Grownups versus children. Grownups negotiate and reach mutually equitable compromises. Children stomp and hold their breath and throw tantrums until they get exactly what they want. Via Kevin Drum:
Author - Bob Cesca
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Another theme week. This time: "My Favorite '80s Metal Songs." Here's The Scorpions with "No One Like You."
Worst Person in the World
Orrin Hatch for insisting that the poor should contribute to the ailing economy and deficit. HATCH: I hear how they’re [Democrats] so caring for the poor and so forth. The poor need jobs! And they...
Quote of the Day
"I hope so." Michele Bachmann suggesting that she hopes high unemployment will help her campaign How about we make sure she's unemployed? The sooner the better. Meanwhile, is there any doubt the...
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MST3K Saturday - "Puma Man" (From Season 9 with Bill Corbett as Crow)
Impeach! Impeach!
The Republicans -- plural -- are actually considering impeachment over the president's potential use of the 14th Amendment to circumvent Congress on raising the debt ceiling. ThinkProgress's Scott...
The Bubble Genius Bob & TBD Show 7/7/11
Bob Talks with Bill Corbett from Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Riff Trax about one of the greatest shows of all time (@BillCorbett on Twitter); Plus, Bob and Bill talk about Why Hollywood Sucks;...
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"My Favorite Movie Songs" continues with The Shins and "New Slang" from Garden State.
Whiny Diaper Babies
John Cole called attention to yet another "The President Bullied Us! WAHHHH!" item in the conservative press. Funny how that works. These shoot-first conservatives -- these tough talking cowboys and...
Michele Bachmann: Frontrunner?
Go Michele Bachmann! Tea Party darling Michele Bachmann is surging in the New Hampshire primary according to multiple polls, the strongest sign yet that she may be a credible contender for the...
The Big Lie About the Texas Budget
As we all know Texas Governor Rick Perry had previously balanced his state budget using stimulus funds that he publicly criticized to the point of threatening secession. And now, Rick Perry and the...
Morning Awesome
Continuing with the "My Favorite Movie Songs" theme, here's The Jesus and Mary Chain and "Just Like Honey" from Lost in Translation. For a recap of all of the songs/movies so far, go here.
Super Stupid
I didn't plan on following up my Huffington Post thing about Republican stupidity with a Super Stupid post, but this was too moronic to pass up. Rick Santorum on CNN the other day tried to say that...
Thank You, Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes on MSNBC last night putting the Casey Anthony coverage into proper perspective. Amen. I still don't know why this trial received so much coverage. Casey Anthony is of no consequence. Her...
New Huffington Post Column
The Republican Spectrum of Stupidity Republicans and conservatives make it really, really difficult for us to avoid referring to them as idiots. And with a conga-line of top shelf Republicans front...
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More of "My Favorite Movie Songs" theme week(s). Here's Jackson Browne and "These Days" -- covered by Nico in The Royal Tenenbaums.
CNN is Very Serious, Part 2
The three actual CNN lead headlines on the main page of their site yesterday: French Writer to File Sex Complaint Against DSK Why We're Obsessed with Anthony Trial Origins of Picnic Favorites They...
The Horrible Escape of Robert E. Lee
On this day in 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia departed from Gettysburg following its most devastating defeat two days earlier -- a three-day bloodbath culminating in a fantastic...
Quote of the Day
"This is all about him being a bully and a punk. I wanted to punch him in his head." New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney on Chris Christie Can we declare this as the official end to the...
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Continuing with the "My Favorite Movie Songs" theme, here's When in Rome with "The Promise" from Napoleon Dynamite.
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