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    Owning It

    Ultimately, Obama will decide what they, and the fossil fuel industry, get away with this time. And, at the same time, whether his previous coalition of Democrats and Independent swing voters will let him keep his job.

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Politics

Imagine a world that includes …

Imagine a world that includes Jeb Bush running for president in 2016. What must THAT be like?

Does it all come down to Romne…

Does it all come down to Romney = Shifty?

Gingrich support peaks, FLA ra…

Gingrich support peaks, FLA race now a toss-up. Another debate tonight so still time for another collapse and surge. http://t.co/1dfHolMg

Mitt had a Swiss bank account?…

Mitt had a Swiss bank account? Totally legit. You know who else had one? Saddam. Bada-bing!

Charles Leadbeater: Education …

Charles Leadbeater: Education innovation in the slums | Video on http://t.co/DJ6zQAff http://t.co/Vups252H

Ken Robinson: Changing educati…

Ken Robinson: Changing education paradigms | Video on http://t.co/DJ6zQAff http://t.co/M3XH1FOM

iPads in Education: Wake up an…

iPads in Education: Wake up and Smell the Future http://t.co/xuh5s9y6

iPads in Education: Wake up an…

iPads in Education: Wake up and Smell the Future http://t.co/xuh5s9y6

Why does anyone take Mitch Dan…

Why does anyone take Mitch Daniels seriously? I mean other than Republicans who are not bothered by him being Bush's ...

Emotion moves voters…which i…

Emotion moves voters...which is why the Republicans tapped Mitch Daniels to rebut Obama's SOTU.

SOTU tonight: Open with “Let’s…

SOTU tonight: Open with "Let's Stay Together" & close with "What's Up." http://t.co/zD88B4UW

The stock market was flat and …

The stock market was flat and interest rates are very low...and Romney STILL made $20+ million in interest & dividends? ...

Hey, Romney Just how big a sta…

Hey, Romney Just how big a stash does it take to give you $20+ million from interest and dividends every ...

Mitt has a Swiss bank account?…

Mitt has a Swiss bank account? Totally legal. You know who else had one? Saddam. Bada-bing!

Want POTUS to open SOTU with “…

Want POTUS to open SOTU with "Let's Stay Together."

when I grow up I want to live …

when I grow up I want to live in the future.

Holy crap: Nate Silver now has…

Holy crap: Nate Silver now has Gingrich with an 84% chance of winning Florida next week. #passthepopcorn

Some day (soon?) Steve Jobs ma…

Some day (soon?) Steve Jobs may be viewed as another Charles Montgomery Burns. http://t.co/dY9RosOY

Another GOP debate tonight. ht…

Another GOP debate tonight. http://t.co/RTf4KeE2

Whatever happened to Lindsey G…

Whatever happened to Lindsey Graham? Didn't he used to be a Senator from South Carolina or something?

Internet Spiders Conquer the Galaxy

What this means is that pretty much everything that y’all are searching for on Google, et. al., now has a story on HuffPo associated with it because, I don’t know, it’s how you build traffic.

Best. Ad. EVER.

Jason Bateman and Will Arnett together again.

The Final Abandonment of Gaza: Once again, the people get screwed by their “leaders”

Those who want to strengthen the parties of peace have a choice to make: Recognizing Hamas would signal that the Palestinian Authority could no longer claim to represent the people of Gaza. It would signal that the world is willing to work with a bully, with a group refusing to commit—even rhetorically—to the cause of peace, that it has given up on a better life for the Palestinians of Gaza.

Touchstones

I’m afraid that TPM writer Brian Beutler’s “Biggest Challenge” piece is actually more “noise” than “touchstone” as David Kurtz calls it. It is absolutely the left-of-center CW that Obama should not have parroted GOP fiscal rhetoric, particularly on the debt. I hear it every day. It is, no doubt, true. The trouble with the “touchstone” [...]

OK, I get it: There’s no crying in baseball. But…

Some say that while the umpire Jim Joyce (any relation…?) blew the call and robbed the Detroit Tigers’ Armando Galarraga of a rare a perfect game, the two of them later provided a rare display of sportsmanship and class — with Joyce apologizing to the kid and the kid forgiving him. Some might even say [...]

Internet Spiders Conquer the Galaxy

What this means is that pretty much everything that y’all are searching for on Google, et. al., now has a story on HuffPo associated with it because, I don’t know, it’s how you build traffic.

The “End Bribery of Congress” Amendment and How to Pass It (Despite Congress)

Here’s how people could enact this amendment despite Congress’ hesitation to restrict the ready flow of cash into their campaign coffers.

Imagine a world that includes …

Imagine a world that includes Jeb Bush running for president in 2016. What must THAT be like?

The 9 most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from BP and I’m here to help you.”

For nearly 50 years, it has been an article of faith and dogma that Reagan’s words were the truth: “The 9 most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’ ” Well, those days are gone. We live in an age when private industry has been handed [...]

Government of, by, and for the shareholders? No way, baby!

Once upon a time, we actually had government by the shareholders. That’s basically what our country was back in 1789: white property owners had the right to vote. No one else did. That was wrong and, over time, we extended the vote to most everyone else. Now they want to turn back the clock to 1789.

Interesting Game Of Who Does The Least

This bugs me. The GOP/T-Baggers have been crying about the “radical” agenda of the evil Obama/Pelosi Kommunist Kabal, and have been doing everything in their power to stop it, ie. filibustering everything in sight. The Dems, for their part, have made their frustration with the obstructionist Repubican’ts palpable, yet at the same time boast how [...]

(Another) New Facebook Layout Is Out

…and I am apparently one of the guinea pigs who got it early. Lucky me?