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It's my fault the Germans are laughing at us
or at least, it will be.The following cartoon, one I inked a few years ago, is now officially part of the German school curriculum. It will appear, along with the questions for discussion, in a book...
View ArticleOpen That Bottle Night coming February 26
Open That Bottle Night, or OTBN, is the night to go to the cellar, or the shelf, or the box under the stairs, to pull out that special bottle, the one "too good" to open, or the special bottle from a...
View ArticleGreat Wine Resources
Welcome to the Daily Kos Wine Lovers Group. I'd like to share some great wine resources with you.The first, of course, is the best wine magazine anywhere, Palate Press: The online wine magazine. It has...
View ArticleVoter Fraud Indictment by Republican Indiana Secretary of State
Oops, sorry, that was a typo. The title should have been "Voter Fraud Indictment OF Republican Indiana Secretary of State." Yup, you read that right. The man in charge of upholding voter election laws...
View ArticleHelping Japan, One Glass at a Time
What’s the most delicious way you can contribute to Japan’s recovery from the triple whammy of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis?Drink sake. Japanese sake, of course, but that’s where all the good...
View ArticleCutting Medicare without cutting health care
Medicare is an enormous program, a mind-bogglingly humongous program. Whenever anybody talks about cutting Medicare, they start with the idea, "cut the fraud." That's a great idea, and sometimes there...
View ArticleDump Trump
There isn't anything bigger in Indianapolis than the Indy 500, and this year's Pace Car driver is none other than Donald Trump.For now.The Indianapolis Motor Foundation, the organization that runs the...
View ArticleToo Late to Rapture
Sorry, I couldn't resist.Also, at noon I'm going to sneak out and put some shoes and a full set of clothes on the front lawn.In fact ...
View ArticleKos Community Micro Loans
Times are tough, and some of us are finding it harder than others. And when I say "us," I am specifically referring to the Daily Kos community.Recently we had weatherdude's diary, I Need Help. The...
View Article"So you don't want a raise?"
I had the following conversation with an associate in my law firm. He's a reasonably bright kid, but always looking to start a debate with the wacky liberal partner. This time, his bait of choice was...
View ArticleI like Herman Cain
as the Republican nominee for President. Indeed, I'm actually thinking of contributing some money to him. I know it's a pipe dream and that Romney is going to win, but I break out in smiles at the...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving to Anti-Semites, Conspiracy Theorists, and Homophobes
Love,Daily Kos(Joan McCarter and the entire a Daily Kos staff Have had more than enough time and notice to remove this garbage from the front page. It is no longer just an error. It is now a stain that...
View ArticleI'm from the government and I'm here to help
On July 28, 1988, speaking to the Future Farmers of America, Ronald Reagan famously said:"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to...
View Article*BREAKING* Indiana SecState (R) Ineligible!
for voter fraud. Yup, voter fraud.From the Indy Star:Charlie White is ineligible to serve as Secretary of State and should be replaced by Democrat Vop Osili, the second-highest vote-getter in the...
View ArticleRape, Incest, and Relationships
Ray Sullivan, Rick Perry's Communication Director, had an interesting angle on Perry's new "transformation" (covered in other diaries HERE and HERE.I can't embed the MSNBC video, but you can find a...
View ArticleThe newest in crazy Republican lawsuits
This one's a doozy, and I haven't seen anything about it anywhere.On March 1, 2012, Gregory Ackers, of Austin, Texas, filed a pro se Complaint in Federal Court in South Bend, Indiana, asking the Court...
View ArticleRIP Art Grindle
"I want to sell YOU a car!"Anybody who lived in Central Florida in the 1970s knows those words. As soon as they hear them, they picture a crazed man jumping on car hoods and tearing up price tags.The...
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