When we last saw the Republican Superfriends, they thought all was lost, as the terrible Blue Plague had consumed most of our Great Nation, portending a dark era of socialist terrorist unAmericanisms! Little did they know, a hidden force lay dormant and waiting, like radon gas, cocooned in a deep bun… Read full post »

Transportation Security Administration (via Talking Points Memo):

Today, the Transportation Security Administration issued new security directives to all United States and international air carriers with inbound flights to the U.S. effective January 4, 2010.

The new directive includes long-term, sustai/… Read full post »

The surreal Tweety Bird also known as Chris Matthews has been mocked amply in recent days by various bloggers and malcontents, but still I cannot resist. Let's just refresh ourselves once again with the flecks of wisdom that routinely spatter forth from the rushed lips of a man paid a gazzilion… Read full post »

Retired Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney wants you to know that he's taking potential terrorist muslims - the young male ones in particular - very seriously. He has volunteered, on Fox News, no less, to personally oversee the strip-searching of each and every "18-28-year-old Muslim man," as part of a new an… Read full post »

Coming hot on the heels of David Brooks' well-received and surprisingly well-reasoned column in the New York Times, another paper that has become known for pants-wetting neoconservative apologism, the Washington Post, is making frightful sense. I don't have the print edition, so I can't see how salie… Read full post »

I can think of no better time than now, at the first tricklings of the next decade's global urine bath, to restart my blog. It's been a long hiatus -- a desperately needed one, I have found -- but my daily outrage and disbelief at the venality, stupidity, and just plain… Read full post »

When we last left the Republican Superfriends, our heroes were desperately fighting to defend their VP nominee from the unfair "questions" and "reporting" of the all-powerful East-Coast Media, by valiantly stoking the Smoke Machine of Outrage. Since then, the menace of the Liberal Legion has only gro… Read full post »

I'm finding absolutely hilarious this new argument from conservatives, spearheaded by none other than Idiot-Prince William Kristol, that the McCain campaign simply needs to "let Sarah Palin be Sarah Palin." Why, just a bit ago I heard Palin apologist Michel/…

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Quick blurb for now. Following up on my "Déjà Vu Dumb" post from Wednesday, we are already seeing several indications of how the newest McCain stunt over the economy will backfire.

The New York Times reports that McCain now finds himself in a severely tricky spot, caught between pissed-o… Read full post »

Without necessarily agreeing with Nate Silver's implication that McCain's threat not to debate tomorrow is part of a deliberate plan to increase the drama and impact of his eventual participation, I definitely think this will end up being the effective result. With all this rapt attention over whethe… Read full post »

Today's developments have been a head-spinning whirlwind. First, of course, came news of the accelerating financial meltdown, which cruelly showcased the abject failures of the bumper-sticker Republican economic theories that have been riding our country like abusive cowboys. Then, astonishingly, McC… Read full post »

The basic integrity and decency of our high officeholders - and those who would seek high office - is about as paramount an issue for our country as can be imagined. If the media cannot realize that the McCain campaign's profound and uninterrupted series of bald-faced lies have now become the… Read full post »

"Ladeeees and Gentlemen!" Ringmaster Karl Rove again cried from the brilliant circus spotlight. "You have been tickled and amused by the lovable, laughable McCainzo the Clown, and now I am pleased to bring you our next thrilling act!" he announced to his rapt audience of political reporters and pundi… Read full post »

I just watched the video below of Donny Deutsch's thoughts on Sarah Palin. It is appalling - really, just mind-blowing - in its glib and smirking demonstration of so many of the vile sicknesses infecting our country. Just watch it, if you can, and see me after.

This is the… Read full post »

I caught a story today in the New York Times about some of Sarah Palin's religious beliefs as they relate to public office, and needless to say, they simply confirmed my suspicions that she is essentially George W. Bush with a brain and different reproductive organs

[In 2006] “She asked

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Last night, the Republican Party sent out frothing wave after wave of partisan attack dogs to tear down Democrats and Barack Obama. Tonight, they sent out John McCain to appeal to "bipartisanship" and an end to that exact same ideological rancor.

Best of all, the media is following this jolting, blata… Read full post »

Pure, unadulterated, tribal hatred and resentment (see this)...

ending with a joke.

ADDED: In the spirit of the thoughts to which I linked above, I also want to say the following. What we saw tonight, with speaker after speaker tasked solely to bare their canine teeth at every "other" they so intensely… Read full post »

When we last left the Republican Superfriends, the nefarious Dr. Baracko was about to journey to the Center of the Political Galaxy in an attempt to immunize himself from right-wing criticism! Now, with the abrupt selection of 18-month Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin to be Supersenator McMaverick's ru… Read full post »

(Credit: Kiichiro Sato - AP)

Before I get to business, let me just mention that my return to the topic of John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate is in no way to minimize the manifest importance of other ongoing events, from hurricane recovery to excessive use of police… Read full post »

You'll have to forgive me in advance for this one, I'm pulling no punches.

The media today is describing John McCain's selection of 44-year-old Alaska governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate as a "shake up" of the campaign. I agree completely. "Shake up" is what a desperate coach does to… Read full post »

As Glenn Greenwald and others have noted time and again, Democrats often fail - miserably - to counterpunch against Republican attacks on their philosophy, policies, and character. After tonight's speech and this week's events, I really don't think we need to worry about that anymore with Barack Obam… Read full post »

I just wanted to say that, although I often focus my energies on critiques of the political and media environment, one must never lose sight of the immense historic significance that we now officially have a black nominee for president.

Through all of the utter tripe we have to endure during this… Read full post »

Case in point of what I was talking about last night. The headline blares, "Many Clinton Supporters Say Speech Didn't Heal Divisions," even though the article itself and the interviews it contains hardly support the description.

Reporters and pundits will go to any length, find any person, to hel… Read full post »

Andrew Sullivan reminds us of what should be patently obvious and noted constantly in our election debate (but isn't): McCain would be even more irrational, more willing to plunge us into disastrous and unnecessary war, and more eager to alienate our allies and provoke our enemies than even Bush.

Read… Read full post »

OK, so She Said It. She started right out with the unequivocal endorsement of Barack Obama. Jesus. She's still speaking as I type, but I have to say this. I'm sorry, but I got this weird sense when she Said It, like I could feel her exasperation and dutiful, marionette response… Read full post »