Mukasey: The Difference between a Horse Trader and a Horse's A**
TPM is reporting - you're not going to believe this!According to sources inside and outside the Democratic leadership, Harry Reid allowed a vote on Mukasey because in exchange the Republican leadership...
View ArticleWeather for Primary Day: Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
Just when you think you've got everything stratergized out...Monster Storm ComingA strong cold front in the central states Sunday morphs into a wild storm for the South, Midwest and East early week....
View ArticleFor Martin, 1929-1968
This song is 20 years old. Sad, that it's still so apt... In a still, small voice in the middle of the night brother Martin heard the simple truth And he followed its pleading thought it led to a...
View ArticleDiplomacy and Date Rape (NOT a candidate diary!)
Matthew Yglesias writes: I was on a radio show last night where I wound up in a debate about whether or not diplomacy was likely to be able to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue in a satisfactory...
View ArticleUpdated: Early Kentucky numbers looking good for Obama
Kos has started the front page thread, so I'm moving over to there. Thanks for joining me for the early chat....Last update: This could be a fluke, but...According to the SOS office, as it stands 11...
View ArticleRangel: New York Delegation Unanimous for Obama!
In a press conference a few minutes ago, NY Congressman Charles Rangel, one of Hillary's key supporters, brought the entire New York delegation on board for Obama: The Harlem Democrat said the...
View ArticleFISA: Are we suffering from a Nov 3, 2008 Mindset?
Okay, my hair has been on fire as much as anyone's here the past couple of days.I couldn't believe that after all we had been through, the Congressional Dems were caving yet again.And I couldn't...
View ArticleDrill, Nancy, Drill?
(Cross-posted at Ecoble.com)You may well be wondering - why the heck is Nancy Pelosi pushing through a bill that allows for offshore drilling? Isn't that against everything we're supposed to stand for?...
View ArticleThink Green This Thanksgiving
All we have to do this year is look toward Washington, DC, and we've got tons of stuff to be thankful for...But as we officially enter the season of holiday cheer, holiday shopping and holiday excess,...
View ArticleDoes the Pill Kill the Environment?
(Crossposted at Red Green and Blue)The American Life League has a new campaign launching this weekend to try to convince women not to use the birth control pill. For "Protest the Pill Day 2010" on...
View ArticleBreaking: Graham won't support climate bill
(Cross-posted at Red Green and Blue)The Washington Independent reports that Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) won't support his own climate bill that he's spent months developing with John Kerry (D-MA) and...
View ArticleDon't Put Oil on your BBQ
(Crossposted at RedGreenAndBlue.org)It's a glorious summer weekend, and folks all over are firing up their grills. But before you shop, maybe you should think twice about what you're putting on the...
View ArticleSenate Dems Meet on Climate Bills, Accomplish Nada
Big surprise there.The US Senate, the world's greatest high school debate squad, continues to fiddle on the climate and energy bills. And while oil gushes into the Gulf, and we enjoy the warmest spring...
View ArticleBP Pressure Test Results "Disappointing"
(Crossposted at FailDrill.com)Despite the glowing headlines proclaiming "Gulf Oil Stops Flowing", we're not out of the woods yet.In a conference call this afternoon, retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad...
View ArticleGlobal Warming: 'Cool It' Documentary Re-examines the Inconvenient Truth
(From RedGreenAndBlue.org)Bjorn Lomborg’s documentary, “Cool It”, opens today. Claiming to take a middle ground between climate deniers on the right and fearmongers on the left, it could be a...
View ArticleCoal Company Refused Changes That Would Have Cost $0.55 a Ton
Fifty five cents a ton.That’s how little the changes would have cost Arch Coal company to implement – changes that would have slashed the environmental impact of its mountaintop removal (MTR) Spruce...
View ArticleIs Obama's move to slash big oil's subsidies for real?
(Crossposted at Red Green and Blue)President Obama is making good on his threat to sunset subsidies for big oil. In the 2011 budget he’s proposing to wipe out tax breaks and incentives to the tune of...
View ArticleCanadian Election Results
Final update: My analysis of wtf happened is here - “You have to outrun the bear” and other iron laws of politics" UPDATE 1:00 AM: I think this will be my last update for the evening. Check back for my...
View ArticleClimate causes wars
One of the key questions of our time: If there is climate change, how bad would the effects be?A new study shows that the modest disruption of the El Niño global climate cycle doubles the chance of war...
View ArticleHow green was President Obama's jobs speech?
(Crossposted from Red Green and Blue) Well, he talked the talk. But when it comes to the environment, will President Obama be able to walk the walk?The President addressed Congress last night to...
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