The cuts in discretionary spending are going to hit the states in a seriously bad way -- and, subsequently, poor people. While the details of the spending cuts to states remain unclear, lawmakers...
Debt Deal Is An Eff-You to the States
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Author - Bob Cesca
Quote of the Day
"Now, is this the deal I would have preferred? No. I believe that we could have made the tough choices required -- on entitlement reform and tax reform -- right now, rather than through a special...
They Haven't Passed It Yet
Yes, there's a deal. Yes, any deal is a bad deal based on the premise that spending cuts are a terrible idea right now. And yes, there are a growing number of Republicans who aren't going to vote for...
Bad Idea Jeans
If you're interested in the details of the debt ceiling deal, the White House posted a fact sheet here. Don't read the Boehner fact sheet because it's full of errors/lies. It's difficult for me to...
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Neko Case with Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve - "Prison Girls"
Summer Fundraiser, Day One
Here we go! Our quarterly fundraiser begins tonight. If you dig what we're offering up here by way of written and spoken-word political blogotubing, feel free to contribute some folding money to the...
Chart of the Day
Debt ceiling increases by president. Why did Ronald Reagan hate America?I still can't believe the Republicans are getting away with this reckless nonsense.
Neither Plan Will Save Our Credit Rating
Moody's isn't very hopeful, and we could be totally screwed. The "limited magnitude" of both debt plans put forward by congressional leaders would not put the nation's AAA credit rating back on solid...
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30 Seconds To Mars - "A Beautiful Lie"
As Predicted, The House Rejects Reid Plan
They decided to take it up as a "suspension vote" to prove it won't pass. WASHINGTON -- With just three days left until the country is set to begin defaulting on its debt, the House rejected a debt...
Good News, But We're Already Screwed
The Obama administration has set some excellent goals for CAFE standards. Excellent, that is, when compared with where auto emissions goals had previously been set. After months of hand-wringing by...
Whatever Reid Passes Will Be Irrelevant
A conservative Republican named John Boehner -- the Speaker of the House -- could barely blitz a deal through the tea party blockade and their Republican hostages in the House. What kind of bill from...
China Should Just Invade Us
I'm not so sure it's a good idea for China to perceive us (correctly) as a gaggle of irresponsible children playing with explosives. America's largest foreign creditor, China, has repeatedly urged...
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MST3K Saturday - "Soultaker"
The Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show, 7/29/11
One Flew Over the Debt Ceiling; The Madness of the Debt Negotiations; Boehnerville; John McCain and the Tea Party Hobbits; John McCain Created the Tea Party; Republican Violent Rhetoric and Right...
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Who's responsible for the deficit?But pointing out these facts is considered to be Bush Derangement Syndrome, so never mind. (via Joy)
Fox News Anchor is Really Effing Stupid
Here we see a Fox News Anchor asking Bill Nye the Science Guy whether or not the newly discovered volcanoes on the Moon somehow disproves the existence of global warming. I'm shocked this anchor...
Shit Sandwich
There's nothing good about the Boehner plan falling apart. Make no mistake, it sucked and the Senate would have killed it, and, if they wouldn't have killed it, the president would've vetoed it...
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Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - "Falling Slowly"
Republicans Want to Mine Uranium at Grand Canyon
The Republicans keep breaking their own record for awfulness and destruction. Last month, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar cheered environmentalists and fans of the great outdoors with his extension...
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