Bride of Rove

People liked Obama’s policies, his eloquence, and his fierce intelligence and the fact that he was black, that his election would turn history on its ear, was a desirable bonus, but only that — icing on the cake, but not the cake itself. I submit that a rough inverse of that dynamic now helps define [...]

Go to Gateway for the real round up. I’m just live snarking over here. Listening to C-Span 3. Obama is talking … and talking … and talking … and all I hear is: Blah. Blah Blah. Blah Blah Blah Blah. Obama: “What it is … pause …. is setting up a baseline of blah blah [...]

Funniest thing I’ve read all day. Oh, my god, my cat is a Democrat… Discovered in the comments over at Potluck.

Brown to Vote for Senate Jobs Bill It’s just one betrayal after another with these people. We could turn over the entire House and Senate and all we will get are more douche bags who are fresh and minty and ready to screw us over.

Video Link What can you say about two men who make a point to attack women and children every chance they get? Maher famously attacked Palin’s daughters. MacFarlane attacks her baby because he has Down Syndrome. These are personal attacks against very specific kids and women but I get the impression that they just hate [...]

Rumors were true. It is launched. I rather like this quote by Quite Rightly: (…) here in Progressive Paradise, where I live, in the deepening shadow of the great Ivy-covered bell tower, I’ve grown accustomed to being openly disdained for having ideas and tastes that are too close to the ground and insufficiently informed by [...]

… so much for the rich Marco Island Community Bank has gone under. Florida is among the states with the highest concentration of bank failures and where the meltdown in the real estate market brought an avalanche of soured mortgage loans. Last year saw the failure of 14 banks in the state. Also high on [...]