Bachmann fun

Whatever you do, don't let those undead countries bite you!

Son of S&P

S&P reactions include a very good Nate Silver piece, taking them to task for generally being very bad at what they do.

Turns out they made a $2 trillion error, which they admitted but brushed aside as unimportant.

My own belief is that this is a bit of a makeup call, after really blowing things on housing and derivative ratings.

[BTW, any winger looking for "blame" for the Great Recession need look no farther than the ratings agencies for the biggest culprits. Their fake, optimistic ratings made risky financials look quite rosy, staving off a free market correction which would have been far less painful if done earlier.]

The mind of the tea party

Tea Party head: We should be spending more on military because it stimulates the economy.

When memes get mixed up by the short-sighted, comedy results.

Fighting over balls

Illinois family's feud over dad's baseball collection.

Wake me when silly season is over.

New Republican meme: White House is "hiding data" which proves the stimulus didn't work.

If at first the facts don't fit the meme, put out a new one accusing the other side of hiding ones that help your point. Or something like that.

Making a difference, one kid at a time

A case for locally grown and purchased food. By an 11-year old.

Glenn Beck's History Timeline

Classic.