I have a friend over at Daily Kos. He’s a great writer and frequent contributor to Kos. He’s handicapped and gay and that gives him an interesting perspective on the world. He’s also lacking funds that will allow him to attend the Netroots Nation 2010 conference in July. I’ll be attending and a guy like him should be there, too. […]

On the heels of good news that I reported in my blog entry two days ago about GM, now comes Ford. And Ford comes in a Big Way: Ford, a year ago in danger of being dragged down with a collapse of its nearly bankrupt Detroit rivals, is projected to report nearly $1 billion in first-quarter profits Tuesday, the strongest […]

I realize pretty much everyone on the internet but me has seen this but, just in case you’re one of the few that, like me, ducked when this Awesome Ball came toward you, have a look. “Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black” – Tim Wise Tim Wise is a white guy who writes about racism (his blog is HERE.) […]

Our (not) good friend from Michigan’s 7th district, one-term former Congressman Tim Walberg, is holding a series of town hall meetings that “will focus on repealing and replacing the recently passed health care bill.” What is it about democracy that these Republicans hate so much? Because it means they lose sometimes??? Tim Walberg, as you may know, is the man […]

I love my Washington Times Marketing Showcase email membership. It’s an endless source of entertainment. Just before I left work yesterday I got this amazing email: Millionaire Patriot Wants YOU Armed and Trained… Yup, that’s right boyz and girlz! FREE GUNS FOR TEABAGGERS!!! Now comes Dr. Ignatius Piazza, Founder and Director, Four Weapons Combat Master. And he’s so freakin’ rich […]

Neither my wife or I (or probably Waffle Guy himself) ever dreamed that Waffle Guy mania would sweep the internets. But, happily, it seems to be. Want proof? Here’s proof: That’s a Photoshopped version of my wife’s picture with Waffle Guy’s face replaced with Tim Urban, the guy that got the boot from American Idol last night. It’s from the […]

While the Obama administration, Congressional Dems and Organizing for America are working diligently to spread the good word about the recently-passed health insurance reform law, GOP Congressman Mike Rogers (MI-08) is working very hard to keep fear levels at “11”. From the Tea Party Times Livingston County Daily Press & Argus we have this article: “Rogers warns of bad omens […]

The conservative right is famous for its claim that the Obama administration has turned “General Motors” into “Government Motors“. Hell, there’s even a pithy t-shirt and scathing website (or ten). Unfortunately for the conservatives, however, GM announced this week that they have paid back the US and Canadian government $5.4 BILLION on Tuesday. Oh and, by the way, it’s WITH […]

This is my EclectaDaughter, Arleigh. She graduates from Michigan State University in a few weeks with a degree in bassoon performance. We had the absolute joyful pleasure of attending her senior recital this past weekend. Below are two pieces from the recital. Arleigh is a remarkable kid. She managed to pay for the vast majority of her undergraduate degree with […]

The lies of Mitch McConnell are legion. We all know this. Having lost the health insurance reform battle, he’s now doubling down on the failed “we need to start of and form a bipartisan bill” approach by applying the same strategy to financial sector reform. The GOPosaurs have have to be terrified of this fight. As Chris Hayes pointed out […]

I hate spam in my inbox. But every once in awhile, one comes along that makes it worthwhile. I got one of those yesterday. Here it is, exactly how I received it: Dear SBCGLOBAL.NET Subscribers, This is to inform you that due to too many Spam mail that you receivethese days, we would be performing maintenance in our web database […]