Drain Clogs – 02-28-2011

The Republican class war continues in Wisconsin, and has spread to Indiana and Maine. The US has wasted tens of billions of dollars on contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. But, we must cut money from the poors, not these rich companies! US Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) laughed along with the crowd when a supporter asked… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 02-28-2011

Drain Clogs – 07-27-2010

FreeRepublic.com is getting sued by a lawyer who buys up content rights from newspapers and then sues blogs that reprint the content. Basically, he’s a Copyright Troll, which is like a Patent Troll. He’s also a giant douchebag if this Wired write-up is to be believed. He has to be bad because we’re siding with… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 07-27-2010

Drain Clogs – 07-13-2010

China news is claiming that the Taliban are training monkeys to kill US troops. True or not, it’s hilarious. Diaper Dan Vitter is a Birther! For those of you who aren’t scientists, there is a big cabal that controls access to journals. The company that owns Nature is hiking its access fees by 400%. That… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 07-13-2010

Appreciating Serious People

David Weigel resigns from the Washington Post for his unprofessional behavior, making an apology on the way out. I’m a member of an off-the-record list-serv called “Journolist,” founded by my colleague Ezra Klein. Last Monday, I was deluged with angry e-mail after posting a story about Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) that was linked by the… Continue reading Appreciating Serious People

Same strategy in Afghanistan

Which is to say none, really.  Keeping in mind the bankruptcy of the “safe haven” argument, let’s see what government officials and the press have to say about changes after McChrystal’s embarrassing exit. LA Times A debate over the administration’s war strategy is already underway, as Democratic and Republicans lawmakers clashed Sunday over whether Obama… Continue reading Same strategy in Afghanistan

Drain Clogs – 06-22-2010

I guess bears are killing Americans because we don’t follow the Bible or something. Damn you, Smokey! Bryan Fischer is the same dude who wanted the Orca that killed its trainer to be killed. Will this be on the Colbert Show? Probably. Acid Rain is back! WoooOOOooOooOO!!! Oh, wait, acid rain sucks! General Stanley McChrystal… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 06-22-2010

Drain Clogs – 06-15-2010

Obama loves the blacks, hates the whites, so say Rep. Steve King, the worst thing to come out of Iowa ever. Be he’s totally not racist. He was on a mission from God. Seriously. An American carrying a sword and pistol who told police he was on a mission to kill Osama bin Laden has… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 06-15-2010

Drain Clogs – 06-14-2010

Glenn Beck’s new book The Overton Window is at bookstores now, and if you can’t make it to Border’s to read a copy at the cafe without buying it, Media Matters has the breakdown. The important thing to know is “don’t tease the panther.” Johnson and Johnson hired fake shoppers to buy up bad Motrin… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 06-14-2010

Drain Clogs – 06-08-2010

The Bush Administration may have medically experimented on detainees. Sorry, no joke about this, because fuck them if this is true. The “Ground Zero mosque” protest (of the mosque that will not be on Ground Zero, but whatever, stupid people are stupid) ended as it began, as a bunch of totally not-racist garbage. The most… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 06-08-2010

Drain Clogs – 06-07-2010

A man who admitted he leaked the Wikileaks Iraq tape that showed US troops killing civilians has been arrested. That makes much more sense than punishing the troops who murdered civilians!~ Helen Thomas has announced her immediate retirement as fallout from her recent very controversial comments over Israel. In a story that broke Friday and… Continue reading Drain Clogs – 06-07-2010