You may recall the story of Anthony Gruber. In July of this year he was speeding down a highway. An undercover police officer pulled a gun on him to stop him. Gruber was videotaping his joy ride and decided to post the video on YouTube, a decision that ultimately lead to his arrest and being […]
TPM has obtained a list of new talking points being about the Scott Brown victory being circulated by Democrats: It is mathematically impossible for Democrats to pass legislation on our own. Senate Republicans to come to the table with ideas for improving our nation and not obstructionist tactics. When did Republicans ever say “well we […]
Everyone has had to see this graph by now. It’s the one put out by Nancy Pelosi’s people. The blue line is the 1990 recession, red is 2001 and green is current. Just looking at that you start to comprehend the seriousness of the current financial situation. Now let’s consider this. Republicans attribute the Bush […]
I have missed the debate going on about cycling safety and sharing the road that has emerged in the blogosphere this past week. As an avid cyclist, I am glad to see this debate gain more attention, as I feel it is very important. Ezra Klein has linked some excellent posts that show how the […]
Of course what they are paying attention to is a poll that says McCain leads Obama and Clinton on the issue of Iraq by 14%. They also seem dumbfounded by the results. Really? I’m not. Here’s why McCain is doing good in that part of the poll. The fault lies in the same people who […]
Well if you listen to the MSM you would think it was because of the spat between him and Hillary over race. That doesn’t seem to be the case though: `Now I’m voting my heart, with Obama,” said Cheryl Ewing, a 47-year-old program manager from Philadelphia. Only six weeks ago at a focus group conducted […]
It doesn’t look like it: The recent price rally in farm commodities such as grains, oilseeds and sugar beet can be attributed partly to higher biofuel demand but their share of the blame has been exaggerated, a top official of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Loek Boonekamp, a division head in the […]
Hillary told Tim Russert that Bush would have gone to war against Saddam with or without a resolution. Excuse me, but WTF? That’s not a good statement for someone who wants to be President to make. Congress declares war – not the President. If he would have gone to war without the resolution then that […]
That is the logic of the same man who thought in 1992 we should quarantine HIV patients, even though we had known for years the disease was much harder to contract. Think progress has the transcript and video up. I guess this logic has played well for the GOP in the past. Just ask Mark […]
When they talk about warantless wiretapping, Republicans are quick to say that the constitution should take a back seat to security. Well if we follow that login and apply it to the following news headlines this week, perhaps other rights should take a back seat: Columbus mall shooting injures man in leg Shooting occurred in […]