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Josh Marshall wins the internet Yeah yeah I know "dog bites man" but this post is for the ages THE PRODUCERS What if you ran for p...

Comment on Drum on the 60 vote Senate Kevin Drum wrote Like it or not, the reality of congressional politics has changed. The Senate is now ...

Second post on Drum on Filibusters (this is not a filibuster -- no one has to read all this junk before they can decide something) Druum adv...

I hate hate hate the new Thinkprogress format. I can't seem to comment on Yglesias. He waved a red flag in front of this bull with a po...

Second post on One article in the Washington Post. Using the uninverted pyramid approach, I will discuss something which actually matters th...

Paul Kane's and Scott Clement's understanding of statistics is essentially as low as possible. They wrote Only 3 percent of American...

Who Said it "The peace-at-any-price party would no doubt muster strong at the Congress. That party would fain leave Russia alone in the...

Who said it ? "Everything for me and nothing for anyone else, for such is the vile maxim of the masters of mankind"

I really hate the new ThinkProgress format. For one thing, I can't comment on Matt Yglesias anywhere that anyone reads. I can't st...

Hirohito Award Winner In honor of the emperor who, on 14 August 1945, said "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan...

Jon Chait has a very good post on the class and perceptions of class war. He notes that the vast majority of US adults support higher taxes...

Richard Cohen removes all doubt. His sole aim in life is to make Duncan Black's head explode. Why else would he write of Rich Perry ...

Proof from the Great Orange Satan Itself that the ghey is satanic and they won the week It is true that Brack Hussein Obama and Elisabeth ...

Earth is Room Enough Neutrinos and the end of Privacy Isaac Asimov was there . See also With Folded Hands Rhodomagnetism and Cold Fusion. ...

B^3 Berkeley Big Brother Good thing there is no way this could be abused.

D^3 (dumping on Daniel Davies) Excellent in parts. Well written as always. But with one incorrect and irrelevant aside. Points (not in order...

Why can't we have a better pres corps part Aleph null Amy Sullivan correctly notes that silly people have been saying that Obama has a ...

Commenting on Weisberg Commenting on Suskind Weisberg wrote Issues of accuracy, fairness, and integrity come up nearly every time Suskind ...

Silly Comments on an Important CNN Poll This poll shows plurality support for Obama's jobs proposal and majority support for all compon...

Comment on, among others, Steve Benen , on David Brooks. How is David Brooks absurd -- let me count the ways. Here he slips into assuming th...