The record-breaking snowstorm that has shut down the mid-Atlantic region for days has become a favored target for mockery by Republicans who deny global warming, seemingly on the supposition that deadly blizzards invalidate the science of climate ... [read more]

Via John Aravosis, GOP House leadership says that if Obama won't agree to starting over from scratch, they won't come to his meeting. They are obviously trying to up the ante on this bill, calling for Obama to rule out using reconciliation to pas ... [read more]

Former NY Police Commissioner Bernie Kerik is scheduled to be sentenced in a few weeks on his guilty plea to various tax offenses and false statement charges. Both sides filed lengthy sentencing statements yesterday. [read more]

Former Air America CEO Danny Goldberg has a must-read on the demise of the radio network and what he believes it tells us about the difference between conservative movement funders and their (supposed) progressive counterparts. Here's the key exc ... [read more]

iPhone repair site iResQ has posted photos of what it claims are parts for the fourth-generation iPhone presumably due for launch later this year. Among the most notable features of the claimed parts are a front panel that appears to be approxima ... [read more]

StarKist today became the 102nd sponsor to drop Glenn Beck, following recent converts to the cause Best Western and GlaxoSmithKline. Best Western reportedly took less than 24 hours to decide to pull their advertising from Beck's show: Last week, ... [read more]

After hearing Caribou Barbie's snarky, disrespectful jibes at President Obama for the fifth time today, all I have to say to her is: [read more]

There are a lot of clever-sounding explanations for the declining approval ratings of President Obama, and the declining electoral fortunes of the Democratic Party.   For example, Edward Luce and Steve Clemmons take aim at President Obama consult ... [read more]

My cousin worked for Hewlett Packard for years. An extremely successful company with extremely smart, talented people working for them. The exception to their success seemed to have been Carly Fiorina. [read more]

Nationalism is best understood in contrast to patriotism. Patriotism is simply love for one’s country, whereas nationalism is the sense that one’s nation is the best, often because it is more sacred than other nations. For the past few months, ‘W ... [read more]

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If you chose 9 as the number of days into the Obama administration that we would be seeing a headline like the one below, congratulations, you're the winner! [read more]