Cold War cometh: Syria sought to revive its security alliance with Russia today, when President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Moscow to clinch a series of military agreements, raising fears that the new Cold War that has erupted in the Caucasus will spill over into the Middle East. “Our position is that we are ready to […]
It’s now being reported that Stephanie Tubbs-Jones has passed away from the brain aneurysm she suffered earlier today. She was a powerful voice on Capital Hill and will be greatly missed. UPDATE: There is mixed reports coming out. Most news agencies are reporting she is in a coma/serious condition. As we get a definitive answer […]
Good, now can the Democrats move to remove him from their caucus?
This is getting really old: A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain. The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina, Mr. McCain’s top economic adviser, and took place at the […]
The FTC has finally done something I can really appreciate: Specifically, the FTC changed its venerable Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to prohibit, as of Sept. 2009, telemarketing calls that deliver prerecorded messages, unless a consumer has agreed to accept such calls from a given caller/seller. Between now and 2009, telemarketers must provide an obvious, easy […]
LeRoi Moore, the saxophone player from the Dave Matthews Band died last night from injuries he sustained in an ATV against back in June. If you never seen LeRoi in action you really missed out. Here is one of performances with DMB:
I like Dan, but I am really glad to see Rachael get her own show. She will debut after the conventions in the 9pm slot on MSNBC. UPDATE: Keith Olbermann has also posted a diary about Rachael’s new show over at DKos.
A brilliant post by Andrew Sullivan: In all the discussion of John McCain’s recently recovered memory of a religious epiphany in Vietnam, one thing has been missing. The torture that was deployed against McCain emerges in all the various accounts. It involved sleep deprivation, the withholding of medical treatment, stress positions, long-time standing, and beating. […]
Robert Greenwald has put out a new short showing McCain’s multiple houses. How many houses does Obama own, or you and me?
Is this the truth? No. But if John McCain thinks he can go out and say the same thing about people he don’t agree with when it comes to Iraq, then we have the right to wage our own baseless attacks against him. Of course if our side does start those attacks, McCain’s campaign would […]