Up The Mainstream

Couldn't figure out how to embed, but this is hilarious. You may have to cut and paste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxBl9BXLom4

I couldn't stop laughing.

This clip speaks for itself.

Who knew that eating shellfish was an abomination?

Jon Steward rubs it in, and I get to share...

If I had to choose a favorite "conservative" columnist it would definitely be George Will. He is educated, intelligent and far less the ideologue than many of his conservative brother and sister columnists. On the progressive side, among my favorites is Paul Krugman, a NY Times columnist and an economist (I think) by trade, whose ideas and philosophies resonate with mine as much as anyone. The following clip from ABC's "This Week" pits the two intellectuals in a spirited exchange about the Great Depression.

I've never actually seen Krugman before. He's kinda funny looking. Still, I like how he thinks.

Couldn't resist sharing this hilarious segment:

In the time of Henry the VIII Joe Liberman would have been burned at the stake for treason. Such things rarely happen to old white guys any more, but I do feel that Joe Lieberman should be made to suffer for his transgressions against his original party and for his traitorous behavior during the recent campaign. Make an example of his wrinkly old bum, that's what I say. Probably a good thing no one expects bipartisanship from me. Looks like Evan Bayh doesn't agree anyway.

(From the Progress Report)
CONGRESS -- BAYH EXPECTS LIEBERMAN TO APOLOGIZE IN ORDER TO KEEP COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP: Since last Tuesday's election, Senate Democrats began discussing Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) future in their caucus. Some hinted at removing Lieberman from his post as Homeland Security Committee Chairman because of ad hominem attacks he levied at Obama and other progressives during the presidential campaign in support of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). However, last week, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) came to Lieberman's defense. "[W]e should have a spirit of forgiveness with regard to Joe Lieberman and reconcile and move forward," Bayh said. Bayh suggested that Lieberman apologize and "let bygones be bygones." Last night on MSNBC, Bayh altered his stance slightly, saying that in order for Lieberman to keep his committee post, Bayh "expects" him to offer "a sincere apology" for the "unacceptable" rhetoric he engaged in during the campaign. Host Rachel Maddow asked, "The game would be up in the sense that he would get stripped of his leadership positions?" Bayh said, "The chairmanship, yes." 

"Take your time." that's what they're telling him...if there's justice in the world he'll be able to take that time in a federal prison!

(From The Progress Report)
ADMINISTRATION -- PUBLISHERS HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN PUBLISHING BUSH'S MEMOIR: President Bush has reportedly expressed interest in writing a memoir of his White House years soon after he leaves office. However, the Associated Press reported yesterday that a number of publishers have a suggestion for Bush: "Take your time." "If I were advising President Bush, given how the public feels about him right now, I think patience would probably be something that I would encourage," said Paul Bogaards, executive director of publicity for Alfred A. Knopf, which released Bill Clinton's "My Life" in 2004. "Certainly the longer he waits, the better," says Marji Ross, president and publisher of the conservative Regnery Publishing. When Bush finally gets a book deal, other publishes say that he will probably not see the amount of money past presidents have received. "I don't think Bush can get the kind of money Clinton did if only because the foreign rights interest will be considerably less," says Jonathan Karp, of Hachette Book Group USA.

I've voted absentee since 2000, but making the case that long lines are a defacto poll tax makes sense to me. As Rachel Maddow illustrates the 24th Amendment to the Constitution makes the Poll Tax unconstitutional.