Rush and other mouthpieces for movement conservatism are not backing down from their public wish that Barack Obama fails. As Dave Neiwert says, his excuse for this is the time-honored foundation of all conservative morality — That other kid did it first. Limbaugh: Did the Democrats want the wa...

I’m reading an article about Rush Limbaugh’s CPAC convention speech, which I didn’t have the stomach to watch on television. So did he really say this – We believe that the preamble of the Constitution contains an inarguable truth, that we are all endowed by our creator with ...

If you didn’t watch last night’s “Countdown,” just catch the conversation between Keith Olbermann and Eugene Robinson on the Conservative Political Action Conference. My only quibble is that the participants are not getting crazy. This is who they are. .msnbcLinks {font-size:...

Patrick Ruffini’s article “The Joe-the-Plumberization of the GOP” is as fascinating for what it unintentionally reveals as for what Ruffini argues. Let’s start here – If you want to get a sense of how unserious and ungrounded most Americans think the Republican Party is...

Earlier this week, Gov. Jindal sold out the unemployed people of Louisiana for the sake of his own political career. Well, folks, all indications are that Jindal’s career is pretty much over now. He’s still governor of Louisiana, of course, but his performance last night delivering the G...

I will be away from home and will miss the SOTU, but you are free to discuss it here. I will be back around 10 pm to find out how it went. Update: Jindal: Hey, I’m nonwhite, too! Jindal: Yes, we Republicans have to be the workers President’s’ strongest allies. Of course, government...

Glenn Greenwald looks at polls to shred apart the “Americans want bipartisanship” myth. In polls and in the voting booth, the only time Americans are expressing a desire for bipartisanship is when it is applied to Republicans. Let me suggest that what Americans long for is not “bip...

In his column today, Frank Rich correctly points out that America suffers from chronic denial. One of the most persistent cultural tics of the early 21st century is Americans’ reluctance to absorb, let alone prepare for, bad news. We are plugged into more information sources than anyone could have...

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has chosen to refuse $90 million of federal dollars that would have benefited his state’s unemployed citizens. His reason for this is that the state would have been required to change its own laws and expand unemployment eligibility. The federal money would fund...

I continue to be impressed with Nate Silver, and not just because of his number-crunching skills. His post on the “two progressivisms” speaks to why some progressives find other progressives annoying. Go take a look. Of the two types I’m clearly more rational than radical. I’...