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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 →

Me, December 8: I don’t want to assign good motivations to a jerk like Lieberman if they’re not warranted, but is there even the smallest chance that his machinations are designed to allow him to have his cake and eat … Continue reading →

God – John Lennon For someone with politics that I share, Amanda Marcotte manages to write a lot of things that infuriate me. One example: But the debate between religious people and atheists exists on a plane beyond whether or … Continue reading →

Lots of discussion today about Woodrow Wilson and how he got so overrated. I think it’s pretty simple, actually. Every other president associated with a Major War that was Won By The Right Side is a widely believed to be … Continue reading →

No time for anything original from me. But here’s some funny lines written by other people about the Conrad-Gregg deficit reduction commission being proposed: Jonathan Chait:“Conrad and Gregg seem to think that instituting major reforms in the public interest is … Continue reading →