The retirement of Justice Stevens is really not good news for those of us on the left: The leading prospects — U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan and federal appellate judges Merrick Garland and Diane Wood — are relative moderates. Kagan has backed strong presidential authority over national security; rulings by Garland and Wood suggest they […]
From HuffPo: Polish President Lech Kaczynski and some of the country’s highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 96, officials said. [SNIP] Russia’s Emergency Ministry said there were 96 dead, 88 part of a Polish […]
They finally reached the remaining miners in West Virginia and the outcome was not good. Last night they finally reached the final four missing miners and all were dead. This now makes the disaster at Big Branch the worst mining accident in nearly 4 decades, and one that could have been adverted. We have heard […]
This display by Chris Matthews and his gushy, gooey love fest over the Palin/Bachmann rally is, well should I say not ethical, moral or professional?
It has been rumored for awhile and he has been dropping the hints, but now it’s official – Justice John Paul Stevens will be hanging up his robe this summer.
Mediaite has obtained an email from MSNBC boss Phil Griffin to a viewer who was upset over Shuster not being on the air. Here’s what Griffin said: From: Griffin, Phil (NBC Universal) Sent: Wed 4/07/10 11:16 PM Sorry, but this is a business and I need team players. He was not moral, ethical or professional […]
The networks are now reporting that Bart Stupak will announce his retirement from Congress today. God knows we won’t miss him and it would be a good time to give to Connie Saltonsall, who is a true progressive running for Stupak’s seat.
Glenn Beck earns roughly the same as all of us: Just how handsomely does it pay to be one of the most controversial men in America? For Glenn Beck, $32 million. Beck, who became a household name in 2009, pulled in the shocking sum through a revenue stream that includes books, radio, TV, digital media, […]
This is another sign of the times: Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem. About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009. Either their incomes were too low, or they qualified for enough credits, deductions and exemptions […]
I bet water boarding would have produced the needed intel to prevent a Qatar diplomat from sneaking a smoke on an airplane.