You almost always hear it referenced as "Reagan's 11th Commandment." It is a simple, one sentence warning against intra-party divisiveness that dates back two generations: "Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican." The irony, of course, is that while

The completely predictable (and often predicted) post-cloture breath-holding from LIeberman, Lincoln, et al., in which they loudly insist they won't allow a health care bill with a public option to go forward, has begun. And with it has come for

Dick Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said we should and focus on Afghanistan. Four Washington police officers were this morning. None of the patrons or employees were hurt. A Canadian researcher claims there is evidence

By Barbara Ehrenreich Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt: New York Hardcover, 256 pages, $12.42 October 2009 In the middle of the first decade of the twenty-first century, positive thoughts were flowing out into the universe in unprecedented volumes, escaping the solar

It's that most wonderful time of the year! Christmas decorations are going up all over America. Those colorful little strings of twinkling lights racing down eaves and winding artfully around tree trunks can do more than paint pretty holiday vistas.

The RNC is pushing a for Republicans. True to form, the modern GOP has enshrined an off-the-cuff remark of St. Ronnie the Intolerant and declared that anyone who doesn't leap over at least 8 of 10 newly-created hurdles is no

On the heels of several embarrassing "" that have recently occurred, Fox News Channel this week instituted a new . And while it's probably a little too early to deem this new policy a success, say it's working like gangbusters.

This evening's Rescue Rangers are jlms qkw, dadanation, shayera, sunspark says, dopper0189, and YatPundit, with watercarrier4diogenes at the wheel of the Editmobile The rescued diaries are: Giving life to Heraclitus' statement that "No one steps in the same river twice,"

Igor Volsky on a new , which concludes that a trigger of a "strong" public option would work better than the current public option provisions in either bill. Igor: The report says that the Senate and House's public option provisions

While most of us were preparing to spend time with family and friends and gorge ourselves on wondrous foodstuffs and televised sporting events, Doug Hoffman was busy laying the groundwork for a political comeback. In Wednesday's edition of the ,

What's coming up on Sunday Kos .... Devilstower will demand that all potential Democratic candidates must meet his 10-point test of purity before they can place a holy donkey next to their names. With the recent drama in the New

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina is getting some for a recent mailer and robo-calls they deployed to their customers in the state, urging them to call Sen. Kay Hagan and tell her to oppose the public option. Today, a group

The say "Black Friday" is . Not good if you are one of those who participated in the anti-consumerist, pro-environment . But, rather, good in the sense that shoppers are filling their carts, which may help boost a battered economy

Jacob Weisberg on : About one thing, left and right seem to agree these days: Obama hasn't done anything yet. ... This conventional wisdom about Obama's first year isn't just premature—it's sure to be flipped on its head by the

Rumsfeld! Below the fold.

I had a boss a decade ago who hated the idea of employees working from home. Hated it. Glared at me every time I suggested we let a few of our team work at home at least a couple of

Kent Conrad is trying to sell his idea to the White House, and they seem to be listening, to a degree. To briefly recap: Senators from both parties on Tuesday put new pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to turn the

One of the funniest emails I've read in weeks. It's referring to the swift-boat attacks now in play on climate scientists which could soon be the subject of a congressional (Yes, ) investigation: Since you're BFF with that liar Michel

T'was that Saturday after Thanksgiving and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a Daily Kos editor. But the pundits... ah, the pundits... : Is there such a thing as communications malpractice? If so, we might