I think if someone had showed up with a laser pointer in the House gallery and pointed it at the wall, we could have distracted the entire Republican caucus throughout the entire debate.

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March came in like a frosty lion. Here's how the LC saw it.

- A Blog Around The Clock digs paleontology.
- archy: avalanche!
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: Karl Rove is back.
- Bloggg: darn right Moi's mad.
- Dohiyi Mir: playing the lottery with votes.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: No yeast for you, Blanche.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: five good stories about Florida politics.
- Left Is Right: Popular Science's archives are on-line.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: watch this video and try not to yell "Moustrap!"
- Rook's Rant's Sunday night is a lot like mine.
- rubber hose confronts another obstacle.
- Scrutiny Hooligans and the gang stands behind same-sex domestic partner benefits.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation reality vs. the dictionary.
- The Invisible Library and writing on writing.
- The Yellow Something Something with one silver lining in the Texas primary.
- WTF Is It Now?? -- Did you know that the ACORN videos were faked?

The blogosphere will be a little less entertaining without Jon Swift.

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This was another interesting week. Let's see how the LC saw it.

- A Blog Around The Clock: may I have the envelope, please...
- archy gets published.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: King of the nuts.
- Bloggg: they spy.
- Dohiyi Mir: a crash of symbols.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: making a killing.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: a fifty-state strategy.
- Left Is Right: bits and pieces.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: Jeff 'n' Erin's EPIC wedding.
- Rook's Rant: an end and a beginning.
- rubber hose: Syria beckons.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: place your calls.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: FDR
- The Invisible Library: plotting away.
- The Yellow Something Something: Steve sums up the summit.
- WTF Is It Now?? birther control.

March on.

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We're only a week into this year and it's already getting weird... thudding iguanas? Here's how the LC saw it.

- A Blog Around The Clock: Are you ready for ScienceOnline 2010?
- All Facts and Opinions is back with a personal note.
- archy... and it has palm trees!
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: tea and loathing.
- Bloggg: the secret ingredient.
- Dohiyi Mir: Gaza freedom update.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: the individual mandate.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: how others see us -- Florida politics from the outside.
- ...I Am A Tree with memories of forgotten days.
- Left Is Right with bits and pieces for the week.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web with the Pink Glove Dance.
- Rook's Rant meditates on the new (?) year.
- rubber hose with observations from afar.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: zero growth.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: waiting for the adults.
- The Invisible Library and the heretics of Dune.
- The Yellow Something Something: Do you feel safer? D'oh!
- WTF Is It Now?? more bad news for Obama.

Stay warm... I know the feeling.

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Good-bye 2009, hello 2010. Here's how the LC saw the last week of the Oughts.

- A Blog Around The Clock: Science vs. Politics.
- archy has a few comments.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof looks back and forward.
- Bloggg finds a helpful Trader.
- Dohiyi Mir: Sam makes his first plane trip.
- Echidne Of The Snakes on Janet Napolitano facing facts.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: "Corporatism" is discussed on the air.
- Musing's musings updates us on his sleeping places this year.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web offers an alternative end to The Wizard of Oz.
- Rook's Rant: if he only had a heart....
- rubber hose: and noz jr. makes three.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: If you're going to sin...
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation discovers that all liberals really want is to be naked.
- The Yellow Something Something finds out that life is better.
- WTF Is It Now?? Feeling Rush's and Karl's pain.

And the beat goes on.

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Yet another wild week. Here's how the LC saw it.

- A Blog Around The Clock: under the sea...
- archy: circling the drain.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: it's not over.
- Bloggg: Moi might go to the (progressive) PA conference.
- Dohiyi Mir: it might work after all.
- Echidne Of The Snakes takes on Richard Cohen's hilarious question.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog reviews the week in Florida politics.
- Left Is Right: bits and pieces.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: playing with food.
- rubber hose and the missus are on their way to Central Asia for two months.
- Scrutiny Hooligans and the vulnerable ones.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat: we've been had.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: you have to understand the argument before you make it.
- WTF Is It Now?? -- Simon's cat's first snowfall.

School's out for the next two weeks. What will I do?

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Here's the LC blogaround:

- A Blog Around The Clock: who's who at ScienceOnline 2010
- archy: world-class incoherence.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: now what in Afghanistan?
- Bloggg: Moi is not happy with the president.
- Dohiyi Mir: Happy Advent.
- Echidne Of The Snakes on Mr. Warren's profession.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: life's a beach.
- ...I Am A Tree: stats.
- Left Is Right: the speech Mike wishes Obama had made.
- Musing's musings: will they heed the warnings?
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: a belated happy birthday, Elayne!
- Rook's Rant on Frankencensed Republicans.
- rubber hose has neatly summarized our Afghanistan dilemma.
- Scrutiny Hooligans on the courage it takes to be civil.
- Steve Bates agrees that we cannot afford this war.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: justice is weeping.
- WTF Is It Now?? Good luck, Huck

Are you sick of Christmas commercials yet?

