Going Rogue: Sarah Palin- an American Nightmare

Going Rogue: Sarah Palin- an American Nightmare, Edited by Richard Kim and Betsy Reed. http://orbooks.com/
With contributions by: Amy Alexander, Max Blumenthal, Juan Cole, Joe Conason, Jeanne Devon, Eve Ensler, Michelle Goldberg, Jane Hamsher, Christopher Hayes, Mark Hertsgaard, Jim Hightower, Linda Hirshman, Naomi Klein, Dahlia Lithwick, Amanda Marcotte, Shannyn Moore, John Nichols, Rick Perlstein, Tom Perrotta, [...]

A valid Obama concern…

“I’m particularly concerned that his [Obama's] increasingly triangulating, anti-deficit administration will do the wrong thing, morally and politically, and move to the right, without understanding that some right-wing rage could be rechanneled by acknowledging its roots: That the economic system seems rigged for the have-a-lots v. the have-a-littles, and despite their promises, the Democrats haven’t [...]

“Party of No” Ignores Own Record of Health Care Inaction

From Office of House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer

“Party of No” Ignores OwnRecord of Health Care Inaction
GOP Preaches Support for Small Businesses AfterDoing Nothing on Their Watch to Bring Down Health Care Costs

 Today, House Republicans held a press conference condemning the Democratic health reform plan and alleging that small businesses would be “destroyed” under Democratic [...]

Vanilla Beans

Brown, aromatic pods. Look like beans. Seems they ain’t beans, though. According to my friend, P.D., they are orchids:
“Ok so its an orchid. Yea, who knew. I didn’t. Anyway its the only orchid that grows as a vine. It flowers and then the flower dies and produces the pod. Its also the only orchid to [...]

The Great Global Warming Swindle

I came across this movie about global warming and CO2 and I think it is a must see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obyJL6YmRBg
The preview:
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/swindle/
their home site?:
http://www.greatglobalwarmingswindle.co.uk/

getting back up and running

I’ve switched hosts, so this is a new install of WordPress. I’ll get the posts up and running again in the next few days.