Listening to a Cheney give advice about how to “win” in Afghanistan is rather like asking an arsonist what to do about your house as it burns to the ground.

China believes that the US is weak state with unbridled capitalism. Chinese industrial policy reflects that belief. Both political parties in the US agree, and neither will change anything. No wonder we have a jobless recovery.

In 1968, not long after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, Louis Armstrong went to the ABC Records studio to record “What A Wonderful World.” It was written by George David Weiss and legendary producer Bob Thiele (Coltrane, Mingus, Gillespie). Armstrong hoped the song would lift spirits a bit after the [...]

Mary has already linked to this article on how and why Greg Craig got thrown out in comments. But I wanted to make sure everyone read it.

One of the great strengths of al-Jazeera English is how thoroughly they treat international policy questions. There’s a way of doing a story about leaks as pure pageantry, and they avoided that pretty much altogether. I also like the idea of opening up the segment at the end to viewer comments a great deal.

I had to go back over this clip a couple times on my Tivo, but Mike Johanns does in fact argue for Stupak because it allows women to buy insurance plans on the exchange that provide abortion coverage…

Good morning! Here’s Jane on the NBC Nightly News with a word to say about Blanche Lincoln. Tasty. Matthew Hoh will be on Washington Journal and bmaz has a preview of Chris Matthews for those of us who get it on Sundays.

Holiday For Drumsticks starring Daffy Duck and Tom Turkey.

This Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon continues the gags from Tom, Turk, and Daffy which was featured last Thanksgiving.

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What a Saturday: all village elders have predicted Sarah Palin was the force to be reckoned with for the 2012 Republican nomination and that Barack Obama was in trouble.

Health insurance companies don’t vote, Senators. Voters do, and they want a public option.