Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Walk Away Mysteriously

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The NY Times is reporting that the DoJ's draft report on the torture memos will recommend a grand total of zero prosecutions . An intern...

Obamasocialfascilsm

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It's just not fair. Mean old Obama is apparently threatening Chrysler's creditors with political retribution if they don't acc...

I Do Not Believe That Word Means What You Think It Means

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Steve Benen nails the GOP/Village Idiot definition of "bipartisan" cold (emphasis mine): Karen Tumulty shares an important anecdo...

Making Things Right

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The problem with the Village whenever it gets around to SCOTUS pickin' time is that the argument is constantly put forward from the Wing...

Winners And Losers

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Via CalcRisk , we get a pretty deep legal perspective on the Chrysler bankruptcy and how it very well may set a strong legal precedent for y...

Al Versus Norm, Part 1065

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The GOP is more determined than ever to keep Al Franken from ever being seated now that Franken would represent the 60th Democratic Senator...

Your Morning Roubini

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In the WSJ this morning, Nouriel Roubini and Matthew Richardson once again make the case for Plan N , given their belief that the stress tes...

StupidiNews!

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Mexico City reopens for business as Cinco de Mayo celebrations across Mexico are canceled. A Japanese scientist is looking to turn sheep in...
Monday, May 4, 2009

The Party Of No Huffs And Puffs

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Knowing that the best way to kill climate change legislation is to swamp it in "emissions", the Party of No gears up to prove if y...

More Ammunition For The CNN Irresponsible Journalism Argument

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CNN has another breathless " OBAMA WILL TAKE YOUR GUNS BUY NOW! " story. Gun shops across the country are reporting a run on ammun...

The New Bubble

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The new stock market bubble is in full effect. Wall Street rose Monday, pushing the major gauges to multi-month highs, as a better-than-exp...

Ignore The Parts You Don't Like

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As Digby points out, Southern Republicans are all for America being the greatest Republic on Earth unless America is dumb enough to put a mu...

More Pakistan Problems

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More dire warning about Af-Pak, this time from Joint Chiefs chair Adm. Michael Mullen . The U.S. military's primary focus needs to shift...

Jeb Bush, Uber Socialist

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Turns out Jeb Bush's great idea for fixing the Republican party? Good old fashioned Soviet Five-Year Plan Socialism . The National Coun...

The Next Thurgood Marshall Or The Next Harriet Miers?

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New Republic's Jeffrey Rosen takes a look at Obama's SCOTUS picks, starting with Sonia Sotomayor , and doesn't like what he f...