Honestly, I’m starting to get a twitch in the corner of my eye and a weird little nervous tic has developed. Watching the contortions of conservatives, particularly teabaggers and the worst of the worst Republicans (I’m lookin’ at YOU, John Boehner) is starting to push me to the brink. Screw you guys. Maybe WE should “Go Galt”. These supposed “strict […]

This is aweseome. James O’Keefe, Pimp Impersonator Extraordinaire, has admitted that he is the lowest form of morality. [What I do] is the nadir of morality. Via Webster’s Dictionary: na·dirPronunciation: ˈnā-ˌdir, ˈnā-dərFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Arabic naḍhīr oppositeDate: 15th century 1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically […]

Remember back in the “good old days of 2009 when the Obama administration stepped in to keep two of the largest American auto companies from going under? Remember how, even though it was only a loan program and a temporary stock purchase that it was characterized as a “taxpayer-funded bailout”? Well check out these headlines: Chrysler Tops Operating Profit Outlook, […]

It’s a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. I’ve been called an Obama apologist, an Obamabot, a lemming and a number of other assorted things on this site but the reality is that I actually don’t support some of what he has done or how has done some of what he has done. In the final analysis, I […]

The Americans for Prosperity “NOVEMBER IS COMING!” tour slunk into Michigan yesterday in its Koch Industries-funded bus to rile up their conservative base with the typical fear-mongering we’ve come to expect from them and their Tea Party pals. But, when they got to both Jackson and Saline, they found nearly equal numbers of supporters of Democratic Congressman Mark Schauer as […]

This is a repost of my blog entry from last year where Congressman John Dingell held a pair of town hall meetings one year ago today on the topic of health insurance reform during the Congressional summer break. This event along with my wife’s iconic images became one of the signature events, defining how angry, nearly apoplectic teabaggers set out […]

Cross-posted at Blogging for Michigan. Democratic Congressman Mark Schauer (MI-07) is in one of the toughest Congressional races in the country this year. Facing off against former nemesis, bible salesman and Baptist minister, Tim Walberg, Schauer will soon face the prospect of conservative money which is sure to begin flowing into our district (as it did in 2008.) In fact, […]

After having raised over $1,000 for the Netroots for the Troops efforts, I had the very sincere privilege of helping the Netroots for the Troops crew produce 300 CARE packages that were sent to men and women in the military in both Iraq and Afghanistan. I have pledged to try to help more next year and in future years until […]

Did you hear the one about the conservative that told a provably false, bald-faced lie to his conference attendees? “Netroots Nation is going down faster than Mel Gibson’s career,” Erik Telford of Americans for Prosperity told a laughing crowd at the Venetian casino gathered for the third annual RightOnline. AFP started RightOnline to counter Netroots Nation, celebrating its fifth anniversary […]

This afternoon I head off to Las Vegas for the Netroots Nation conference. The opening keynote speaker is Governor Brian Schweitzer from Montana and Senator Al Franken will do the closing speech. In between there will be tons of amazing people there including Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. I wanted to thank everyone who contributed to my donation page for […]

Via Think Progress Racist GOP candidate for New Hampshire’s House of Representative, Ryan J. Murdough, has an interesting point of view: For far too long white Americans have been told that diversity is something beneficial to their existence. Statistics prove that the opposite is true. New Hampshire residents must seek to preserve their racial identity if we want future generations […]