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If They Can't Handle Pelosi...
How on earth can the American people trust the GOP to stand up to an actual, you know, adversary? See this from TPM for the latest in utterly pathetic weakness from the party of nursery school. Consid… more →
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If They Can't Handle Pelosi...
Tom wrote 21 hours ago: How on earth can the American people trust the GOP to stand up to an actual, you know, adversary? Se … more →
This Just Might Make Me Turn Zoroastrian
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Tom wrote 1 week ago: Via TPM: Orrin Hatch writes and performs a Chanukah song. The lyrics: A small band of people led th … more →
Not My Usual Patch...but this line brought back such fond memories
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Tom wrote 1 month ago: 2nd Update: I realize I wasn’t being entirely clear. What’s striking about Siskind … more →
Can I Just Say...
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Tom wrote 2 months ago: That of all GOP figures, I hope that Michael Steele enjoys a long and storied — and I do mean … more →
Why Newspapers are Dying: George Will Has Reached His Sell-By Date edition
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Tom wrote 2 months ago: Some of the problems faced by traditional newspapers (the MSM, dead tree dept.) are imposed from wit … more →
Obama's Nobel
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Tom wrote 2 months ago: All the obvious has been said already. I agree with John Cole: it’s premature, but certainly … more →
Sad. I wanted to see the Grand Canyon again before I die....
Tom wrote 2 months ago: …but I’m not willing to die to see it, either. Arizona legalizes the carrying of conceal … more →
UPDATE: [Simulated] Cruelty to Animals as a Wingnut Theme: Truly unbelievable, and hideously funny (except for the frog) Glenn Beck monent
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Tom wrote 2 months ago: Update 3 (At the top, because that’s where corrections should go): This was, as I should have … more →
You Can't Make This Stuff Up: No, really, I mean it, government services are a fascist plot to make 80 year old grandma's take a cab...or something
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Tom wrote 3 months ago: Via John Cole at Balloon Juice, this. Seriously…I keep trying to write long, thoughtful, (or a … more →
Reviews I Love to Read ... As Long As It Ain't About My Book: Wieseltier v. Podhoretz cage match edition.
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Tom wrote 3 months ago: I’m not an unequivocal fan of Leon Wieseltier, but even those whose disapprobation runs far ri … more →
And Just to Ease the Cares of the Day: Birther/GOP mockery dept.
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Tom wrote 3 months ago: Seed art (sic!?–ed.) sums up the current intellectual credibility of the disloyal opposition. … more →
In Which I Bring Down the Wrath of Godwin on Myself: Teabagger Breach of the Peace/Last Days of Weimar edition
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Tom wrote 4 months ago: Just to be clear. I do not think that the month of August, 2009 in the United States bears any deep … more →
Now you see why Judge Sotomayor will be a Supreme Court Justice, and Sen. Coburn will not:
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Tom wrote 5 months ago: Update…Ooops — wrong Republican trying to perform Latino/a outreach in the title. Apolo … more →
Event the good villagers get it wrong: Hendrik Hertzberg, Al Franken, George Will and why doesn't anyone pay attention to science edition
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Tom wrote 5 months ago: Alright, so my title logorrhea is getting a little out of hand, but consider this, mostly just fine … more →
Paul Krugman is wrong...Spinal Tap edition.
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Tom wrote 5 months ago: Sort of. Under the headline, “Whom the gods would destroy….” he writes … they firs … more →
Sanford Reax
Tom wrote 5 months ago: John Cole props Dickerson’s piece at Slate. I think Dickerson is very wrong in one part of hi … more →
And another thing: Unexamined assumptions get my goat too.
Tom wrote 5 months ago: Just following up on the last post. I almost never watch TV news — and especially not the loc … more →
The Subtle Bigotry of Low Expectations
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Tom wrote 6 months ago: Found while procrastinating, presented without comment: Palin may be more fun to watch, but Gingrich … more →
Dog Bites Man Dept: Jonah Goldberg -- Dumbest Man Alive?
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Tom wrote 6 months ago: Ex Isaac Chotiner via John Cole I learn that the black hole of stupid formed when Glenn Beck and Jon … more →
