Thankful by digby As you sit down and give thanks today, just remember to be thankful that at least we aren't putting up with this: President Bus…
Read moreWorking more, earning less by digby With all the talk of inequality, this comment from Nick Hanauer strikes me as one of the more important insights:…
Read moreWhen showing your papers is not enough by Tom Sullivan via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) My corner of the U.S. is still reeling from recent I…
Read moreGaltian Nincompoop by digby I wish I could figure out why everyone in DC thinks Paul Ryan is so smart, but apparently it's just an article of fai…
Read moreThe Duggar's guru by digby I remember back when Alan Grayson was running for reelection in 2010 against the far right Christian Daniel Webster a…
Read moreIn Fox Bizarroworld, the real scandal is still her emails by digby Now they want to lock up Susan Rice in an adjoining cell. Jim Comey too. This is f…
Read more"That's his problem, not mine" by digby This piece in the New Republic called "The Madman Summit" just about sums it up: Dona…
Read moreMeanwhile in Venezuela by digby This podcast with UN Dispatch's Mark Leon Goldberg and about the Venezuela crisis is the most illuminating analy…
Read morePolling Perspective by digby This is a very useful piece by Brendan Nyhan at The Upshot which basically says that people should chill a little bit a…
Read moreGive A Kid An Uzi? Views Differ by tristero Can we all agree that letting a 9-year old fire an Uzi is a really nutty idea? Actually, no we can'…
Read moreIs it just a game? by digby The climate march on Sunday featured the usual colorful array of citizens and the usual mocking by the other side. Just a…
Read moreYou've never seen this before because nobody has ever been this daft by digby I think this says it all about what the Republican Party has become…
Read moreCentrist Prom King by digby I don't know if Chellie Pingree is right about this , but it is a sad comment if she is: Pingree, after looking close…
Read moreBlame by digby I'm so glad someone finally pointed this out. I'm even more glad it was Jon Stewart: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon …
Read moreTen paces, turn, and fire by Tom Sullivan "Dueling plans" for ending the month-long partial government shutdown reach the floor of the U.…
Read moreThey hate it, they really hate it by digby The new Trumpcare isn't any more popular than the old Trumpcare: Less than a quarter of American voter…
Read moreAnother story from the taser war on the mentally ill by digby Seattle: The mother of a 25-year-old man who died after Tukwila police allegedly tased…
Read moreRepublican dreamboat about to sink? by digby I wrote about Paul Ryan for Salon today: With 22 days and counting until Election Day, on Sunday night t…
Read morePolitics and Reality Radio: War on Unions May Have Unintended Consequences; Rightwing Violence Against Cops; Anti-Choicers’ New Strategy with Joshua …
Read moreThe NRA's favorite boy is still with them by digby The Daily Beast reports: In the days since the 17 students and educators were killed in Parkla…
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