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Author - Bob Cesca
The Stimulus Worked
The CBO brings us proof. CBO estimates that in the first quarter of calendar year 2010, ARRA’s policies: Raised the level of real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) by between 1.7...
Brown. It's the New Green.
Andy Cobb and The Partisans for the win:
Fox News Doofus Hints at Shooting Reporter
I usually don't pay attention to Steve Doocy, but on Fox & Friends this morning he basically warned author Joe McGinnis that Alaskans who support Sarah Palin -- or maybe Palin herself -- would...
Arrested for Being Brown
Who could have predicted that American citizens would be accidentally rounded up in this anti-immigration, anti-Hispanic hysteria? Eduardo Caraballo, a U.S. citizen born in the United States, was...
Morning Awesome
Camera - "Out on the Water" I've posted this one before, but it's one of the best songs of the decade -- and I've been thinking about water a lot lately.
On Yelling
Al Giordano posted a fantastic and thought-provoking piece about the oil spill and yelling. However, there's a distinction between getting tough with BP, which I think many of us are pushing for, and...
Small Government Republicans My Ass
The Republican bail out for BP continues: Republican Senator James Inhofe has stepped up to the plate yet again for big oil, pledging a Republican filibuster against legislation offered by New...
BP Continues to Cover Up Its Disaster
They're going to cut the live video feed during the top kill procedure. Oh, and the oil is getting thicker. Just yesterday I posted something about how the gusher appeared larger than before. Then...
Quote of the Day
"Plug the damn hole." President Obama, according to the Washington Post
Dangerous Nonsense
Bob Herbert: Even as BP’s lawyers are consumed with the task of limiting the company’s liability, the administration continues to insist it has little choice but to follow the company’s lead in...
Philippe Cousteau Dives into Oil and Dispersant
This video from ABC's Good Morning America is nauseating. Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Sam Champion dove into the Gulf using special hazmat suits to observe the dispersed oil.
Meanwhile, Back in Arizona
Russell Pierce, the idiot state senator behind the Arizona anti-Hispanic law has a second act in mind. This time, he wants to ignore the 14th Amendment by deporting so-called "anchor babies" ...
Sick Bastards
And who said there weren't going to be any winners in the Gulf disaster? The gambling website PaddyPower.com placed odds today on what species would be first to become extinct as a result of crude...
I Think We Need a Dose of Anger Now
Last night, David Axelrod appeared on Hardball and rationally enumerated the various steps the administration is taking in dealing with the Gulf disaster. Maybe in the long run I'll appreciate the...
EPA Caves on Corexit Dispersant
The EPA ordered BP to stop using it. BP refused. The EPA backs down. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday the government isn't prepared at this point to forbid BP to...
Morning Awesome
Daniel Lanois - "The Maker" (Live)
All New Bob & Elvis Shows Available
Both the May 13 and May 20 shows have been posted. Go listen here.
Quote of the Day
“They will be held accountable. We will keep our boot on their neck until the job gets done.” Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar I hope so. And suck it, Rand Paul.
Drink This Milkshake, Sarah
Yesterday on Fox News Sunday, the shrill voice of Drill Baby Drill tried to accuse President Obama of being too "doggone" cozy with the oil industry, citing BP's contributions to the Obama campaign...