Pull Up A Chair…

By: Christy Hardin Smith Saturday August 15, 2009 5:15 am

As a kid, I was fascinated by science fiction shows.

I loved the original Star Trek series a lot, especially City on the Edge of Forever, just superb writing in that one. (Even though Harlan Ellison still maintains his script got mangled.)

But my big love back then was Dr.

Late Late Night FDL: Club Poodle

By: Eureka Springs Friday August 14, 2009 10:00 pm

Featuring new videos from Antoine DuFour and Tommy Gauthier, followed by Bobi Wine.

Me write pretty some day

By: TBogg Friday August 14, 2009 8:00 pm

The time off has certainly done Sarah Palin a world of good. Unencumbered by feigning interest in her old job , Palin has cracked open the books and unleashed those mad research skills…

Fun With Dick And George? You Oughta Know

By: Christy Hardin Smith Friday August 14, 2009 6:05 pm

I wondered how long we’d have to wait after the Time Bush/Cheney legacy article a coupla weeks ago before there was crossfire.

Lo, and behold. Shooter fires back using Barton Gellman as a conduit for carefully worded scattershots. (yeah, bad pun.)

Anyone else feel like the whole fricking nation is stuck in an angry Alanis Morrisette song with those two just certain their 15 minutes never, ever ends?

More fun with

Death Panels from Bad Legislation

By: bmaz Friday August 14, 2009 5:10 pm

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom (England), and even Venezuela. What do all these developed first order modern countries have in common?They abolished the death penalty. Conspicuously absent of course is the United States. We are the only country in the Americas, whether North or South, that utilizes the death penalty in anything other

Expanding the Investigation into SERE Torture

By: Jeff Kaye Friday August 14, 2009 4:00 pm

The first installment of this three-part series on the origins of the Mitchell-Jessen torture program concentrated on the insufficiency of reducing our understanding of the spread of torture during the Bush administration to the interventions of just two men. This is essentially the way the story was presented in a 12 August New York Times article by Scott Shane, leaving the question unanswered:

Does Obama’s 2008 Campaign Have a Lesson for Saving Healthcare Reform?

By: Swopa Friday August 14, 2009 3:01 pm

The Republicans came at Obama with a barrage of lies in September ’08, and he beat them. Does that mean he can do it again now?

You and What Armey? Dick Quits DLA Piper

By: Gregg Levine Friday August 14, 2009 2:15 pm

Well, America. . . Rachel. . . you won’t Dick Armey to Kick around anymore.

Senator Conrad Says He’ll Vote Against the Public Option

By: slinkerwink Friday August 14, 2009 12:50 pm

In a town hall meeting with his constituents, Senator Conrad pushed his co-operative plan, and said that he would vote against the public option in any Senate health care package.

Christy Hardin Smith: Live on CSPAN

By: Christy Hardin Smith Friday August 14, 2009 12:08 pm

I’ve just been told that my panel will be broadcast live on C-Span this afternoon. It will begin sat 3 pm ET. Thought folks would want a heads up.

[Christy will be on the panel with Rep. Jerry Nadler, Nan Adler, Doug Kendall, And Thomas Saenz.]

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