Tuesday: Jumping the Shark

Ok, I promised myself I wouldn’t go over this subject again but it seems we have lost perspective. It pains me to point this out, but here goes. In the past two decades, those of us on the left have watched with increasing alarm at the rise of the right wing noise machine.  I forgot [...]

Poll vaulting

There is a new post at Salon by Justin Idiot that is spun so hard it will make you dizzy. Here’s the headline: Poll: 35% blame Palin for Tucson shooting This is how the article begins: This new CNN poll on the Tucson mass shooting seems like bad news for Sarah Palin: QUESTION: Overall, how [...]

failure to discriminate

Tucson.  I hope this is the last day we beat this dead horse. In the past week, I have stayed away from TV and radio and most blog sites.  At first it was because I was tied up with something else that needed my full attention.  But as a the week wore on, I deliberately [...]

Violet nails it

Over at Reclusive Leftist, Violet Socks responds to a recent essay by RFK Jr. that compared last week’s shooting in Tucson to the 1963 murder of his uncle: But the essay is missing a sentence. I was so sure the sentence had to be there that I read the entire piece three times, and then [...]

I’m not dead yet

So, I got back from sunny California yesterday and found a foot of heavy snow waiting in my driveway. Before I could even park in my driveway and sleep off a red-eye, complicated by my two aisle mates (18A and 18B, you know who you are), who kept jumping up to use the bathroom, just [...]

Standard Disclaimer

This blog was founded by a liberal Democrat who was a supporter of Hillary Clinton. It is not an auxiliary of the Tea Party Movement. It does not espouse the beliefs of the Tea Party, which was funded and created by movement conservative Republicans. The founder does not support Sarah Palin and in general, would [...]

Sunday News

Good Morning Conflucians!! First up, and clearly the most important news, the Packers won last night. And didn’t just win, but won 48 – 21 against the Falcons: Behind a nearly flawless performance by quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers pounded the Atlanta Falcons, 48-21, at the Georgia Dome to earn a place in [...]

Saturday Night Dance Off! (and Open Thread)

Not much could get me off the couch tonight …. But, this song by Elvis Costello got me up on my feet! What are you dancing to tonight?

Saturn’s Day News

  Saturday was named no later than the second century for the planet Saturn, which controlled the first hour of that day according to Vettius Valens. Its Latin name dies Saturni (“Saturn’s Day”) entered into Old English as Sæternesdæg. [...] In Scandinavian countries, Saturday is called lördag, “lørdag,” or laurdag, the name being derived from [...]

Some new guy elected RNC Chairman

MSNBO: Reince Priebus elected new RNC chairman The new chairman of the Republican National Committee is Reince Priebus. Priebus won the post after seven rounds of voting at the RNC’s winter meeting, besting four other candidates – including outgoing chairman Michael Steele. Okay, campers! Time for a pop quiz: Who the fuck is this guy? [...]