This Scares Me

"We live in a world in which one of our two parties is willing to allow the country to go down the drain for its own short-term gain. Here is the potentially catastrophic game of chicken Republicans are playing: They want to force enough compromises in the stimulus bill -- which is already not bold enough - to make it too weak to succeed. Then, having negotiated these compromises, they won't even vote for it -- which will allow them to run against the "collapsed Democratic economy" in 2010. And 2012."
Ariana Huffington

Palin Hoping to be Named Ambassador to Africa

This is too funny, head on over to Huffington Post and read Andy Borowitz.

"I have always been very, very interested in the nation of Africa, partly because of it being where it is," she said.  "If you are standing in Africa and you look real close, you can see south Africa."