RT @lessig: Finally, he gets it: “We were in such a hurry to get things done that we didn’t change how things got done.” http://fixcongr …
November 2010
RT @drgrist: Dear Dems: holding the stimulus to under a trillion dollars sure paid huge political dividends! Thanks, Ben Nelson.
RT @daveweigel: Big progressive accomplishments before a midterm loss, quagmire in Asia, Senate seat going to other party: Obama isn’t C …
RT @daveweigel: Deep thought: The last important bipartisan legislation passed in this country was TARP.
RT @ggreenwald: One day, maybe Barack Obama will acquire the immense power wielded by bloggers so that he, too, can shape election outcomes.
Professional athletes all fit the definition of “ringer” (overpaid, overtalented outsider). @NorthBankNorman @AntiXian666 #sfgiants
RT @ggreenwald: Yep: RT @barryeisler People saying “Dems lost midterms b/c of leftwing criticism” are twins of ppl who say “US lost war …
Just used Firesheep to hijack my own Twitter session. I feel violated… by myself.
RT @seanbonner: RT @ggreenwald: One day, maybe Barack Obama will acquire the immense power wielded by bloggers so that he, too, can shap …
RT @j_ro: wow, Obama’s speech sucks. We want bold leadership and we get more conciliation, compromise, and calls for “civility.” Bleh.
RT @gerrycanavan: Huge upside. RT @ThisBowers: Progressive Caucus largely intact at 72. Only 3 defeated, and 1 retiring. Nearly 40% of D …
RT @turnageb: @Fritinancy @ovillalon Meg Whitman’s personal spending on her campaign: $163 mil. Natl Endowment for the Arts 2010 budget: …
“As long as Republicans control the House, the prospects for progressive or even good-government technocratic legislation (to reduce the deficit or reform the tax code, say) are probably nil. So enjoy the legislative triumphs of Obama’s first two years, because that’s going to be it for a while.”
—Jonathan Chait, The House Is Republican And It Ain’t Going Back | The New Republic
RT @cascio: Apparently, the Texas Board of Education has voted to only buy history textbooks that say that the Rangers won the 2010 Worl …
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“A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.”
—Robert Frost, quoted in Stewart’s liberal flock errs if it thinks civil discourse alone will help it win
“The fact is, Stewart embodies a contradiction at the heart of the contemporary liberal mentality. He says he just wants everybody to be reasonable. But his fans, at least, also want one side to win. And winning in politics usually involves being self-righteous and pushy - traits that don’t encourage a civil response from the other side.”
—Stewart’s liberal flock errs if it thinks civil discourse alone will help it win
“Rand Paul, right-wing opthamologist, U.S. Senator.” - @stevebenen #psfr
Dogs in costumes: bat, hippo, gay club kid… (@ Mission Dolores Park w/ 9 others) http://4sq.com/1d20xZ
“Rand Paul, right-wing opthamologist, U.S. Senator.” - @stevebenen #psfr (now with extra crying face ;__; )
