God, that was some depressing TV. Guess we know who the 12th cylon is, at least. Be careful of spoilers in comments.
OK, I wish he hadn't opened with a but-John-Edwards-lives-in-a-big-house fallacy, but you're looking for the quality of the venom rather than the quality of the ideas, and once again Taibbi.
Sad, and yet true:Thinking back to George W. Bush’s farewell address it’s striking that the best thing the man can say about his record in office is that only once.
USC coach Pete Carroll isn't happy about QB Mark Sanchez's decision to enter the NFL draft. Of course that decision is bad for Carroll's team, but Carroll is sophisticated enough to know that, for recruiting purposes, that can't be the basis of his objection to Sanchez...
At his last press conference, Bush pondered the question of how he might occupy his time after leaving office.I'm a Type A personality. You know, I just -- I just.
Joe at Advocates for Youth notes that clowns are always scary:We currently spend $1.5 billion a year to fund abstinence-only until marriage sex education in our public schools. And yes, that money goes to people like Derek Dye, as he is employed by the Elizabeth New...
Speaking of Supreme Court qualifications, I would definitely support trying to find justices who don't cry like an especially immature four-year-old who just dropped their lolly in the sandbox just.
Apparently a plane just crashed into the Hudson. Word is that all of the passengers survived, which is a pleasant surprise given that it's currently ridiculously cold in NYC....via ID,.
Michael Stokes Paulsen, in the fine tradition of Bush v. Gore itself, attempts to argue that the recount that gave the Minnesota Senate election to Al Franken "is an obvious, embarrassing violation of the Constitution." This argument, as you would expect, consists almost entirely of blatant...
For people who care about civil liberties, it was definitely not a good thing when the Roberts Court decided to hear an exclusionary rule case this term. The Court's Wednesday.
This is really djw's department, but in the interim a fine tribute to McGoohan can be found here.