of relief that the plan is (possibly permanently) postponed but, Ezra Klein might have a point:: The Anthem Blue Cross saga appears to have a happy ending: After criticism from the [...]

Cheerleaders or lynch mob?

Lately we have had a few self-appointed guardians of liberalism and feminism declare we should have our credentials revoked because we are cheerleaders for Sarah Palin. I guess they’re correct, but only if you define “cheerleading” as “speaking out against the lynch mob.” This is a liberal blog and the front-pagers here range from “left” [...]

A History of Violence

Something is very wrong with Amy Bishop, and there has been something wrong with her for a very long time. But just what is her problem, and how did she manage to keep it at least somewhat under control for so long? As a psychologist, I have found this story so fascinating that I have [...]

No shit, Sherlock?

The La La Land Times: Reporting from Washington – As President Obama’s approval ratings sag and the mood of voters sours, some Democratic congressional candidates are distancing themselves from the White House, with the back-channel blessing of party officials. The candidates are positioning themselves as independent voices no less frustrated with the Obama administration than [...]

Happy F**king Valentine’s Day Open Thread

Valentine’s Day is a bogus holiday made up by a conspiracy of the greeting card/florist/jewelry/lingerie/candy/personal lubricant cabal. Oh sure, they claim it’s a “holiday for lovers” named after some dead saint or whatever, but that’s bulls**t. Today is the first time I’ve been completely unattached on Valentine’s Day since . . . uh . . [...]