He has a dream, that one day men will be judged not by the content of their character, but by the color of their skin. If your organization has a policy or practice that doesn’t benefit minorities equally, watch out: The Obama administration could sue you for racial discrimination under a dubious legal theory that many argue is unconstitutional. President Obama intends to close “persistent gaps” between whites and minorities

I’m not an expert prognosticator, but I’m pretty sure we hear a question like this:  “Mr President, with your new mandate from the American people, and given the drubbing the racist, misogynist right looking to control the vag took in this election, don’t you think you’ve earned some time off — and aren’t the racist, misogynistic rightwing teabaggers vindictively trying to ruin that for you by bringing up all this

Elizabeth Warren’s first act as Senator will be to introduce legislation requiring “that actual Native Americans get off my fucking back.” Developing…

Mostly emblematic as a protest — few believe anything will come of it, though I signed all that I could find — but there’s an equally emblematic counter-protest happening around the movement, and that can be epitomized by this: Late Tuesday a second group of Texans, this one from Houston, lodged their own White House petition. Secession-minded Texans, they wrote, “are mentally deficient and [we] do not want them representing

So uppity, that one was. Amiright? Now that I think on it, perhaps my headline was a bit harsh. After all, it’s not like West was a real black, anyway. Real blacks are Democrats. Everybody knows that. So perhaps I should have gone with, “Back to the plantation with you, 1% defender and enemy of tolerance, fairness, and social justice!” (h/t geoffB) update: Here’s an idea: While West is fighting

It’s for the Greater Good, though, so, you know, it’s cool.  I mean, it’s not like we’re snooping around in the ether trying to data mine for clues to the whereabouts of terrorist cells. Now that would be wrong.

I’m sure you’re all as shocked as I am.  But don’t fret; rejoice!  Because these taxes will soak the shit out of “the rich” — and once that’s done, we wont have many of that breed any more.  We’ll have an old money aristocracy that runs the permanent ruling class and the rest of us. — Which, there’s how you get away from being seen as the “party of the

Betsy McCaughey, New York Post: President Obama’s re-election and Democratic gains in the US Senate end any possibility of repealing the Obama health law. It will roll out as written, imposing major changes soon on you and your family. If you are uninsured because you can’t afford it, help may be on the way. But if you are one of the 250 million Americans with coverage, there are big problems

I beseech you all to download Levin’s show from last night and listen to it. But for now, here’s a bit, courtesy of The Right Scoop.