I have a Time.com piece up today looking at all the bipartisan rhetoric that has suddenly snowed in Washington, D.C. My take is rather cynical, owing to the fact that both Republicans and Democrats have simply added the bipartisan calls on top of their old partisan games, a bit like a new coat of paint [...]
This one, from our White House Photo Blog, was taken a few days back, but there’s plenty more of the same today: UPDATE: From commenter michaelfury: One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow; And have been cold a long time To behold [...]
So why is Anthem Blue Cross raising the premiums of its California customers by as much as 39%? Here’s an argument for an “individual mandate” requiring everyone to have insurance, as well as a case for making sure this coverage is affordable.: Anthem said its costs have been driven up in part because the weak [...]
Prediction: This whole write stuff on your hand thing will not jump the shark until it appears in an episode of the Simpsons. Gibbs, of course, was poking fun at Sarah Palin’s use of her hand over the weekend at the Tea Party Convention, which Sarah Palin proceeded to poke fun at on Monday, as [...]
Stumped for what to send on the Most Romantic Day of the Year? The Republican National Committee is offering this selection of e-cards, none of which seem to feature any pictures of … Republicans. UPDATE: From Commenter bobcn1: The gop has been trying to prevent gay marriage. Now they’re trying to ruin the other kind, [...]
That modern marvel, the Internet, has been buzzing for days about the secret plan by the House of Luce, aka Time Magazine, to license everyone who logs into a browser to search the web. Really. You can read about our dastardly plan–”Time Magazine Pushes Draconian Internet Licensing Plan”–at websites like Prisonplanet.com, Infowars.com and PropagandaMatrix.com. The [...]
This photo was taken Sunday by NASA’s Terra Satellite. With the federal government shuttered for the second day in a row, Washington D.C. is now expecting another 10 or 20 inches to fall on Tuesday and Wednesday.
