All the Mayor’s Horses
Patience, unlike smoking crack, is a virtue.
Patience, unlike smoking crack, is a virtue.
I have a theory about pets and people without children. This theory is born out of mere anecdotal observation of friends and family, and as such it’s not very scientific. But I believe it anyway. I have known a lot of people, couples and singles, who believe or know they are not going to have…
There are a lot of reasons I love reading Balloon Juice’s John Cole. He has a passionate zeal about him, which is not so uncommon in a political blogger. But unlike most other political bloggers, he never tries to hide who he is as a person; he is unafraid to let you see the man…
“Is there anyone out there who thinks Obama is going to come to the podium on Monday and say ‘I was pretty confident about my pick of Daley as my Chief of Staff, but then I read a very compelling diary at the Daily Kos that called me a traitor, sell-out, corporate whore, and worse…
I’ve not got a whole heck of a lot to add to this very good paragraph from Glenn Greenwald on the whole hubbub over the propriety of the Obama Administration’s entirely speculative suggestions (with the backing of Think Progress) that the Chamber of Commerce’s election ads are funded, at least in part, by foreign contributions:…
(UPDATED) Steve Benen and John Cole offer complementary takes on the complaints of John McCain and Peter King that the apparent Times Square “Generation Veal” attempted bomber should not have been informed of his Miranda rights. Benen’s take is right on the money, and I have little to add: Najibullah Zazi was Mirandized, and the…
John Cole hits the proverbial nail on its proverbial head:
John Cole began blogging at Balloon Juice way back in 2002, when he was still a die-hard Republican. According to the FAQ on his blog, you can “check the archive to see how crazy” he was back then. Since then his political views have shifted and the blog has grown. The blog has also evolved…