Must Reads

Elaine Liner: At Plano Children's Theatre, They've Shampooed All the Black Kids out of Hairspray

Pema Levy: What’s Really Behind Komen’s Cuts To Planned Parenthood?

Ross Douthat: Gingrich 2012? Going, Going, Gone

Gin and Tacos: Race for the Cure of Being Irrelevant

Adam Serwer: What Does Komen's Reversal on Planned Parenthood Really Mean?

Bob Cesca: "The Lesser of Two Evils" and Why Progressives Lose

Ruth Marcus: Why the poor should concern Romney

Greg Sargent: Faced with good news about economy, Romney dissolves into incoherence

Nick R. Martin: Brewer Has History Of Getting Facts Wrong

Must Reads

Suzi Parker: Protecting the Palin Brand: Sarah and Bristol Go for Trademark Status

Gin and Tacos: Bobby Franklin: A Case Study in Good Gub'mint

Mahablog: Missouri Legislature to Puppies: Drop Dead

Tim Fernholz: GOP Proposed Cuts Get Smaller the Closer You Look

Nicholas Kristof: We Are All Egyptians

Ben Dimiero: Attention Fox Nation: There Is More Than One Version Of The Bible

Gail Collins: The Siege of Planned Parenthood

Will Bunch: Five Myths About Ronald Reagan's Legacy

Chez Pazienza: And Now A Word About Charlie Sheen, From Chez's Evil Twin, Garth

Must Reads

David Corn: Sarah Palin, Wall Street Bailout Hypocrite

Gin and Tacos: At Long Last, Have You No Sense Of Decency?

Paul Krugman: Axis of Depression

Bob Cesca: When Your 'Junk' Is Touched at the Airport, Thank a Republican

Charles M. Blow: Let’s Rescue the Race Debate

Jim Lobe: Will Pentagon Be Exempt from Budget Cuts?

Must Reads

Drummond Pike: Stop Supporting Fox News or You'll Have Blood on Your Hands

Gin And Tacos: NPF: Really, Craiglist?

Doctor Biobrain: Hating the Laws They Love

Maha: Drowning in Propaganda

Eugene Robinson: 2010: The Year of Politicking Insanely

Charles Johnson: Pamela Geller and the Bloggers of Hate

Bob Herbert: The Mississippi Pardons

I just had a bit of a rant about the "Obama" economy in a previous post, so I'd like to add these reads as well to refresh some memories or in case you missed them:

Jackie Calmes: TARP Bailout to Cost Less Than Once Anticipated

Mark Zandi: Stimulus Helped Us Avoid Collapse

Must Reads

Markos Moulitsas: Why I Am Blacklisted by MSNBC

Paul Krugman: Arguments From Authority

Joe Conason: Facing Extinction: The "Responsible Republican"

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Wall Street Not Giving to Dems: Good Riddance

Bob Herbert: Restoring a Hallowed Vision

Armadillo Joe recommends...

Gin and Tacos: It All Makes Sense Now

Doug Draper: Ontario Amputee Has His Artificial Leg Ripped Off By Police And Is Slammed In Makeshift Cell During G20 Summit

Must Reads

Gin and Tacos: An Open Letter to Tim Pawlenty

Joe Conason: Republicans revive a debate they lost, badly

Chez Pazienza: The Notorious "Big"

Glenn Greenwald: The lynch-mob mentality

Derrick Z. Jackson: The double standard at CBS

Ezra Klein: It's just you, Democrats

Gail Collins: No Holds Barred

Quote of the Day

Michelle Bachmann is the new It Girl of Teabagging – the combination sex symbol / Great Conservative Leader for people who think Sarah Palin is a bit soft and a little too book-smart.

~ Gin and Tacos

Must Reads

Susie Madrak: Tweety Gets To The Heart of the Abortion Matter With Bishop Tobin

David Leonhardt: Budget Hawks Have a Buffet of Options With Health Bill

Chris Kelly: A Rogue Thanksgiving

Glenn Greenwald: Tough-guy John Bolton, hiding under his bed

Karoli: Bill Bennett: Whitewashing Terrorism

Harry Shearer: "Reality Stars": Sign Us Up Before We Kill Again

Christopher Brauchli: The Passenger and The Airline Ticket

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Matt Taibbi: Yes, Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy

Rants, GinAndTacos: Going Rogue

Lance Mannion: Pickett's Charge

Pandagon: You’re not fooling anyone with this stunt, Banana Man

DaveJ, Open Left: Concentration of Wealth = An Influence Lock On Our Politics