Why? Because he was caught dead to rights, and because other photos are coming out. He lied. He blamed hackers. He allowed people to defend him (hi, Amanda! Weiner and Edwards, eh? No wonder you have such feminist street cred!) and he allowed others, like Andrew Breitbart, to be accused of trying to set him up. He attacked the messenger. He showed the grubbiness of his soul. He’s despicable. He’s

It’s come to this: the Red Chinese are more concerned about the US economy than progressive Democrats. Up is down. Black is white. BJ is the Bear.

Any “substance” here? You be the judges. Rather than letting John Tobin or, say, Jen Rubin — late of Berkeley, and currently settling into the Beltway cocktail set — judge for you.

Meh. Get off my lawn.

Don’t worry, though. Soon John Huntsman or Mitt Romney will step in and save us, while keeping the earth safe from human exhalation, and keeping corn safe from consumption. Substance.

I hate the GOP establishment The left is what it is, and it is going to try to do what it’s going to try to do. Whereas the GOP establishment? Is far worse, in my opinion. Because, though it pretends to back our principles, it doesn’t — and in fact, establishment Republicans actively attack any and all who do advocate for classical liberal principles as “threats” to their “leadership,” which

Paul Krugman phones in a column bad enough to unwind the tightest cocoon: Yes, Medicare Is Sustainable In Its Current Form [mockery in bold] I keep seeing people say that Medicare in its current form is not sustainable, as if that were an established fact. It’s anything but. [According to the people who run Medicare, in it’s current form it runs out of money around 2024.] What is Medicare? [Class?