A trilogy of real pieces of work.

Featuring new videos from Galactic with Irma Thomas and Phil and The Osophers.

Question: What is the difference between Lloyd Blankfein and Aunt Toby? Answer: Aunt Toby has a septic system to make sure that her shit doesn’t hurt anyone else. Blankfein, on the other hand, couldn’t care less. Rim shot. Septic systems (in the Miller Analogies format) are to homes not reachable by muni sewer what sewage [...]

Sen. John McCain’s office was the stage for a sit in by five members of the Phoenix-based group HERO. The activists were demanding the Arizona Senator back a repeal of the US military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy.

As the oil spill continues unabated from the collapsed riser pipe left behind the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, the politicians begin their inevitable tepid response. Mary Landrieu scuttles for cover.

Wow. Wow. Prodigal Sons is a stunning, jaw dropping look at family, adoption, severe trauma, sexual orientation, gender and ultimately what is and how we define our identity. Using her gifts as a filmmaker Kimberley Reed gives us an intimate, evolving story about the nature of identity and the meaning of family.

Answer: Zero. The military shouldn’t even be involved in Afghanistan. If we want to achieve our objectives in Afghanistan, we need sustainable, civilian-only solutions.

I’ve been on the offensive against Senator Graham for the past two days, expressing frustration with his mind-boggling hypocrisy and wholly apparent lack of integrity. I believe his participation in the crafting of climate change legislation was completely disingenuous, and I don’t think he ever actually intended to see it through to completion. His rhetoric throughout the process has been anything but helpful, and it was becoming apparent by mid-March that he was looking for an excuse to bail on the effort, blaming superficial process concerns for his lack of resolve. And as it turned out, that is exactly what happened yesterday. If Democrats have an ounce of sense they’ll never again take anything Senator Graham says at face value.

Now, that doesn’t at all mean that Harry Reid doesn’t share the blame for the Senate’s failure to address the issue this year. Those who blame Senator Reid for his decision to prioritize immigration reform over the climate bill make a number of good points. Senator Reid’s decision does in fact appear to be, as Senator Graham put it, a cynical political ploy designed to shore up his chances to maintain his seat this November. So yes, I think Senator Reid’s decision, which may have been implicitly backed by the Obama administration, was a plainly political move that played no small part in how all of this unfolded.

Handing over the “bipartisan opposition” talking point to Republicans, Ben Nelson just voted against the motion to proceed on the Wall Street reform bill, almost certainly dooming its passage for today.

The Deseret News polled delegates in Utah and determined that Sen. Bob Bennett almost certainly will not be the nominee of his party next year. It’s getting so that if you don’t support putting a sheet up between you and the opposing party like an Orthodox Jewish wedding consummation, conservative activists will excommunicate you.