Sarah Palin Tells Hannity Less Money is Good For Alaska

This is the latest Sarah Palin attack (no, not the toenails) being forwarded around the internet.  She’s talking to Sean Hannity, and the awkward subject of oil prices comes up.  It’s awkward because high oil prices=good for Alaska, bad for lower 48, whereas low oil prices=bad for Alaska, good for everyone else. Sean notes that [...]

Mystery Alex Theater 3000, Episode 1: “America’s First Muslim President?”

Okay Dosers, I’ve had it with this bull-pucky. No more shall I read incredibly ridonkulous articles and only bitch about them as a spectator! (Well, I’ll do that sometimes.) But when confronted with such absolute tosh as is presented to me in Frank J. Gaffney, Jr.’s editorial in the Washington Times today, entitled, “America’s First [...]

Senate Republicans Back Gay Gunslingers

The Washington Independent reports (via HuffPo) that Senate Republicans are considering trying a new formulation of the “Guns and Gays” portion of “God, Guns, and Gays.”  Instead of using the issues as a wedge, they’re combining them to advance a gunrights amendment in the Matthew Shepard law: The possible plan — to add an amendment [...]

Playboy Gets One Right: Don’t Ask/Don’t Tell is Dangerous

Ana Marie Cox (AMC) has just written her first article for Playboy, and in the process, has provided the magazine with a large measure of redemption.  The piece is compelling and timely, especially given the Supreme Court’s denial of cert to a challenge to DADT. In the piece, Ana Marie frames the issue of the [...]

Blue Dog Democrats to Lift Their Legs on Healthcare Reform

Sometimes, it’s hard to tell if the Blue Dogs are yellow, or just stupid.  The 98 pound weaklings of the Democratic Party are already signaling their willingnedd to roll over and play dead on a key aspect of healthcare reform: These officials said drafters of the legislation will include a government-run insurance option as well [...]

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