Some context. Net private sector job losses under Bush: -646k. Net private sector job gains under Obama: +332k. (via @JustinWolfers)

Perhaps Extreme Makeover:Home Edition is trying to court those right wing fundies? After all, in the last year they had some pretty conspicuously religious families, so that probably brought them to the attention of  [more...]

Gee, we couldn’t see this coming: House Republican leaders are urging members to alter one of the chamber’s fundamental ethics rules, which would make it harder for lawmakers to discipline a colleague. The  [more...]