City and Colour - "The Girl"
Author - Bob Cesca
Planned Parenthood Facility Attacked
Right-wing extremism continues. Officials with Planned Parenthood confirmed that their McKinney clinic was the target of violence sometime last night. Holly Morgan, director of media relations and...
Deficit Shmeficit
Kevin Drum on federal spending hysteria: Bottom line: our current deficit panic is mostly just manufactured hysteria. Our recent spike in spending is an artifact of the recession and will go away in...
The Republican Plan Would Cost $100 billion per Year
If the Republicans get their way and pass, for example, the Boehner plan for the debt, the U.S. debt would be downgraded and interest rates would go through the roof. And if that happens... Belton...
Again with the Eliminationism
The Republicans are back with more violent rhetoric. Evidently they used the following clip from The Town during a caucus pep rally: ThinkProgress reminds us: "In the movie, the characters then put...
Morning Awesome
America - "Ventura Highway"
Don't Let Them Lie to You About the Deficit
FACT: the Republicans are responsible for the deficit. Proof: Boehner and Cantor, along with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) have all voted...
Worst Person in the World
Pastor Rick Warren for this tweet, which he deleted -- but not before someone screen-capped it. Rick Warren thinks poor people don't pay taxes when, in fact, they do. Oh, and Rick Warren probably...
Quote of the Day
“I didn’t sign up for going mano-a-mano with the President of the United States.” John Boehner Awww. Poor baby orangutan.
Boehner's Plan is Sabotage
ThinkProgress: Erin Burnett reported that she spoke with an investor who talked directly with the credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. According to the Standard & Poor’s source, John...
The President's Speech Wasn't For You
Unless, of course, you're an independent moderate voter. Once again, it was a campaign speech intended to paint the Republicans as spastic unreasonable children. If you happened to be offended by...
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Foo Fighters - "Arlandria" Live on Letterman
Oy, Oy, Oy
David Dayen from Firedog Lake tweeted this the other day, reacting to the president's press conference: Barack Obama: never angrier than when being denied the chance to cut Social Security, Medicare...
Domestic Extremists
Nick Kristoff puts the Republicans and their nihilism into perspective: If China or Iran threatened our national credit rating and tried to drive up our interest rates, or if they sought to damage...
Quote of the Day
"It is also true, incidentally, that America is very low-tax compared to other developed countries. So nobody likes to pay taxes, everybody says ‘my taxes are too damn high,’ and they’re right...
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Buddy Holly and the Crickets - "Not Fade Away"
The Debt Limit Debate is Already Hurting Us
This piece by Annie Lowrey is a must read. The debt limit debate is already dicking with the economy: ...Congress is starting to spook investors, business owners, and individuals. It has introduced a...
The Tour de France in a Single Photograph
Photo: REUTERS. This is France's Thomas Voeckler crossing the finish line atop the legendary Col du Galibier after turning himself inside out in order to stay with the Tour contenders and remain in...
Send This Link to Rep. Allen West (R-Fla)
ThinkProgress writer Alyssa Rosenberg put together a rather entertaining primer about female etiquette for the benefit of misogynistic freakdog Allen West. The upshot: It’s not surprising that West...
This Week's Bubble Genius Bob & Chez Show
After a significant amount of turbulence, the show is a little different -- and better than ever. Elvis is out. Chez Pazienza is in. Chez is one of the most entertaining writers in the left-leaning...
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