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Rick Perry's Epic Lying Could Make Him the Next President
(My latest for the Huffington Post.) The scariest thing about Rick Perry isn't just that he's the likely Republican nominee, it's that he's displayed an unapologetic exuberance for telling...
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This Will Scare the Shit Out of You
The new Rick Perry commercial. Holy crapyankers. This is why Perry will get the nomination -- he's balls out with the fairy-tale marketing strategy: The president has crashed the economy [insert lies...
Republican Intimidation of the Fed
Despite everything that's going on, congressional Republican leaders are trying to bully Ben Bernanke to not interfere in the economy. Or else. Bernanke is going to announce a plan today, I think...
Chart of the Day
As ThinkProgress noted, now that the president has included tax increases for the rich as part of his jobs plan, the Republicans have revived their misleading claim that higher tax rates will hurt...
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Worst Persons
Netflix succumbs to needless meddling. I'm sure a new guy came in and thought he'd justify his inflated salary by tweaking the process. So instead of offering better movies for instant streaming or...
Vice President Ron Paul?
The latest Gallup numbers: Rick Perry: 31 (29) Mitt Romney: 24 (17) Ron Paul: 13 (13) Michele Bachmann: 5 (10) It's hilarious how the candidates and the party laugh off Ron Paul, yet he's polling so...
Ralph Nader is a Careerist Troll
The attention whore is back and he's looking for a solid primary challenger to the president, which, as we all know, will be a waste of time and will help the Republicans. But it doesn't matter as...
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Real Crime Versus Fake Crime
DougJ at Balloon Juice noted this about crime rates: Violent crime in the United States continues to drop significantly despite the difficult economic environment, according to new statistics...
Doof Quote of the Day
“The reason people have little [confidence] in President Obama’s policies is they’re just not working. Everything is worse.” Senator Lindsey Graham Everything is worse? Sorry, no. Almost everything...
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House Republicans Oppose Jobs, Cutting Taxes
Childish opposite-day Republican shenanigans continue: In a sudden move, House Republicans rejected President Obama’s week-old jobs plan, including about $240 billion in payroll tax cuts. In a memo...
In Which We Rant About the Professional Left
Extreme Liberal took the time to transcribe a podcast rant by Chez and me about the firebagger/professional left. Not to toot our own horn, but it's definitely worth reviewing (here and cross-posted...
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Quote of the Day
“Modern conservatism is actually a deeply radical movement, one that is hostile to the kind of society we’ve had for the past three generations — that is, a society that, acting through the...
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Far-Right Outrage of the Day
Drudge and the Weekly Standard totally lost their shpadoinkle over this clip of Harry Reid talking about bike paths. The Weekly Standard headline: Harry Reid Takes On the Great Issue of Our Day . . ...