Not sure how many of you are on Twitter, but the progressive Twittersphere exploded in hilarity when Marco Rubio took a drink of water during his response to the State of the Union. I know, right. Water! Ha ha ha ha? I'm sure you'll see...
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When I was looking for the recipe for last night's delightful meal recommendation, I ran across this classic seafood mousse dish that I thought would just be wonderful for all.
Today's hearings on Chuck Hagel just make me stand by what I said last week about Rand Paul not being one of the 3 worst senators.
I think comparing Scarborough to Ron Burgundy is a little charitable. I mean, I'd much rather watch 3 hours of jazz flute solos than Morning Joe.
Tara Culp-Ressler on the Republican movement for more mandatory sexual assault laws, not only in Michigan but in Kentucky, North Dakota, and Arkansas. Speaking of the Dakotas, the situation there.
Two recent, one I've been negligent about: Ira Katznelson, Fear Itself: I've been excited about this since first hearing about it, and it looks fantastic. Expanding on his argument in.
To busy to blog much right now, but I am pretty hungry so I figured some late night snacking is in order. Bon appetite, 70s style! ...By request, the recipe itself: 6 medium bananas 1/4 cup lemon juice 6 thin slices boiled ham (about 1/2...
The headline at the LA Times reads "Torrance neighborhood edgy after mistaken shootings," and the phrase "mistaken shootings" refers to the fact that there have been multiple incidents in which.
Elizabeth Flock at US News has a pretty good piece on the issues at stake in the Justice Department's lawsuit against AB-Inbev last month. One omitted detail that seems important--AB-Inbev.
The former can go away for a bit. To clarify my post from last week, the delegation of military policy on the part of Congress isn't unlimited. Presidents have a very wide range of action when it comes to having the military do things. On...
A good NYT editorial on the Republican nullification of the CFPB: The consumer bureau has taken seriously its mandate to protect the public from the kinds of abuses that helped.
Shorter Verbatim Dick Cheney: “Frankly, what [Obama] has appointed are second-rate people.” This is a case where the jokes write themselves.