• Quotes from A Blog Around The Clock
• Tough to pick, there being two very good examples of stupidity over at Archy.
• Keeping with the theme of quotes, MB at Bark Bark Woof Woof has a good one from the Onion.
• Okay, I have to be honest here; I was a fan of Donnie and Marie. I get the feeling Moi over at Bloggg is as well, though that is not stated. But what I did not know - Donnie is on Dancing With The Stars. Doesn't he qualify as a ringer?
• The Blogmother of many a blogger, Adante of Collective Sigh, always deserves a link.
• NTodd, who has yet to beat me at Bloggers Chess, flips the gender argument in paying for health insurance and then keeps on going.
• Echidne Of The Snakes points out the same argument as NTodd, but from another source. I would point out that Echidne has not beaten me in Bloggers Chess as well, but I am afraid of Snake Goddesses.
• Mr. Quinnell once again explains why he is a liberal.
• Mike at Left Is Right finds someone beginning to see the light. Honest to FSM, after reading his post, I looked out the window, expecting to see killer asteroids streaking from space.
• Chief at Liberty Street notices today's religious wars are less about which religion, and more about a person approach to religion.
• Musing's Musings muses on Poppies.
• Elayne and her family!
• The one where I (Rook) make an effort to get you to join a Facebook club, Being Liberal.
• upyernoz at Rubber Hose notices the hypocrisy of the DC Catholic archdiocese.
• Tom Sullivan of Scrutiny Hooligans gives a bit of a geography lesson. Oh, and talks about Blue Dogs. Also, discusses the Health Care Reform bill. I think that's about it.
• I'm not sure, but I think Bryant at Stupid Enough Unexplanation is comparing two blank canvasses.
• The Tree tweets. That just sounds wrong.
• Proof - Proof! I tell you that Maru is a Firefly fan, in a post that is absolutely not about Firefly.
• Steve of The Yellow Something Something (whaaaa?) points out the impending self-imposed dead-line that President Obama's Justice Department established for decisions on Guantánamo prosecutions.

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Here's the week as seen by the Liberal Coalition.

- A Blog Around The Clock: Feed on these.
- archy on Fort Hood
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: As Maine went...
- Bloggg: College watch.
- Dohiyi Mir: NTodd writes to Congress.
- Echidne Of The Snakes begins to celebrate her sixth anniversary of blogging.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: Five stories to read.
- ...I Am A Tree has a great picture for autumn.
- Iddybud Journal on Huffington on Obama, Plouffe, and the Media.
- Left Is Right and the UN's vote record on Cuba.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web gets elemental about dessert.
- Rook's Rant on the Republicans undoing Reagan's success.
- rubber hose survives the Philly transit strike and tells the tale.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: "Our weapon is fear."
- Speedkill: heehee.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat, reports on the election in Texas.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation with a good article from Townhall.
- The Invisible Library notes that it's National Novel Writing Month.
- WTF Is It Now?? with Jon Stewart.

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Hallowe'en this weekend. Here's what spooked up the LC.

- A Blog Around The Clock interviews Daniel Brown, a self-described biologoholic.
- archy with some mammoth news.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: There's no better sign that you're on the right track than when William Kristol says you're doomed.
- Bloggg: college tours...Delaware.
- Dohiyi Mir snarks the good news.
- Echidne Of The Snakes on women in the labor force.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: why the left must confront the Democrats.
- Iddybud Journal links to a scary anniversary 80 years later.
- Left Is Right: changing the world.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: there's a law for that.
- Rook's Rant: Joe Who?
- rubber hose: heckle and jeckle.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: good luck, Gordon.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat, on healthcare reform, sorta.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: the truth doesn't matter to some.
- The Invisible Library: Jane Austen goes Martian.
- WTF Is It Now?? -- Lou Dobbs craziness.

Take two Snickers and call me on Thanksgiving.

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Here's the week from the LC:

- A Blog Around The Clock: one huge spider.
- archy: vile hyperbole.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof takes on Pat Buchanan.
- Bloggg: I wonder who Moi wants to win the Series.
- Dohiyi Mir: family news.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: reader appreciation day.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: mail call.
- ...I Am A Tree: band on the run.
- Left Is Right: Chamber of Commerce pwn'd.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: There's a rep for that.
- Rook's Rant: limp Republicans.
- rubber hose at the movies.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: how to run for city council.
- Steve Bates: money talks.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: getting humble.
- The Invisible Library reviews The Demolished Man.
- WTF Is It Now?? Hitler vs. the Balloon Boy.

On to the World Series...

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Can you believe we're already half-way through October? Here's what the LC has to report on.

- A Blog Around The Clock: Darwin on Facebook.
- archy: nasty and mean with a side of stupid.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: In a world where Lindsey Graham is a liberal...
- Bloggg: Buy American for Hallowe'en.
- Dohiyi Mir: Further adventures in babyhood.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: Here we go again.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: 30 senators vote against rape victims.
- ...I Am A Tree: random searches.
- Iddybud Journal links to a moment with John Cleese.
- Left Is Right: bits and pieces.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: Lego Zombies!
- Rook's Rant bows to Mr. Wolcott.
- rubber hose on how not to influence a renegade senator.
- Scrutiny Hooligans on those wacky Europeans and their healthcare.
- Speedkill: Ugh.
- Steve Bates explains his silence.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation on the Prize.
- WTF Is It Now?? - A conservative Brit takes on Glenn Beck.

How's the weather up there?

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The start of September, the end of summer in some places.... Here's how the LC sees it.

- A Blog Around The Clock
- All Facts and Opinions: prairie climate change.
- archy: a smackdown between two bloggers.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: Floriduh.
- Bloggg: great images...
- Dohiyi Mir: concerning the Senate.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: what does healthcare reform mean without the public option?
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: frustrations.
- ...I Am A Tree is off to Colorado for music and fun.
- Iddybud Journal: Did the state of Texas execute an innocent man?
- Left Is Right found a progressive with a spine.
- Musing's musings: one of these things is not like the other.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: a tree grows on Broadway.
- Rook's Rant: Joe McCarthy had an excuse.
- rubber hose: as seen on TV.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: the real death panel.
- Speedkill: secularism.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat, on the CIA IG's report.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: the risk of infection.
- The Invisible Library: Disney and Marvel.
- WTF Is It Now?? Hitler is pissed.

If we get the day off, why do they call it Labor Day?

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The dog days of summer are here, so here's the first week of August as seen by the LC.

- A Blog Around The Clock: snakes on a blog.
- archy: mammoths on ice.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: "Conversion therapy" -- turning gays straight -- doesn't work.
- Bloggg: Clinton does it.
- Dohiyi Mir: Happy birthday, NTodd.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: how to handle a tea-bagger.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: the Democrats' emerging healthcare fiasco.
- Left Is Right: astroturfery.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: Web Site Story
- Rook's Rant: scary photo.
- rubber hose: rattling around Crawford.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: Heath Shuler safe at home.
- Speedkill: ask me about climate change.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat: death and taxes.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: funny guy.
- The Invisible Library: help the Louisville library.
- WTF Is It Now?? You too can become a Kenyan.

School starts in two weeks? No way.

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The last blogaround of July. So, here's what the LC has for you.

- A Blog Around The Clock: The lab is open.
- All Facts and Opinions: Summing up the Blogathon.
- archy: take two M&M's and call me in the morning.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: that settles that.
- Bloggg: mess after mess.
- Dohiyi Mir: sad news from the Atriot community.
- Echidne Of The Snakes takes a well-earned vacation and has turned the keys over to some good folks.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: the Democrats and single-payer.
- Left Is Right: the System at work.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web and a funny trailer.
- Rook's Rant: "If you'd like to pay more for cell phone service, press 1..."
- rubber hose: not so scary movie.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: want to help Gordon win?
- Speedkill: they're all in on it.
- Steve Bates: who flu?
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: watch out for that asteroid.
- The Invisible Library: reviving V.
- WTF Is It Now?? is Hawai'i really a state?

Hey, anyone want to get together for a beer?

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Can we get through a week without a Republican making a screaming fool out of themselves? Let's see what the LC had to gape at this week.

- A Blog Around The Clock - Bora interviews a very cool biology teacher.
- All Facts and Opinions - a plan to end the wars.
- archy goes after Senator Jim DeMint.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof - dignity...always dignity.
- Bloggg - oh, deer.
- Dohiyi Mir - pictures from Gaza.
- Echidne Of The Snakes - taxing health care?
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog - Kenneth is running to be chair of the Leon County Democrats.
- Left Is Right is tired of Ahnuld.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web - guess what was on TV last Tuesday.
- Rook's Rant - godless people.
- rubber hose - what's her sign?
- Scrutiny Hooligans - this blows.
- Speedkill - pick a number.
- Steve Bates - another excuse from Harry Reid.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation - government behaving badly.
- The Invisible Library - dinner with Roku.
- WTF Is It Now?? the ten biggest douchebags on TV.

Stay cool.

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A long holiday weekend ahead, so let's look back and see what the LC had to say about it.

- A Blog Around The Clock - from the archives ... clock evolution.
- All Facts and Opinions - Oh, Sarah...
- archy has a great post on the state of God in America.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof - nice talk from the president about gay rights.
- Bloggg - healthy questions.
- Dohiyi Mir - July 2 is really the Fourth of July.
- Echidne Of The Snakes - women, the press, and gauziness.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog - the latest news on Florida politics and politicians.
- ...I Am A Tree checks in.
- Left Is Right - California Dems get cranky.
- Left Turn Only checks in, too.
- Musing's musings hits the vacation trail.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web hits the roof.
- Rook's Rant deals with the Franken/Coleman decision deftly.
- rubber hose - inexpensive health insurance? the horror!
- Scrutiny Hooligans says we must take action.
- Speedkill - overkill
- Steve Bates gets the boot.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation - poor people.
- The Invisible Library preps his next best-seller.
- WTF Is It Now?? on the latest hypocrite.

Have a sparkley blast on the Fourth.

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Now this was a week that we won't forget. Let's see what the LC had to say.

- A Blog Around The Clock conducts an interview.
- All Facts and Opinions on right-wing fashion tips.
- archy: compassionate conservative healthcare.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: under the radar.
- Bloggg agrees with Ed.
- Collective Sigh* -- if you haven't already, stop by and leave a note for Andante's family.
- Dohiyi Mir: two narratives.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: girls do it, too.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog -- what's going on in Florida politics.
- Left Is Right: Robert Reich on why the critics of the public option are wrong.
- Musing's musings on English-only's sign of the times.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: don't cry for him...
- Rook's Rant -- looking for work again.
- rubber hose -- mark his words.
- Scrutiny Hooligans rallies the troops to win over Democrats who are against the public option.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat: political reality.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: respecting other religions.
- The Invisible Library on Michael Jackson.
- WTF Is It Now?? Letterman's Top Ten on Mark Sanford.

Next week -- fireworks!

*In Andante's memory, Collective Sigh will stay on the blogroll until her family takes it down.

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Summer is coming in...and here's the week as seen by the LC.

- A Blog Around The Clock: take a turn for the nurse.
- All Facts and Opinions: safety on the streets of Baltimore.
- archy: too easy.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: Defending the indefensible.
- Bloggg: did she or didn't she?
- Dohiyi Mir: it takes a village.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: call her Senator.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: nice work if you can get it.
- Left Is Right: bits and pieces.
- Musing's musings: Welcome to the ARRA era.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web does the best blogaround.
- Rook's Rant: what's in a label.
- rubber hose: one poll or another.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: count on it.
- Speedkill: delusion.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat: something is a myth.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: how to understand conservatives.
- The Invisible Library: what books would Jesus burn?
- WTF Is It Now?? Ensign O'Toole.

Sunday is Father's Day.

Even for right-wing wackos, this is amazingly stupid on so many levels that you just have to wonder at their ability to cram so much idiocy into one package; it's like a piñata of asshattery.

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Here for your delectation and delight...

- A Blog Around The Clock: a blogger success story.
- All Facts and Opinions: A Muppet news flash!
- archy: an Aesop fable for our time.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: Collateral damage.
- Bloggg: A garden of memories.
- Dohiyi Mir: Hello, Samuel Thomas Pritsky.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: smell the money.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog: against the law.
- Iddybud Journal: Earth in wide angle.
- Left Is Right: bits and pieces.
- Musing's musings: "How many years...?"
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: Greasy Legos.
- Rook's Rant: Thank you, Rick Santorum.
- rubber hose: you're welcome.
- Scrutiny Hooligans: help!
- Speedkill: public opinion.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Doggerel Democrat: What's up, doc?
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation: good quote from Judge Sotomayor.
- WTF Is It Now?? Dick uncut.

We'll try this again next week.

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This was the week I got to meet another member of the LC. So what else was the rest of the gang doing while 'noz and I were cruising around Miami...?

- A Blog Around The Clock: check your sources!
- All Facts and Opinions: When "Christian" lawyers attack.
- Bark Bark Woof Woof: Crist Almighty.
- Bloggg, with a great new look, looks at Dick Cheney.
- Dohiyi Mir: NTodd on the road home from a fruitful trip to D.C.
- Echidne Of The Snakes: a bully post.
- Florida Progressive Coalition Blog makes a prediction.
- Iddybud Journal: Oprah at Duke.
- Left Is Right: Glenn Greenwald debunks the inflaming meme.
- Pen-Elayne on the Web: Miss Fag Hag Pageant
- Rook's Rant: child's play.
- rubber hose: "the conservative intellectuals have no party."
- Scrutiny Hooligans: supporting the arts.
- Speedkill reviews Star Trek.
- Steve Bates, The Yellow Something Something, objects.
- Stupid Enough Unexplanation and the mythology of absinthe.
- The Invisible Library also gets his kicks with Star Trek.
- WTF Is It Now?? Tea Party 2.0

Our Canadian friends are in for a nice long weekend.