Phyllis Hyman - It Don't Mean A Thing

With tap dancers Gregg Burge and Hinton Battle.

Little Eva - The Locomotion

For some reason this is truncated, but it's still the best version I could find on YouTube in terms of actually seeing the performer, which is something I place a high value on.

Theda Skocpol on Republican Obstructionism in Congress

Some good stuff from Talking Points Memo.

Democrats, led by the White House, are not handling this strategy well at all. Trying to pretend this is a reasonable argument about the deficit, or that it is about "compassion" for the unemployed, is nuts. Republicans may or may not care about unemployed people, most of whom will not vote for them anyway, but Republican leaders know what they are doing strategically: slow-walking economic growth until they get back into office.

Stating the Obvious about Reaganomics

I've been waiting for this for a long time. H/t DarkSyde at DailyKos.

They're Pissed Off

This article by a philosophy professor may be the best thing I've read about the Tea Party. Also the bleakest.

Social Security Broke: That's Bullshit

H/t Atrios.

Arnim & Hamilton - Pepperman

An artifact from the late sixties or early seventies. On International Artists records, best known for the 13th Floor Elevators.