Via Digby: Just as federal workers aren't automotons without lives and families, the Americans who were totally screwed by the recession are real people -- not just statistics or bargaining chips.
Author - Bob Cesca
Lieberman as the Hero?
This is interesting: Joe Lieberman says Congress should stay in session until DADT-repeal is passed, even if it means missing the holiday break. Of course they'll never do that and it's likely the...
John Kerry Kicks Ass
From yesterday's Meet the Press, John Kerry showing us what the Democrats ought to be doing in front of every camera everywhere. More like this, please.
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The Monkees - "I'm a Believer"
It's a Trap!
Just in: WASHINGTON — White House officials and Congressional Republicans said Sunday they were closing in on a deal to temporarily continue the Bush-era tax cuts at all income levels, while bitterly...
TLC Presents: The Palin Animal Snuff Films
From the looks of it, Sarah Palin intends to slaughter wild animals on her stupid reality show tonight. You know, just so she can piss off liberals. Yep. She's not beyond killing animals in order to...
ABC. Always Be Closing.
Holy hell. Another revealing bit from that CBS Poll. Extending the Bush tax rates for the rich isn't even particularly popular with Republican voters. Only around 46 percent of Republicans want the...
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Republican Populism Isn't Popular
At least when it comes to the Bush tax rates. A new CBS poll: Fifty-three percent of respondents said Congress should extend the tax cuts only for Americans earning less than $250,000 a year, while...
Republicans Filibuster Tax Cuts
Every Democrat everywhere ought to be repeating the above headline over and over and over. Senate Republicans today successfully filibustered two Democratic tax cut bills that would have allowed Bush...
WTF?
Charles Blow usually knows when and how to fight a battle, but his column today about Sarah Palin is totally ridiculous. Yet the left continues to elevate her every utterance so that they can mock...
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The Parade of Zombie Tax Cut Lies
As predicted earlier, the Republicans are pontificating about how tax cuts will solve the unemployment crisis. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH): Any sign of job growth in this struggling...
Fuel for Wingnuttia
The unemployment rate ticked up to 9.8 percent and only 39,000 jobs were added in November, which obviously means stimulus spending doesn't stimulate the economy (even though it really does). It also...
'Kick Me'
Krugman doesn't understand what the president is doing, either: Instead, he apparently intended the pay freeze announcement as a peace gesture to Republicans the day before a bipartisan summit. At...
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Bob and Elvis Show – December 2, 2010
Wikileaks and National Security; President Obama as George McFly; Republican Lies About the Economy; Our Baby Boomer Rant; Stories from the Dot-Com Bubble; Bob's Gordon Liddy Story; Sarah Palin's...
Quote of the Day
"I mean if we can't win that argument, we might as well fold up. These people are saying we are going to insist on tax cuts for the richest people in the country and we don't care if they are paid...
Worst Person in the World
Rep. Steve King (R-Whitey), one of the two Wingnut Kings, for this bit of racism: More details here.
Some Good News on Oil Drilling
Finally. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is rescinding its decision to expand offshore oil exploration into the eastern Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic coast because of weaknesses in...