The free market is so awesome. So much so that BP had to be forced by the government to capture more oil: Under intense administration pressure, BP is planning new measures to draw off more oil and...
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This Is Not A Joke
This guy should be paying a royalty to Glenn Beck. Gather your armies, eh? Can you imagine liberals talking like this in, say, 2002? Adding... Dave Weigel underscores the historical inaccuracy of the...
Wow. Congressman Etheridge is a Dick.
Yes, the kid was probably a wingnut troll. But it doesn't matter. This is inexcusable behavior, especially for a United States congressman.
Unconstitutional
The "anchor baby" law appears to be moving forward in Arizona. Buoyed by recent public opinion polls suggesting they're on the right track with illegal immigration, Arizona Republicans will likely...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"I don’t think anybody’s going to be missing a hill or two here and there." Rand Paul on mountaintop removal This kind of thing? Wingnuts drink it up. For the same reasons they deliberately cut down...
Morning Awesome
The Weepies - "Hideaway" via
President to Teabaggers: Suck It
I don't like linking to Politico, but this is worth it. President Obama hit back at the Republicans and tea party for their obvious contradictions and hypocrisy. In an interview with POLITICO, the...
Quote of the Day
"I can't suck it up with a straw." President Obama on the oil spill Very true. And of course it reminded me of this:
Boehner Caves on Liability Cap
Every once in a while, they change their minds for the better. Boehner explained he wanted to change to current law so that BP would be responsible not just for the cost of cleanup but also for more...
Morning Awesome
Rush Moving Pictures theme week wraps up with "Vital Signs" live from the Grace Under Pressure tour.
Stupid Palin Thing of the Day
Here we see Sarah Palin suggesting that we have to drill safely and ethically. Then, totally contradicting herself, she says we should drill without new safety measures and regulations in place...
Progress Parade
This is fantastic... ally awful. Here we have the American Petroleum Institute in 1960-whatever conducting its own scientific study using its own scientists and then releasing the results in its own...
Morning Awesome
MST3K Saturday - "Venezuela" Part 1 of 3
Douche Quote of the Day
"It doesn't matter how you try to sell it to us, it doesn't matter how many celebrities you get, it doesn't matter how many bars open early, it doesn't matter how many beer commercials they run, we...
Will Boehner Vote to Lift the Liability Cap?
If he's against spending taxpayer money to clean up the oil disaster in the Gulf, as he backpedaled into saying the other day, then it stands to reason he'd vote to eliminate the laughable $75...
The Obama Stress Head
The (Very Serious) Weekly Standard is marketing a rubber head likeness of President Obama designed for people to squeeze whenever they're pissed off at him. Which for readers of the Weekly Standard...
Don't Tease the Panther
Glenn Beck and his uncredited ghost writer Kevin Balfe are really weird. Here's an actual bit of dialogue from their new book: "Suit yourself, lady. I'm telling you right now, you made the rules, but...
Let's Drill Off the Coast of Hannity's House
Sean Hannity, like Rush Limbaugh, lives along the shore of a large body of water. In Hannity's case, he owns a mansion on Lloyd Harbor on Long Island. Here's his house: Nice pool and private beach...
We're F-cked
Jon Stewart explains why and how. As I mentioned before, let's keep cartoonish Chuck Grassley as far away from the oil spill as possible.
Rubio Supports Foreign Drilling On Florida Coast
On Morning Joe just now, it sounded like Marco Rubio endorsed the idea of foreign countries exploring and drilling off the coast of Florida. If so, this is big news. "The bottom line is there is...