Glenn Beck seems to really be cranking up the dickish insanity lately. But this time, he criticized the president using a -- cough -- watermelon as a prop. Adding... Whoever that other doof was ...
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MST3K Saturday - "Godzilla vs. Megalon" The first 10 minutes
Climate Bill Passes
ThinkProgress: In a 219-to-212 vote this evening, the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which will “for the first time put a price on carbon emissions” in the U.S. In the final...
Doof Quote of the Day
"I believe the only way to take back our freedom is to return to the constitutional principles our founding fathers promised in 1776." —Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) The Constitution was conceived in...
The House Vote on The Climate Bill
The House is getting very close to passing the historic climate bill. Watch the proceedings here. Drudge had been reporting that Boehner was filibustering, but I don't see any sign of that.
Quote of the Day
"Do they really need to know, like you said, the date and time that we leave mental stability?" —Michele Bachmann to Glenn Beck on the Census By the way, it's important to note that Bachmann is very...
Some Perspective on $1.6 Trillion
Via Ezra Klein, here's economist Uwe Reinhardt on the cost of healthcare reform: A price tag of $1.6 trillion seems immense if one contemplates the figure in the abstract. It is, however, only about...
Jackson Open Thread
For those of you who were fans of Michael Jackson, here's an open thread for talking about his life and death. I'll be brutally honest here -- I'm not really affected by his death and I don't really...
Why Do Republicans Hate The Red States?
The Waxman-Markey climate bill (awful name, by the way) is estimated to create 1.7 million new jobs. And look where most of them are: Red states. Yet most Republicans will vote against the bill. I...
Specter Supports the Public Option
At least, he does now. Though it's unclear what exactly this means. "Schumer has it right about having a public component," Specter said. As we've followed with Schumer's position, this could mean a...
Worst Person
Mike Savage is a colossal douchebag.
It's Gonna Be Tight
It's largely flown under the radar, but the Waxman-Markey climate bill could come to a vote today. And there are only 184 confirmed 'yea' votes. Not quite the 218 needed to pass. Benen passes along...
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The Flaming Lips - "Race for the Prize" From the most-excellent BCAB Soundtrack
Great News from the Not-Spineless House
From the Congressional Progressive Caucus: (Washington DC) - Members of the Congressional TriCaucus - comprised of the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the...
Legislative Maximalism
Atrios posted an item about how the Democrats should've gone into healthcare with single-payer as the benchmark, then compromised down to the public option. Ezra Klein, however, disagrees: If...
Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti
Let's say you're walking down the street and someone with crazy eyes stops you and begins to rant about how shifty urban types working for the U.S. Census would be forcing you to give them your phone...
Limbaugh Blames Obama for Sanford's Affair
Rush Limbaugh blames, of all people, President Obama for Mark Sanford's affair: "This is almost like, 'I don't give a damn, the country's going to Hell in a handbasket, I just want out of here,'"...
A New Member of the Coalition
Via a reader, Senator John Kerry joins the Coalition of the Corrupt and Spineless. Huffington Post's Ryan Grim reports: In a closed-door meeting of Senate Finance Committee Democratic members and...
Crazy Quote of the Day
"Let me be the first to say this plainly: These Judges deserve to be killed." —Wingnut internet talk show host Hal Turner about a recent court decision regarding handguns Hal Turner was arrested by...
Conrad Backpedals on Emanuel Remark
Yesterday, we were rightfully freaking out about a report indicating that Rahm Emanuel was willing to jettison the public option in lieu of a compromised healthcare bill. Apparently Rahm didn't mean...