The Saturday Open Thread #1 For 1/30/10

Oh De La Soul (even though it is much warmer in this video than it is in the Northeast), "It's Saturday, Saturday, Saturday."


Al Franken, introducing another meaningful bill at the perfect time.

Since 1974, federal law has banned foreign companies from giving or spending in American elections. Nothing in our current laws, however, explicitly prohibits foreign companies from creating American subsidiaries or getting control of American companies and using them to flood the airwaves in support of their preferred candidates. Citizens United gives companies unlimited power to do that - and does not distinguish between American companies and companies that are owned or controlled by foreign interests.

"I was pleased to hear the President recognize the need for this bill in his address last night," said Sen. Franken. "I think we can all agree that foreign interests have no place in American elections."

The "American Elections Act of 2010" was developed in coordination with Professor David Schultz of Hamline University School of Business in Minnesota.

May Samuel Alito shake his head to that.

Google is no longer supporting Internet Explorer 6.

This really shouldn't confuse the Brits by now. Since 2004, they aren't shocked at our lack of rationality.

A cable modem hacked is facing some serious jail time it appears.

No. Eating smarter makes you healthier.

And gosh, is Leno making it worse for himself even with O'Brien gone for a week now: