Monthly Archives: December 2009

I find this perspective from a TPM reader to be pretty much the most compelling argument about why people are so angry about the health care “compromise.” I know there’s been a lot of game theory from people about how … Continue reading →

It seems like I’ve been listening to Built to Spill for ever. I remember rocking out to “Center of the Universe” back in high school. And I remember getting to college and discovering just how ridiculously good their two previous … Continue reading →

Sick of This Place – Slapstick You’re going to hear a lot in the upcoming days/weeks from folks on both sides about the poll numbers on health care reform. The Republican spin obviously is that the public doesn’t want ‘government … Continue reading →

Dan Savage is a great sex columnist, but the guy is not going to win any awards as a political analyst. Witness two recent posts. First, this one, saying that “Bush Had 55 Republican Senators and Got Everything He Wanted … Continue reading →

So Bernie Sanders is talking about not voting for the newest compromise. A few thoughts. 1. As far as I can tell, he’s saying he’s on the face about VOTING for the bill, but has not said anything about his … Continue reading →

With more time, I’ve only grown to appreciate the punk masterpiece Oh! Calcutta! from Chicago’s Lawrence Arms more and more. Which means I’ve been seriously anticipating their follow-up. Unfortunately, their latest release is only an EP – the unfortunately named … Continue reading →

I dug some of the tracks from the short-lived band Street Smart Cyclist so I was excited to hear that some of the members of that band have formed Snowing, and put out a debut EP Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit, … Continue reading →

Eric Kleefeld notes this awesome allusion from Michelle Bachmann (crazy-MN) at a Tea Party rally against health care reform, referring to their efforts as “the charge of the light brigade!” Kleefeld notes something important: The fun part here is that … Continue reading →

Matt Taibbi wrote a polemical piece a few days ago – describing the Obama administration as being in the pocket of big financial interests. The substance of his criticism is reasonably accurate. 2009 has been a pretty good year for … Continue reading →

Disappearing – Super Deluxe Ezra Klein has a post today calling a spade a spade: At this point, Lieberman seems primarily motivated by torturing liberals. That is to say, he seems willing to cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →