Silly Krugman

All serious people agree: Paul Ryan is very serious.

The only way he could be more serious is if he held up a vial of baby powder of mass destruction.

Evening Thread

Rock on

Happy Hour Thread

Enjoy.

What Have You Done For Us Lately

I don't think that politics is completely transactional, but it is somewhat, and in thinking about the wee problem with older voters it's wrong, I think, to see that it's all about various generational issues. Republicans gave them a prescription drug program. It wasn't a program loved by liberals for various reasons, but it still provides seniors with some drug coverage.

They Don't Care

I'm reasonably sure that there are many Republicans in Congress who want a government shutdown, and many more who just don't give a shit. The real question is...what's next? I doubt they know. Or care.

Markers

Out there in America there are still people on their recliners getting enraged that Crayola has acknowledged the existence of multiple skin colors.

Silver Linings

All those Republican staffers not being paid.

Austerity, bitches.

Gonna Kick Your Junk, John

Sully's done the deliberately obtuse thing for years. It's nothing new.

Jeebus

7.4 earthquake in Japan...

No Endgame

I was never quite sure, but certainly suspected all along that a shutdown was inevitable. This is a "we must destroy the country to save it" crew, and they're going to do their best.

Turning Off The Internets

Shutting down isn't as easy as it used to be.

Morning Thread

Yesterday was a good day.

Late Night Thread

Fade To Black, Glenny

Should be the final moment of the Glenny show.


Glee - Don't Stop Believe by Bugabookas

Early Evening Thread

Hopefully we investigate the New Black Panther Party's involvement in the Wisconsin election fraud.

Winning The Present

Don't know about recall recount issues, but for now congratulations to Kloppenburg.

Differentiate

I would hope that other Dems would step back and let Pelosi lead the messaging on this stuff. Though that's not likely.

Bye Glenny

What has too often been left out of coverage of Beck is that strong pressure on advertisers by various involved groups likely had a big impact on his eventual leaving, and certainly a big impact on the amount of money flowing into Fox's coffers.

Snippity Snip Snip

Of course nothing will stop the NPR invitations to the fake think tanks.

Urban Hellhole Blogging

The big change since I've been living in Philly has been the revitalization of residential neighborhoods outside of Center City, so much so that proximity to Center City is much less of an issue for people moving here.

“For my buyers, walkability is almost equal to price as the most important criterion,” says Stephanie Somers, a Realtor at RE/MAX Access who focuses on Center City’s “fringe neighborhoods,” like Fishtown and Graduate Hospital. She lists Walk Scores for all the properties on her website.

“Being close to Center City comes up less often now,” she says. “The focus is more neighborhood-centric — people want to come home and be social right in their [area].”

These are real estate agents talking their book, and I'd hardly describe Graduate Hospital as "fringe" anymore, but it's definitely the case that the number of places I'd recommend as a good place to live in the city has grown quite a lot. It isn't just perception of crime and similar, it's that retail corridors have come back to life in more places, providing people access to things in their neighborhood.