Mike's Juke Joint

Version 4.2 of Mike's Juke Joint is now available.

A LOT of new features have been added. Check the release notes.

Single Payer, Baby...

Susie Madrak, at Crooks & Liars (story from here, emphases Madrak's):

[...]

I walked out of the clinic with a diagnosis and treatment within twenty-five minutes of entering, without paying a dime. There was no wait, no paperwork, and no questions about my ability to pay, my nationality, or whether, as a foreigner, I was entitled to free comprehensive health care. There was no monetary value connected with my physical well-being; the care I received was not contingent upon my ability to pay. I was treated with dignity, respect, and compassion, my illness was cured and I was able to continue with my journey in Venezuela.

[...]

Ashamed yet?

Lindsey Graham Goes All Ouroboros On Truth & Power

Nicole at C&L posted this clip of the ever-lame Senator Graham lisping about Obama's "timidity." (Because the President has demurred from stomping all over the delicate situation unfolding in Iran.)

What caused me to laugh out loud, though, was his demand that Obama speak "truth to power." Multiple times.

Lindsey Graham insists that the President of the United States, the very Locus of Empire, speak "truth to power."

(Insert deadpan stare here.)

Obama Gets Colbert'd?

Heather at Crooks & Liars' Video Cafe posts a roast at the Radio & TV Correspondents' Dinner, served by the inimitable John Hodgman. (I apologize for writing "inimitable.")

My politically over-stimulated brain substituted "progressive" every time Hodgman said "nerd." And, I have to say, after the concluding comments (which were more sentimental than comedic), our preternaturally cool President seemed to becoming aware of a knot swelling up the backside of his head...

...but maybe that's just me.

Limbaugh Leadership

When I saw these images, I thought of Rush and the sad sycophancy of the Republican Party.

Oh, We Gotta Confirm Her Now

Simply awesome, watertiger!

Get thy t-shirt now.

NYT: Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More

Todd Krainin for The New York Times

WTF?!