Number of comments: 15 This sounds ominous…
At least seven people are dead and 12 wounded in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, the base’s public affairs office told NBC News on Thursday.
The official would not give his name nor additional details. It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or civilians. One gunman was [...]
Number of comments: 15 They go and do something like this:
Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), a candidate in the GOP primary for Governor of Georgia, has announced that he is signing a letter to the White House with several of his colleagues — asking for a copy of President Obama’s birth certificate.
But, hey, this might [...]
Number of comments: 15 It’s Thursday and the open thread is open. What’s on your mind today besides sadness at the Phillies loss?
To get you started, here’s some delicious snark from Gail Collins about the lessons of the 2009 election:
In Ohio, citizens marched to the polls on Tuesday and voted to allow gambling [...]
Number of comments: 10 Words cannot express how sick I am over articles like this. Let’s highlight the best parts of how texting has led to promiscuity.
Once upon a time — in what we might think of as the “Happy Days” era — courtship was governed by a set of guardrails. Potential partners generally [...]
Number of comments: 15 Apparently there is a Tea Party this Saturday in Dover. I guess that it is being advertised on Stormfront or wherever those people get together online. Last time they did this, there was a minor bruhaha about Tea Party barfly, Mike Protack and his demand for top billing. This time, [...]
Number of comments: 12 Well, at first it was an outline. Then John Boehner got really mad after it was released and people made fun of him again with the outlines. So now they’ve finished their homework (pdf), now take a good look at Boehnercare:
No national exchange
No mandates for employers or for individuals
Insurance companies [...]
Number of comments: 10 Michelle Bachmann is gathering a mob today to try to intimidate members of Congress in hopes of derailing the health care reform bill. Is it a coincidence that she scheduled this protest on Guy Fawkes Day?
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) appeared on the Glenn Beck radio show today to promote her [...]
Number of comments: 15 The GOP purity purge is accelerating, despite their loss of NY-23. It’s no wonder the teabaggers feel empowered – they were being interviewed all over the media yesterday. They see the loss of NY-23 as a big win for their movement – the movement to make a smaller, purer GOP. [...]
Number of comments: 11 What does our good ole flip flopping fake moderate Mike Castle do? He votes for the bill in April, but when the Democratic Congress decided to screw the card companies back for screwing the consumer, Mike Castle decides it was time to screw his constituents once more, since it had [...]
