I know nothing about aviation, but how is it possible in this day and age for a huge commercial jetliner to disappear over a very heavily trafficked body of water like the Gulf of Thailand, with still no clue regarding what happened 80 hours later? The...
Allow me to recommend this excellent new site on which Democrats in Congress should be challenged in a primary for performing below what we should expect of someone from that.
There's an interesting discussion going on in comments here about electoral reform measures. I certainly support instant runoff voting or a similar procedure that would prevent irrational results in multy-party.
Today, the 21st anniversary of the assassination of Dr. David Gunn by anti-choice terrorists, is National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers. Remember these heroes for women's rights on this day.
With respect to the Senate's disgraceful rejection of Debo Adegbile, brother Pierce raises a good point: Among the seven cowards, Pryor, Coons and Walsh are up for election this fall,.
Who is the bigger asshole? The person I wrote about in this story (about which I'm providing no information) Or the person I wrote about in this story (about which.
This Saturday, Firedoglake will hold one of its Book Salons for Grounded. I hope that a significant percentage of the LGM commentariat will show up for an enjoyable evening with the commenters from FDL. As part of the promo for the event, I have some thoughts on...
Seeing Ralph Nader's unrequited letters of self--love, one might be tempted to think that he's merely a bitter old man. Sadly, this kind of thing goes back a long way:.
A couple of weeks ago my father-in-law told me a story about an old art teacher of his. One day in class said teacher was quickly critiquing pieces, one by.
Here's the Midrats episode: Check Out Military Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with Midrats on BlogTalkRadio And here's the NPR: Weekend Edition bit.
I couldn't resist snapping a picture of this car on my way into this fine establishment to enjoy some brunch with the fam. (License cropped out to protect the idiotic.).
Jon Geeting speaks smartly about the pointlessness of registering as an independent: You don't have to be thrilled about it, but this is the only way your vote counts in.