Congratulations to Cognitive Dissidence!

Last week I noted that Blogging Blue had been named as one of the best state-based political blogs by the Washington Post’s The Fix blog, and so I’d be remiss if I didn’t note that Cognitive Dissidence has been added to that list. Chris and his fellow contributors at Cognitive Dissidence do some great work, [...]

Romney campaign sought retraction to WaPo “outsourcing” story

I guess if you’re Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and you can’t (or don’t want to) explain your record of investing in companies that sent American jobs to foreign countries, you simply request a retraction from the news source that published the story. The Washington Post will not retract their June 21 report about Bain Capital‘s investments [...]

Paul Jumped the Shark

No not this shark (why the hell is he called a shark anyway) but the proverbial one!

Paul Ryan (R-Wall St.) gave a rhetoric filled class warfare speech denouncing class warfare rhetoric at the Koch Brothers founded far right wing Heritage Foundation. The full text can be found here*. Be warned though it might [...]

Important Links and Random Thoughts…..

The Cheddarsphere has been going crazy these last few days, and many blogs have done a great job covering the fine details of this and keeping the conversations going. I especially want to give huge Kudos for Zach right here at Blogging Blue for doing yeoman’s work on this important issue. Also an h/t to [...]

Another view of the tea party.

This week, The Washington Posts Eugene Robinson, had a different take on the “tea party” candidates than most in the MSM. It was brought on after watching Christine O\'Donnell debate her opponent Chris Coons. He had a few observations that I agree with, and it appears the more people that pay attention, the more come [...]