Obama's "Silver Spoon Flap"

If you have been following the Fox news create-a-quote flap involving the president and Mit Romney, you will enjoy this video from Stephen Colbert.  If you haven't, it will explain everything you need to know.

The state of journalism in the United States is simply sad.

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24 April 2012

US: State Life Expectancy

The Huffington Post has details on a new study out about life expectancy in the United States.  It breaks down trends and figures as of 2009, compares them with the previous 20 years, and provides data on both men and women, as well as information based on race.  You can find the story here.  An interactive map of study data can be found here.

A series of slides provides male and female life expectancy state-by-state.  In 2009, for example, the life expectancy in Massachusetts was 78.1 for men and 82.6 for women.  Also, you don't want to live in Mississippi.


23 April 2012

"The Amnesia Candidate"

Paul Krugman has written a great piece in the NY Times on the Romney campaign and its political plans in relation to the economy.  It is worth the read.

23 April 2012

A Mother, Her Son, & an Alarm Clock

A letter from a son to his mother about her alarm clock has gone viral.  Classic.

Warning, explicit language.

20 April 2012

Finnegan Speaks

This was passed to us by a friend.  The cat looks like our new kitten.



Say it with me.  Cats are better than kids.

:-)

20 April 2012

Republicans & the Buffett Rule

Jon Stewart tells you everything you need to know about the hollow core of the Republican stance on the Buffett Rule.

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18 April 2012

"Gingrich Bitten By Penguin"

This has to be my favorite story headline of the year so far and it deserved to be repeated.  Go, go gadget penguin!

16 April 2012