I've got nothin' to say, but it's OK... … [Read more...]
Open thread (with question of the day)
Is there a case to be made in favor of legalizing drugs that does not logically also require being in favor of legalizing gambling, such that slots and casinos are inevitable? … [Read more...]
What did you think of the speech? / OPEN THREAD
I quite enjoyed the "Cover It Live" live-blogging tool. If you're curious as to how it went, I've moved the window to the bottom of the page -- you can replay the live-blog there. What did you think of the speech? The live-blog? … [Read more...]
Tonight’s winner: Jennifer Hudson [Super Bowl XLIII open thread]
If you missed Jennifer Hudson singing the National Anthem, you missed what will probably turn out to be the best play of the night. It was one of the best renditions I've ever heard. Memo to the nitwits at NFL.com: it might be a good … [Read more...]
Pre-inauguration open thread
HT Laurel for the awesome graphic. (Sadly, the graphic appears to have stopped working, perhaps due to overwhelming demand.) What's on your mind? … [Read more...]
Late Summer Reading Open Thread
As the world anxiously awaits the release of what promises to be the greatest book yet published by an Editor of BMG, Bob's Barack Obama for Beginners, I wanted to open discussion up on two topics. First, what is everyone reading this … [Read more...]
Game 6 Open Thread
Here we go. … [Read more...]
Open Thread: King Solomon’s Wisdom and Our Baby Edition
From Mark Halperin's The Page Party's legal experts write in memo ahead of Saturday's meeting that the two states must lose at least half of their delegates for moving up their contests. Says the Rules Committee doesn't have the authority … [Read more...]
Open thread
Anyone watching the debate? I got tired -- too much yelling. I still don't know who the hell I'm voting for. … [Read more...]
Quick hits / open thread
Items that are blogworthy, but that I haven't had time to write about, include: Today's news that the Gov plans to offer a cut in the corporate tax rate (from 9.5% to 8.3%), in exchange for movement on closing corporate tax loopholes. … [Read more...]