Saturday Nite Open Thread

So how's your weekend been? Mine's been duller than usual. Oh my, what do I do with all this time at home? Hope you're all enjoying your holiday weekend, and we'll catch up more later. :-)

The Day After

Only 5 more days of 2008? Really? I guess time flies when one's having fun.

Hope you all had a great Christmas, and I hope you all come back in 2009. :-)

The President-Elect's Christmas Address

Happy Chrismahannakwanzakah

Have a blessed holiday, and we'll see you soon. :-)

Christmas Eve Open Thread

Has Santa been to your house yet? Aren't you excited? Enjoy the evening.

And please, enjoy the beautiful holiday tomorrow! :-)

Ideology Matters

Good discussion at Open Left on what we can really expect from Democrats in DC.

Purpose-Driven Bigotry

When are lies & outright hatred OK?

2012 Redistricting Reshuffle

Will California lose a House seat? Will North Carolina gain a House seat? Will New York lose 2 House seats? Will Florida gain 2 House seats?

Take a look at the current forecast to see where electoral power is moving to.

It's a Blunderful Life

Weekly Strategy Session: House 2010

Swing State Project has a great thread up today on possibly vulnerable House seats in 2010. This really got me thinking.
What Congressional races do you think we should invest in?

The strategy session is now open. Please come on in!

Party's Over

I'm usually not a huge Richard Cohen fan, but his column in The Washington Post today is simply brilliant. That's why I just have to shut up now & let you read the best part of what he had to say...

I can understand Obama's desire to embrace constituencies that have rejected him. Evangelicals are in that category and Warren is an important evangelical leader with whom, Obama said, "we're not going to agree on every single issue." He went on to say, "We can disagree without being disagreeable and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans." Sounds nice.

But what we do not "hold in common" is the dehumanization of homosexuals. What we do not hold in common is the belief that gays are perverts who have chosen their sexual orientation on some sort of whim. What we do not hold in common is the exaltation of ignorance that has led and will lead to discrimination and violence.

Finally, what we do not hold in common is the categorization of a civil rights issue -- the rights of gays to be treated equally -- as some sort of cranky cultural difference. For that we need moral leadership, which, on this occasion, Obama has failed to provide. For some people, that's nothing to celebrate.

The party's off.

Late Nite Open Thread

What's going on tonight?

Homophobia We Can Believe In?

Something to think about.

Rush Jumps the Shark. Again.

Ah, the joys of El Rushbo's Krazy Konspiracy Korner.