Mitch McConnell does not want to shut the government down again and he appears to have no faith that Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) will be able to come to some kind of budget agreement by mid-December, so he...
Read MoreBrian Beutler makes a good point when he argues that Speaker Boehner can’t violate the so-called Hastert Rule to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act without annoying Latinos who want him to vote on the...
Read MoreThings have really sped up for the Mideast Peace Train in the last 36 hours. John Kerry, the US SoS, visited Israel to talk to PM Netanyahu, on the unscheduled way to Geneva to finalize the first stages of an Iranian accord with...
Read More. [Update] See comment below – No Nuclear Deal As France Self Interest Prevails. ○ France24: No deal after France objected to a proposed agreement ○ RT: France stalls deal on Iran nuclear program, talks to...
Read MoreWelcome to Friday Foto Flogging, a place to share your photos and photography news. This Month’s Theme: Pineapple Upside-down Cake All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another...
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