Government Teat-Sucking Bankster, Steven Rattner, Calls Auto Bailout "Un-American"
I'm sure someone thought it was a good idea to trot out Steven Rattner to spin the government's announced plan to sell its GM stake.
But I don't know how anyone thought a bankster--and particularly this bankster--could say this and still…
As Death Toll Reaches Eight Polio Workers, Taliban Deny Responsibility for Attacks They Fomented
At least two more polio workers have been killed today in Pakistan, raising the death toll to eight since the latest three day immunization drive started this week. Reuters brings details from today's attacks
Wednesday saw four separate…
Petraeus: Sex Under the Desk with Broadwell Less Dangerous than Intercourse with the Kagans
Rajiv Chandrasekaran has a fascinating story about how the NeoCons--in the form of Fred and Kim Kagan--kept control of the strings on our Generals in (Chandrasekaran's story is limited to) Afghanistan. The Kagans effectively moved to Afghanistan…
DiFi and the Silly Season of Senate Committee Music Chairs
A little over an hour ago, there was some rather notable news tweeted out by CNN:
Intel cte's @SenFeinstein will give up the chair and move to Judiciary, source tells @CapitolHillCNN. @SenatorReid to announce today
I have talked to both…
Rick Snyder: One Unpopular Nerd
Public Policy Polling decided to see what Michiganders thought of the radical measures the ALEC Ducks passed last week.
They're none too happy with it.
In addition to supporting unions 52-33 and opposing the so-called Right to Work law…
Five Polio Workers in Pakistan Killed in Further Fallout From Panetta's Leak
Providing more evidence that perhaps the best move President Obama can make for world affairs is to quickly appoint a new Secretary of Defense so that Leon Panetta can retire to a soundproof booth, five more polio workers in Pakistan paid with…
High Profile Republican Firm, Cerberus, to Sell Freedom
It has come to this. Cerberus--the private equity firm full of well-connected Republicans like John Snow and Dan Quayle--has decided it can no longer continue to invest in Freedom Group, the maker of the Bushmaster assault rifle used in Friday's…
Will Michael Vickers Now Be Subjected to Forced Nudity?
If you've been following the Bradley Manning case at all, you know the government treats alleged leakers by inventing reasons to take away their clothes away.
So I wonder whether they'll now subject Undersecretary of Intelligence Michael…
Complicit in 20 Children's Death, Mitch McConnell Claims He Can Do Nothing
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This afternoon, the man who will soon lead a filibuster against laws intended to lessen the chances that a massacre like Newtown will happen again had this to say for the people for Newtown.
So we stand with…
Afghan High Peace Council, Taliban and Northern Alliance to Meet in Paris This Week
Reuters reports that after the final French combat troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan on Saturday, Paris will host a meeting this week between the Afghan high peace council and the Taliban. It appears that talks have been ongoing for some…
Why Is Ron Weiser Such a Sissy?
Note: I apologize for the lengthy outage yesterday. It appears to have been nothing more than a traffic issue, coming from Reddit readers who, like me, agree that HSBC should be subject for the law.
Top MI Republican Ron Weiser addressed…
Week 15 Big Game NFL Trash Talk
Tough last couple of days; there are really no words that make the happenings in Newtown explainable. So, let's put that aside for a bit and let loose with a little good old fashioned pro football trash talk. And the pros is all we got until…
National Security Tools and Gun Violence
Within days after Nidal Hasan killed 13 people in Fort Hood, TX, Crazy Pete Hoekstra leaked FBI intercepts to the press to suggest Anwar al-Awlaki had pushed Hasan to attack, with the underlying implication that the Obama Administration had…
Three Months after Latif's Death, "Transparent" Gitmo Reveals Acute Pneumonia
Roughly 11 years to the day after he was captured by Pakistanis to be sold for bounty and over 3 months after his death, Adnan Latif has returned to Yemen, a partly-decayed corpse.
In the statement announcing his remains have been repatriated,…
It's Like No One Noticed What Happened to Saddam and Qaddafi
I'm just now catching up to the Joby Warrick "explanation" of the Syrian chemical weapons scare from two weeks ago. Particularly coming on the heels of the NYT's replay of its old Iraq A1 cutout play (see Moon of Alabama on that), I expected…
Democratic and Republican Agreement: Prosecute HSBC
Apparently, Matt Taibbi and Glenn Greenwald and Matt Stoller and Howie Klein and I aren't the only hippies who believe HSBC should be treated like any other legal person who helped drug gangs and terrorists launder money.
Both Chuck Grassley…
The Day Gun Rampage in Elementary School MI Passes Bill Allowing Guns in Schools
There is absolutely horrifying news coming out of Newtown, CT, where 27 people--18 of them young children--are reported dead in a gun rampage.
The President's spokesperson, Jay Carney has already said today is not the day to talk about gun…
The Provocateurs Making Jokes about Selling the Goods for the DeVos Company
The Michigan State Police are confused. They have issued a statement deeming the protests in Lansing Tuesday reasonably peaceful for an event of that size. But when WaPo asked about Steven Crowder's claims to have been assaulted, they say…
Amid Reports of Near Agreement and IAEA, Iran Followup Meeting, Jahn Eats Crow
Despite the best efforts of those who want a military attack on Iran to paint Iran as hiding attempts to develop a nuclear weapon, cooler heads appear to be prevailing as yesterday's talks in Tehran produced reports of a likely agreement and…
Grand Rapids Press: A Pox on All Their Houses, But Not Our Own
The local rag posted an editorial "reflect[ing] the views of The Grand Rapids Press editorial board," blaming almost everyone involved in the so-called "right to work" fight for the ugly way things went down Tuesday.
Right-to-work laws may…