The other day, Herman Cain said: "If you don’t have a job and you’re not rich, blame yourself." Oh really? And how, exactly, does Herman Cain think unemployed people are supposed to find work? Laura...
Author - Bob Cesca
Dysfunctional American Politics
Robert Gates is rightfully concerned about the level of divisiveness and stupidity in our political discourse: “I do believe that we are now in uncharted waters when it comes to the dysfunction in...
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Foo Fighters - "Walk"
House Republicans Trying to Derail Amtrak
Gas prices are permanently hovering in the $4 range and Amtrak ridership is way up. So naturally the Republicans are trying to kill Amtrak with a 60 percent budget cut. A House appropriations...
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MST3K Saturday - "Rocket Attack USA"
Cain's 9-9-9 Plan Will Raise Middle Class Taxes
Ezra Klein ran the numbers and determined that Cain's tax plan would raise taxes by $5000 per year on families earning $50,000. That's a huge middle class tax hike. At the same time, 9-9-9 would also...
The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 10/14/11
We Introduce the Show to The Huffington Post Audience; Herman Cain and his Ridiculous 999 Plan; News Media Policy Coverage; Corporate Media Monopolies; Michele Bachmann and the Hero Worship of Saint...
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Wrapping up our impromptu Spinal Tap theme week with "Big Bottom" Live.
Senate Republicans Successfully Filibuster American Jobs
[My latest for the Huffington Post] When I heard President Obama announce The American Jobs Act, I mistakenly thought the Republicans wouldn't dare vote against "American jobs." For the first time...
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Spinal Tap - "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Topeka Legalizes Domestic Abuse
When people ask "What's the matter with Kansas?" this is one of many good answers. The Topeka, Kansas city council legalized domestic abuse: The Topeka City Council on Tuesday voted to repeal the...
The Bloomberg Republican Debate
The two most striking things about last night's debate were, 1) the virtual absence of Rick Perry, and 2) the utter dominance of Herman Cain's completely unrealistic and dangerous 9-9-9 plan. In...
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Spinal Tap - "Bitch School" I guess it's an impromptu Spinal Tap theme week.
George Clooney Speaks the Truth
Yeah. This. Exactly this. "I'm disillusioned by the people who are disillusioned by Obama, quite honestly, I am," [George Clooney] said on ABC News Now's "Popcorn with Peter Travers" before today's...
Supermajority of Americans Support Liberal Policies
The new Washington Post/Bloomberg poll proves that Americans -- even Republican voters -- support liberal economic policies. More than two-thirds of Americans, including a majority of Republicans...
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t hear him say anything when the tea party was out demonstrating, actually spitting on members of Congress right here in the Capitol. And he and his colleagues were putting signs in the...
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Spinal Tap - "The Majesty of Rock"
Orwellian Prediction of the Day
Glenn Beck thinks "the violent left is coming to our streets" "to smash, to tear down, to kill, to bankrupt, to destroy." And the racist, anti-woman gun-toting militia-and-secession supporting crowd ...
Defending the Corporate Criminals
Chris Wallace thinks the "mainstream media" is giving too much attention to the Occupy Wall Street movement -- yes, the same press that covered every tea party rally and town hall screech-fest around...
A Nifty Graph to Accompany Your Hopeless Job Search
While we continue to pick up the pieces of our post-recessionary lives, it might make us feel better to see how the financial sector -- the dickbags who forced us all to the brink of disaster -- are...
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