Apparently, George Steinbrenner had a massive heart attack and died in his Florida home this morning. I’ve always had a like/hate feeling about Steinbrenner. He did some unforgivable things. His greatest sin, from a...
Read MoreApparently, a lot of Minnesota men are seeing starburts for Michele Bachmann. Bachmann and DFL State Senator Tarryl Clark are tied among voters age 50+. But when voters of all ages are combined, including the youngest voters,...
Read MorePeter Beinart’s take on Alterman’s piece is kind of interesting. Two things stuck out for me. The first was this: It’s true that the filibuster is used more often today than during FDR and LBJ’s time, but back then,...
Read MoreYeah, I had noticed that the Gulf oil geyser seems to be doing approximately nothing to public opinion on environmental issues. I’m not sure what explains that other than we’re just deadened as a county, culture, and...
Read MoreSteve Benen caught something most people missed. Senate Minority Whip, Jon Kyl of Arizona, went on Fox News yesterday and made an alarming declaration. “You should never raise taxes in order to cut taxes. Surely Congress...
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