Liberal Talk Radio

Look who just took himself out of the race in 2012.  Mitt Romney writes: Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check. Actually, the title of piece says it all – Let Detroit Go Bankrupt If this weren’t an op-ed, I might blame the editor for the attention-grabbing headline. But this must certainly be Mitt’s own [...]

Before the existential threat of Islamic fanaticism took up most of my ire, I was most pissed about ATM fees. Guess what’s back: Citigroup is not the only bank grappling with tremendous losses. Many financial institutions are hiking customer fees at record levels. It may be quick and easy, but that ATM convenience is going [...]

Obama staffs up, Detroit comes to DC and finally, Iraq and the US come to a security agreement. Links Mentioned: Iraq SOFA … pros and cons of a bailout.

The less the world pays attention to the Alaska Senate race, the more catching up pulling ahead Mark Begich does. Optimistic to say so this early, but shades of Tester/Webb.

And now you know: No photos in the club enable most of the athletes to relax a little more. And autograph-seekers and fanboys are less inclined to bother them at a strip club. (Thanks, Deadspin)

Good old American ingenuity comes to the rescue: Ever had to go while playing golf? Can’t hold it for all 18 holes? A New York-born urologist came up with a solution to golfers’ bothered bladders – a faux club that fits in a golf bag, but is really a mobile urinal. “I wanted people to [...]

Why? No Democrat can win North Carolina.

Someone is regretting that he or she failed to have the RNC logo monogrammed on everything.

The Obama era begins. Get our reactions to the local and national races that matter. Links Mentioned: High-speed rail in California … Friedman declares the end of the civil war … Obama as LBJ’s legacy.

Back in Alaska, Sarah Palin’s discovering that keeping those sky-high approval ratings is much easier when oil’s trading at $150 per barrel: Oil prices, which provide the bulk of state revenue, were well over $100 a barrel in late August when Ms. Palin left to campaign with Senator John McCain. Now they are slumming south [...]