You know how we keep saying that the only industries safe from this tanking economy are booze and porn? And you know how that keeps proving to not be true? Here it is again:  Eddie Doyle, who has bartended at the inspiration for "Cheers" since 1974, has been fired. The reason given by...

There's really no goddamn point, is there?...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... George W. Bush Joins Facebook: Day One George is now friends with Condi Rice, Karl Rove, Sean Hannity, Antonin Scalia and Tom DeLay George W. Bush is sayin' howdy! My first post---wOOt! What's up? 3:08pm February 23 Scooter Libby at 3:09pm February 23 Why didn't you ...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Breakfast with Brandon One of the great things about the blogosphere is that it's given military veterans a platform in which they can bypass the traditional media's filters and report on the ugliness of war from their own experience. One of the most well-known and r...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Late Night Snark--Rejected in Lockstep by the Republicans: "In an interview with Fox News, Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter, 18-year-old Bristol Palin...said, 'A year ago, I never would have thought I would become a mom or that my mom was going to be chosen to be a vice p...

Filed under: TV Squad Lists, Casting, Reality-Free It's hard to see beloved characters leave your favorite shows. You have created a bond with them, perhaps even projected their values onto yourself in an effort to raise the self esteem you had before, say, you fell down the Law & Order rabbit h...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Obama Tube President Obama's got the video bug bad. He releases new online messages almost daily. Not that we're complaining---we love the way he's taking the presidency to the masses in such a newfangled way (by government standards, anyway). But he might be a littl...

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Oh! More Things I Know: The moment President Obama signed the stimulus package Eric Cantor felt a tingle in his pants (and he kinda liked it). You'll be gobsmacked---in a good way!---when you find out why the stimulus package contains $20 billion for curbside hitchin...

I should not be annoyed....

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... Monday Morning Muzikal Like WineRev and Kula2316, Muzikal203 is one of Daily Kos's rising stars, writing compelling diaries that consistently appear on the recommended list. She's currently studying law in Columbus, Ohio. And believe you me, it's gonna take every oun...