Author - Bob Cesca

Economy

Better Dead Than Red

Alan Keyes repeats what many Republicans are saying -- just in a more forthright way: Obama is a radical communist and I think it is becoming clear. That is what I told people in Illinois and now...

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Environment

The Prius Tax

That's what the mileage tax actually is. Republicans and others are bent out of shape because hybrid drivers buy less gas, and therefore don't pay as much in gas taxes. So the idea is to spread the...

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Racism

Cowardice and Racism

Rush Limbaugh claimed yesterday that his racist remarks about Donovan McNabb proves that he's not a coward when it comes to race. No. It's exactly why he's a coward. It's easy to blurt out a racist...

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Economy

The Red Scare of 2009

On Morning Joe, Stretch thinks the Republicans have coalesced around a single message: the president and the Democrats are commie pinkos. I agree with Stretch's analysis of the Republican message...

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Economy

Spazzy White Revolution

Wow. The spazzy white guys in lower Manhattan have totally lost their spazzy white shpadoinkle! First, the Drudge front page: And here's the spazziest of the spazzy white guys, CNBC's Rick Santelli...

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Quote

Doof Quote of the Day

"Being against it doesn't preclude taking the money." —Governor Mark Sanford (R-SC) Just like when those anti-gay Republicans like Larry Craig were caught having gay affairs. Being against the gay...

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Morning Joe

Financial Guru!

On Morning Joe just now: Suze Orman's solution for accumulating an eight-month emergency fund and paying off your credit cards? "Figure something out. Figure. Something. Out." Genius. And very...

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Site Note

On The Radio Now

Me and Stranahan on Blog Talk Radio right now. Call-in number: (347) 945-5235 UPDATE: Show's over. Thanks for listening. Podcast version should be available at the above link shortly.

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Open Thread

Prime Time Thread

Open thread for mocking the constant variety of cable news hackery or whatever glazes your donut. Tonight! Jon Meacham says we're both "center-right" and "socialist." Somehow.

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Economy

Just A Reminder

Every Republican (except Snowe, Specter and Collins) voted against the largest middle class tax cut of all time. Benen summarizes: Obama's tax-cut plan in the recovery package is not only arguably...

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