So Long, For Now

Well, I’m just winding things down here and will be relocating to Vancouver in the next couple of days, but may not be back online for a bit, just so you don’t think I’ve dropped off the planet if there’s no posting for a while.

Worst Persons in the World

From last night’s Countdown. This is an especially good one.

Update: Rachel Maddow discusses the recently passed Hate Crimes legislation with Matthew Shepard’s Mother.

First 100 Days: Best & Worst

Edited from recent forum, “Obama @ 100: A Progress Report from The Nation.”

Specter Vision

It’s a somewhat good thing one supposes that Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter switched parties the other day to avoid certain defeat in the next primary battle at the hands of the far right-wing Club for Growth, but it’s also more than a little funny to reflect on his words delivered in response to the defection of Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont from the Republican Party in 2001:

“I intend to propose a rule change which would preclude a future reoccurrence of a senator’s change in parties in mid-session, organizing with the opposition…”