The American Spectator has an article today about a McLaughlin & Associates poll which indicates “opposition to card check legislation among union households.” Well well, enquiring minds want to know more! Funny, no links or cross-tabs. In fact, not even any questions. Author W. James Antle III notes that “it would be interesting to see some of the precise wording.” Yes, it would.

Add Gitmo files to the long list of scandals where the Bush Administration kept no meaningful records.

The executive-order that mandates a uniform government-wide standard on interrogations. Or not.

Events have compelled us to consider a course of action that is outside the realm of acceptable debate. Even those Pete Peterson jokers, whose obsessive desire to privatize social security make you want to roll your eyes and shout “get a room,” acknowledge that “the case for full nationalization is far stronger now than it was a few months ago.” It’s not a new idea — people like Dean Baker, Ian Welsh and a host of others have been saying it for a while.

But as Krugman notes, we will probably first have a host of expensive, unsuccessful “new voodoo” schemes because “Washington remains deathly afraid of the N-word.”

“The only thing we have to fear is — fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt wasn’t just spouting idle words here. He knew, as did his ideological enemies, the purveyors of disaster capitalism, that a shocked and fearful populace is an unthinking and easily-manipulated populace.

• No one could’ve predicted.
• More good news.
• Not crazy about this.
• Bad faith economics.
• Russ Feingold introduces the 28th Amendment.
• Due process = objectively pro-terrorist.
• Wait, I thought al Qaeda liked Obama.
• Krugman vs. Donaldson: who do you think wins?
• Bye, Bill.

Na na na na hey hey hey goodbye!

Tonight we have two new videos featuring songs from The New Pornographers front man, A.C. Newman, who just released his first solo album entitled, Get Guilty.

Congresswoman Hilda Solis’s nomination to be Barack Obama’s Labor Secretary seems to be subject to a slow-hold. No one is claiming credit for it, but since the Health Education Labor & Pensions Committee hasn’t yet voted to send her nomination to the floor, I wonder if it’s a committee member whose hold is being honored.

If it works, itworks.