Late afternoon/early evening open thread by Daily Kos on 12:39 AM

A question to ask next week and this fall: (...)

A Teabagger picture says 1,000 words by AMERICAblog on 12:09 AM

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All Nonsense by Talking Points Memo on 12:09 AM

The procedure every(GOP)one is so up in arms about is called a "self-executing rule." How many times did the Republicans use it the last time they controlled Congress, 2005-06? More than 35 tim(...)

Military Trying to Lead the Politicians to Water by Crooks and Liars on 12:09 AM

It's a disquieting thing, when one sees four-star general officers thinking that they need to be more proactive and outgoing about their advice on foreign policy and national security issue(...)

POLL: More Than 70% Of Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Comfortable Serving Alongside Openly Gay Troops by Think Progress on 12:09 AM

As the Pentagon prepares to survey soldiers about President Obama’s decision to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a new poll of military personnel who served in the Afghanistan or I(...)

Holder: Osama bin Laden will never be taken alive by The Raw Story on 12:09 AM

Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.In testy exchanges with House Republica(...)

Petraeus Makes His Move by Talking Points Memo on 11:39 PM

I mentioned a few days ago that part of the backstory to the recent crisis in US-Israeli relations is tied to a briefing David Petraeus gave the Adm. Mullen and the Joint Chiefs back in January. (...)

Lawmakers introduce legislation outlawing Florida’s ban on gay adoptions. by Think Progress on 11:39 PM

This afternoon, two Florida lawmakers introduced legislation to overturn the state’s ban on gay adoptions, something the legislature hasn’t debated in the law’s 33-year history.(...)

Actually, it really is unremarkable by Daily Kos on 11:39 PM

Writing earlier today, Howard Kurtz argues that President Obama's interview tomorrow on Fox is a sign that the White House accepts Fox's argument that it is is a traditional news operation, at le(...)

Prototype device allows blind soldier to 'see' by AMERICAblog on 11:09 PM

What an amazing advance.The BrainPort converts visual images into a series of electrical pulses which are sent to the tongue. The different strength of the tingles can be read or interpreted so t(...)