Post-MH17 will the world look 2 the guy who wrestles bears & drills 4 oil or...
Back in March, Sarah Palin was hot for Vladamir Putin. Raw Story.“Obama, the perception of him and his ‘potency’ across the world is one of such weakness. Lookit: People are looking at Putin as one who...
View ArticleCatholic diocese fires a food pantry director after chance discovery of her...
Colleen Simon was a food pantry coordinator for a Catholic parish in Kansas City, MO. Take it away, National Catholic Reporter:Simon was fired May 14, two weeks after she appeared among more than a...
View ArticleJudge tosses Ron Johnson (R-WI) lawsuit, saying you have received a benefit,...
Senator Ron Johnson - the second stupidest Wisconsin Republican.Milwaukee JournalFederal judge throws out Ron Johnson's Obamacare lawsuit A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Monday brought by U.S. Sen....
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Halbig - if upheld - forces a needle upon Republican governors they cannot...
I'm pretty sure every Republican governor or governor-hopeful in America joins with Kossaks in hoping that the Halbig decision is reversed.Here's a helpful map showing what will happen if it is...
View ArticleStates that raised minimum wage saw faster job growth so far this year
The 13 U.S. states that raised their minimum wages at the beginning of this year are adding jobs at a faster pace than those that did not.The number of jobs grew an average of 0.85 percent from January...
View ArticleBusted! Heritage Foundation economist can only defend Kansas tax cuts by...
How do you make the case that Sam Brownback has been good for Kansas?If you are Stephen Moore, the "chief economist" for the Heritage Foundation, you fake the data.What's going on in Kansas is...
View ArticleDesperate Scott Walker attacks a Wisconsin manufacturer with a $52M in-state...
The characters in this drama:Scott Walker, who desperately needs to be reelected governor of Wisconsin this fall so he can keep his presidential aspirations alive.Mary Burke, the Democratic challenger,...
View ArticleWas that the end of live Sarah Palin events?
Last week Sarah Palin put in a truely bizarre appearance in Denver. As a previous diarynoted, she appeared high or inebriated and here usual word salad was turned up to 11 - word smoothie, as it...
View ArticleSabato moves Kansas Governer to "toss-up". I think he's being kind to Brownback.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics has moved the Kansas Governor race to "toss-up". That is one hell of a place for a Republican "star" like incumbent Sam...
View ArticleShocking brawl in an Australian street caught on tape. Must be seen to be...
Horrific scenes of senseless violence played out on the normally quiet streets of an Australian suburb.Also available in somewhat better quality from The Guardian website here.
View ArticleCardinal Dolan wants you to know that nothing has changed.
The kind of people who get very excited about Pope Francis and his occasional promising soundbites had a new reason to be excited today, via this diary:Vatican Shake Up on Gay Issues Well, Cardinal...
View ArticleYou can stand your ground in South Carolina...if you are a man, that is.
If anyone had any doubt about what a cynical, nasty POS "stand your ground" laws are, here is the evidence that should tip your opinion in the direction of sanity:South Carolina Prosecutors Say Stand...
View ArticlePence the coward goes to ground
Pence the coward has gone to ground...which, in this case, is the editorial page of the WSJ: Politico: Pence Reaps the Whirlwind:Pence defended the law in a rocky appearance on ABC’s “This Week”...
View ArticleThe Cruz-iest thing ever: Ted doesn't bother to attend Armed Services...
Politco:Ted Cruz thunders about what he calls a “fundamentally unserious” U.S. defense policy, but when he had a chance to weigh in during Senate Armed Services Committee hearings, he rarely showed up....
View ArticleWhy is it always Republicans?
A top aide for Sen. Kelly Ayotte has resigned after being arrested and charged with solicitation of prostitution. Politico:David Wihby, the state director for the New Hampshire Republican , was...
View ArticleThe title of "Senator" is pretty much just an honorific when it comes to Ted...
This should surprise no one:Ted Cruz came to Washington two-and-a-half years ago pledging to be the anti-senator. But he’s been more like the no-show senator. The Texas Republican seriously lags most...
View ArticleWildstein has just stated in open court that the GWB closure was revenge for...
TPM has someone in the courthouse in Newark relaying the events.Link if you want the news straight from them.The headline item: David Wildstein is pleading guilty to and factual claims he is making as...
View ArticleI can find evidence of the Baltimore Sun's "Purge" claim. Please focus on the...
There is a diary on the rec list that unjustly castigates the Baltimore Sun as a co-collaborator with the Baltimore Police Department in bringing about the violence on Monday.Here's the thing: there...
View ArticleA look at the SNP on the day of the General Election.
Many Kossacks seem very excited about the rise of the Scottish National Party (the SNP) in the UK. The little guy! democracy! FREEEEDOOMM!!!! (cue bagpipes).If a similar party were claiming the mantle...
View ArticleAs expected, the SNP has renewed its commitment to the regressive goal of...
Labour got a lot of things dreadfully wrong in the UK election, but there was one thing they did right: they ruled out cooperation with the SNP on the principle that you can't have a secessionist...
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