A few Facts about that very Flawed Budget Plan from Paul Ryan's Ghost-writers
Fact: "Health-care costs don’t grow at the rate of inflation. Ever" Why Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan is so flawed By Ezra Klein, washingtonpost.com -- April 11, 2011 Health-care costs don’t grow at...
View ArticleCNN: U.S. fires missiles toward Middle East, hoping to hit whatever. F@ck it.
I knew the government wasn't shutting down right before Tax Day like I know meth-heads have perfect attendance right before holiday bonuses. I laugh when people think Lady Gaga dresses wildly. Have...
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The Daily Show/Colbert Report Chat thread 04.11.11
Tonight on TDS, Foo Fighters, Wasting Light; and on TCR, it's Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage. Meanwhile, Conan's got Chris O'Donnell, Lil Jon, and P.J. Harvey.
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Black Kos Music: Late Night in the Justice Department
I'm your VJ/DJ, Justice Putnam; and I'll be manning the dials, spinning the discs, warbling the woofers, putting a slip in your hip and a trip to your hop. Sit back, roam the Big Orange and have a...
View ArticleWaukesha voting irregularities go back to 2004...
Waukesha 2004, Bush v. Kerry. Apparently in 2004 the polls in Waukesha were teeming with voters as the Waukesha County Clerk's office showed a 97.63% turn out. No, that's not a typo. 97.63%...
View ArticleThe Unemployment Diaries, part Long Time No See
Howdy. It's been a while. Quite a while, in fact. I'm still unemployed, but there's a good reason for that. If you remember me, follow me over the jump for an extremely abbreviated update. If you...
View ArticleJazz, Pop, Rock on DK Radio!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
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Dispelling myths in the Obama Wars
As the pie fight between President Obama's defenders and detractors boils over across the progressive blogosphere, a number of myths continue to crop up about both sides of the debate. These myths...
View ArticleWhy Don't They Ever Call Me?
I just came across this post on the front page, touting different polls and how Obama would fare in a contest in the Sunshine State - my state. A little background: I am a solid Dem, sometimes showing...
View ArticleSomeone (their banker) should have told them ...
From the Twin Cities area comes a painful story of the damage and disruption in exurbs that grew exponentially in the past decade. Pain exacerbated by the reality of $4 gasoline facing the prospects...
View ArticlePrimary Obama
The only way to send a clear message to Presdient Obama is to start working In Iowa, New hampshire and South Carolina. Until President Obama sees that blink red light that is his poltical career going...
View ArticleA Second Look At The So Called Budget Deal
No, I haven’t had an epiphany regarding our leadership. We want to trust them and we want to believe what they say. It’s just that we’ve been led down the primrose path before, so we’d have to be...
View ArticleAny Macroeconomists in the House?
As an undergraduate student of economics, I have had one persistent question about the rise in commodity prices: could it help employment?
View ArticleIt's Not the Voters' Fault
Obama has done some great things, and I imagine everyone on this site and other activist sites will happily broadcast his accomplishments during the upcoming election cycle. But his list of "wins" is...
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Gigantic Gamma Ray Beam Discovered Pointing Directly at Earth
A burst of gamma rays of unprecedented intensity, variability and duration has been discovered by astronomers using gamma and x ray detectors on NASA satellites. Gamma bursts last only a few hours,...
View ArticleSFKossacks Meetup at my place?
Ever since SallyCat's little shindig, I have been on the clock for hosting a little soiree for the hip cats of the Bay. My new employment gig has made me kick the can a bit, but I have not reneged my...
View ArticleDisturbingly Graphic Language by Ultra-Conservatives – Introduction to an...
Warning, this post contains graphic and disturbing language. Normally, I try to keep expletives to a minimum in my writing, and I want you to know the expletives below are not mine, but are direct...
View ArticleApril 12, 1945: A Photo Diary
Note: I am republishing this diary that I posted two years ago. The diary got a nice response the first time, and the comments were outstanding. JekyllnHyde contributed great cartoons, ArtSchmart had...
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Overnight News Digest - iSeriously
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest The OND is published each night around midnight, Eastern Time. The originator of OND was Magnifico. Current Contributors are ScottyUrb, Bentliberal, wader, Oke,...
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IVH with Craig Ferguson (More storms edition!)
Please read and follow instructions before opening. Or consult your physician. SPOILER WARNING: A late-night gathering for non-serious palaver that does not speak of that night's show. Posting a...
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