If you have not seen the exchange between Senator Cruz and Senator Feinstein you need to watch this. I tried to embed the video but I kept getting a broken video link. Start at 8:11 and watch to the end ( Read more... )

So I'm still in a pretty terrible mood. I'd realized even before the Senate shenanigans yesterday that I was getting burned out on news and politics, which tends to happen after a major election. Then there were the Senate shenanigans. And it continues.

You can read Ezra Klein's take on the lack of filibuster reform here and here.

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Dear Senate Majority Leader Reid, Senators Cantwell, Murray and Warren ( Read more... )

1) I thought that perhaps the fiscal cliff deal, while leaving much to be desired, was not that bad. Clearly, I was an idiot. What's most disappointing is how responsible the Obama administration is for getting the awful corporate gifts included. Here is a list of some of the most egregious. As a bonus, Here is an article on why the farm bill ( Read more... )

I have mixed feelings about the "Fiscal Cliff/Curb/Slowly descending slope."

I think an awful lot of people who aren't paying much attention are going to hear that the Bush tax cuts were extended for those making under 400/450k and be absolutely shocked when their next paycheck is smaller. And that's inaccurate, by the way. Everyone gets tax ( Read more... )

I did not think I could be any more in love with Elizabeth Warren. I was wrong.

Because I'm not all doom and gloom.

#1) The trailer for World War Z. It doesn't look like it follows the incredibly awesome book that closely (certainly not the way I'd always envisioned a movie version of the book) but it looks like it could be a fun movie its own right and I've known about the divergence for a long time.

#2) Elizabeth Warren ( Read more... )

I was one of the fortunate people who didn't have much trouble watching The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium. It froze very briefly a couple of times but that was about it. I wasn't surprised to hear there were problems though, that seems to be the nature of the thing ( Read more... )

I'll be live tweeting the debate tonight although I may be there a little late what with traffic and all ( Read more... )

To begin on a light note, I'm excited about The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium, a debate between Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly. I love the tag line: It's why Al Gore invented The Internet. I haven't signed up yet but I'll definitely be streaming it. I feel like I should have watching party but then I should stream it to a TV instead ( Read more... )