Wondering why the hacks on TV seem to make more of an impression that the three consistently wise men of the NYT: Frank Rich, Roger Cohen, and Tom Friedman?
Oh, you have to read to get their message.
Maybe we should bow to the inevitable. Maybe there should be an NYT cable station on which our favorite columnists present their columns, via tele-prompter, to the Tube generation?

Posted at October 6, 2008 3:30 AM in response to "The World's Gravity Escapes her!" MUST READ!

"It's not easy being green..."
-Kermit

Posted at October 6, 2008 2:21 AM in response to Photo Caption Contest

You might want to add to this composite a picture of McCain's own mother as a young woman -- then it gets really odd.
Most men seem to be attracted to women who are opposite, in physical type, to their mothers. And this certainly seemed to be true of Bill Clinton, if one compared Hillary to his mother. But then along came Monica, whose resemblance to Bill's mother (as a young woman) was really striking. Does it matter? Where's one of our TPM psychologists to sort this out?

Posted at October 4, 2008 5:07 AM in response to The Brazilian, The Lobbyist and the Heiress

Yes. Exactly. Thanks, SilentCircus.

Posted at October 4, 2008 3:38 AM in response to CNN is quickly becoming Fox News Lite. And Joe Scarborough, Andrea Mitchell & Pat Buchanan are on their way.

When did we, as Democrats, become so black or white in our thinking? On this thread, why is it so difficult to see some merit in polarized points of view?
We can agree with Orlando, CT et al that intruding into other peoples' parenting is none of our business (unless we think that a child is in real danger, and then "the greatest sin is to remain silent.")
But we can also listen to and learn from the informed opinion of a pediatrician with twenty years experience that a special needs baby has health issues that are -- hello -- self-defining: special needs, in the instance of the Palin child, means that, for the sake of his immune system, Trig needs a more structured routine, less exposure to random germs, probably less sensory stimulation if that stimulation occurs in circumstances that are loud and late.
Do we fight here just for the sake of fighting?

Posted at October 4, 2008 3:23 AM in response to Sarah Palin is an unfit mother. Call child protective services...please.

Oh, Melissa --
You are dealing with serious problems, and it is certain that you are dealing with too many at once. No one, not even someone with your optimism and resilient energy, can get through major, mutiple stresses, simultaneously and alone.
You have built a community of real friends within a virtual community. How may we help you, now, in your real world? Email me, if you can, and let me know what you need. You have friends here, willing to pitch in.
Take care,
Wendy

Posted at October 4, 2008 2:49 AM in response to Few Thoughts

An absolutely hilarious exercise in diagramming Sarah Palin's sentences, gleaned through a TPM post, the title of which I did not bookmark (sorry, whoever posted it) :
http://www.slate.com/?id=2201158

Posted at October 3, 2008 7:12 PM in response to Thurs/Fri Aggregate Post

"Diagramming Sarah" -- hilarious. Thanks.

Posted at October 3, 2008 1:30 AM in response to Palin Botches Name Of Afghanistan Top Commander

Nice, Billy -- a little Bonnie Raitt allusion: "...give them something to talk about, a little something to figure out.." Thanks for the odds-on insight; I'll watch the debate with your thoughts on the subject in mind.
But lest you think I simper, I'll end with "What a good dog; have a treat."

Posted at October 2, 2008 7:58 PM in response to McCain's Last Shot

By Jove! Well done.

Posted at October 2, 2008 10:21 AM in response to "Dr. Seuss" and this campaign. Add a verse of your own.