From the Tumblelog April 3-9,2011

Apr 9

2011 is not 1995 - Ezra Klein - The Washington Post

Apr 8

If it was good enough for Reagan...

Lunch break: Did Oregon get rickrolled?

The Elementary Errors of Frum and Krugman

Ludicrous and Cruel - NYTimes.com

Apr 7

Why This Church and Not That Church?

The Obamaite Origins of Ryanism

RT @jimmycshaw: Interracial Marriage should be illegal -- according to 46% of Mississippi Republicans http://ow.ly/4vclk #godhelpus

Apr 6

10 concluding thoughts on Ryan’s budget

enjoyed James Franco and Stephen Colbert matching Tolkien trivia skilz

A budget that can't budge

The Balanced Budget Amendment vs. the Ryan budget

Does Paul Ryan now believe health-care reform’s Medicare cuts are sustainable?

Apr 5

The Achilles Heel Of The Path To Prosperity

Should the Church be Led by Teachers and Scholars?

RT @ezraklein: One of the main fiscal choices Ryan's budget makes is that it refuses to raises taxes on the rich but it takes health care from the poor.

RT @Jeff_R: H/T @tsudo Very Useful Bookmarklets for your iPad and iPhone http://bit.ly/eVHxfA

Cutting Medicaid means cutting care for the poor, sick and elderly

What happened to the ‘fierce urgency of now’?

Apr 4

Sharing: A heartwarming story of scientific integrity on a wingnut's dime

Sharing: Paul Ryan: The GOP Path to Prosperity

Friday was apparently "The Wire" night on "Blue Bloods" as Carver and Prez made appearances (at least I think that was Carver)

watching U Conn vs Butler with the boys (they're going to bed a the half)

Sharing: For the War Before He Was Against It

RT @sfreeman: Great book or greatest book? http://goo.gl/B0cqt

Bring on the Bamboozlement

What Paul Ryan’s budget actually does

The Story "Rolling Stone" Won't Tell

Connick v. Thompson: Clarence Thomas writes one of the cruelest Supreme Court decisions ever.

Cuts Leave Patients With Medicaid Cards, but No Specialist to See - NYTimes.com

Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% | Society | Vanity Fair

GOP Budget Aim: Cut $4 Trillion From Spending - WSJ.com

Apr 3

Gigantic snow flakes are falling