Teabaggers threatening gun violence to stop healthcare: Digby: This is not a spontaneous uprising of disaffected citizens who are angry about bailouts. This is the base of the modern Republican...
Author - Bob Cesca
Very Serious Question
From Steve Benen: But by last night, a related question arose: why aren't Republicans making any efforts at all to denounce the actions of their extremist allies? Maybe I'm shrill, but it's probably...
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The Tragically Hip - "Gift Shop"
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MST3K Saturday - "Giant Spider Invasion" (Traveling today, so light blogging.)
Morning Joe At Its Worst
This video could be one of the most infuriating segments on Morning Joe ever. Joe's rant at the top is basically another reading of the same rant he's been rattling off since the Fall. You remember...
Super Stupid
Mike Pence is a dumb stupid: "Only in Washington," said Rep. Mike Pence, "can you spend a trillion dollars and say you’re gonna save the taxpayers' money.” Let me explain this slowly for Mr. Pence...
The Desperate Scorpion Strategy
I'm listening to the president speak on television and he's detailing the various ridiculous arguments the Republicans have used against reform. And with a final vote apparently set for Sunday at 2 p...
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Belle & Sebastian - "The Boy With The Arab Strap" Live from Coachella
The White People Frequency
Colbert on Glenn Beck's race-baiting: Glenn Beck and Fox News control the media side of the tea party movement. No racism here, of course. Nope.
Good News from the CBO
Ezra Klein lays it out: The bill will cost $940 billion over the first 10 years and reduce the deficit by $130 billion during that period. In the second 10 years -- so, 2020 to 2029 -- it will reduce...
Today's Bob & Elvis Show!
UPDATE: Show replay here. Bob live from Hollywood. Elvis live from... Nebraska. Plus, the death of the kill-biller movement. Lots of healthcare stuffs. And your calls: 877-879-8951
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Rush - "Limelight" Live from Exit... Stage Left
Mike Pence: World's Douchiest Wank
If Mike Pence were capable of human emotion, he'd be embarrassed by shit like this.
Best Healthcare System Ever
Assurant Health ought to be immediately investigated and penalized -- if not entirely shut down. Previously undisclosed records from Mitchell's case reveal that Fortis [now known as Assurant] had a...
Demon Pass, Part 2
Josh Marshall reports: How many times did the Republicans use it the last time they controlled Congress, 2005-06? More than 35 times! And the Democrats? They complained about it then too, though to...
Oy. Oy. Oy.
Jane Hamsher on Kucinich's announcement that he will vote for healthcare reform: A thousand people have donated over $16,000 to Dennis since yesterday to thank him for standing up for what he...
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Augustana - "Hotel Roosevelt"
Healthcare Polls Have Always Been Sketchy
Gloomy polls on healthcare are mostly near-term jitters and the result of demagoguery. Greg Sargent rewinds to the 1960s: Dem leadership staff is highlighting a series of numbers from 1962 on...
Worst Persons
The (ironically titled) Fox News Channel "Brain Room." They're framing the Sanders amendment -- the nationwide community healthcare centers -- as some sort of weird earmark or kickback just for...
Demon Pass
The Republicans are predictably spastic about the House passing both the Senate bill and the sidecar in one vote -- the "deem and pass" procedure. To recap, the procedure basically allows the Senate...