Here he compares the congressional hearings to "the Salem witch trials," implying that BP, the fourth largest corporation in the world, is being wrongfully accused of crimes during an epidemic of...
Author - Bob Cesca
One Ring to Kill Them All
If you've been watching the live video from the gusher, you'll have noticed the brand new yellow ring they inserted into the plume, apparently to more evenly inject the Corexit dispersant into the...
Leave BP Alone!
First, they said the president ought to get down there and hold BP accountable. Now they're suggesting the president is "demonizing" BP. Fox News and the wingnut talkers are siding with BP. Good...
These Are the Stakes, Part 2
If the Republicans take back Congress, they will try to impeach the president. HERSHEY, Pa.—Rep. Darrell Issa, the conservative firebrand whose specialty is lobbing corruption allegations at the...
These Are the Stakes
Here's something that should motivate all liberals and Democrats to make sure the Republicans don't take back Congress in November. Robert Gibbs via Twitter: Who would the GOP put in charge of...
Gingrich: Obama Extorted Money From BP
While a few Republican lawmakers are backing away from Joe Barton's remarks yesterday, the wingnut faction is embracing the "extortion" line. Here's potential 2012 Republican presidential primary...
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Broken Social Scene - "Texico Bitches" Live on QTV
Bite Me, Senators
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate, including 21 Democrats, voted to continue paying Big Oil's $35 billion annual welfare check -- in the midst of the biggest environmental disaster in American history. And...
'Not Enough'
A commenter on Balloon Juice offers this spot-on analysis of critics of the Obama administration: I think the frustration that supporters of the president have (at least it is for me) is that his...
Promises, Promises
Jon Stewart takes us through the history of clean energy pledges from the last eight presidents. But you know, if there had been enough public support for these changes -- if we had been willing to...
Republican Lawmaker Asks Barton To Resign
I guess not all Republicans are going along with Rep. Barton's BP apology. Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) is getting downright nasty about it: I condemn Mr. Barton's statement. Mr. Barton's remarks are out...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"It is a tragedy of the first proportion that a private corporation can be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown, in this case a $20 billion shakedown." Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) The...
Today's Bob and Elvis Show
This week! We talk about the most annoying sound in the world -- and it's not the vuvuzela. It's Rush Limbaugh's Malia Obama voice. We also discuss America's unwillingness to sacrifice to reduce our...
Not So Chocolatey Anymore
This is disgusting. The pristine waters of the Gulf.
Big Oil Welfare Ahoy
The Senate voted to preserve corporate welfare for Big Oil yesterday. Yesterday, the Senate voted down an amendment to its tax extenders bill, proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), that would have...
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Pendulum - "Watercolour"
New Huffington Post Column
Americans Simply Don't Do Sacrifice Anymore Tweet and Digg often. And eat less beef.
Doof Quote of the Day
"We care about the small people. Big oil company people think we don't care, we do care about the small people." BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg Small people?
Haley Barbour Is Worried About BP
Oh, Boss Hogg. You doofus. I do worry that this idea of making them make a huge escrow fund is going to make it less likely that they’ll pay for everything. They need their capital to drill wells...
BP Hands Over the Cash
Just in: BP has agreed to place about $20 billion in an escrow account to be used to pay damage claims resulting from the Gulf Coast oil spill, The New York Times is reporting. CNN and the AP have...