It's on. The Republicans, evidently spearheaded by Drudge, are clearly attempting to conflate the bank bailouts with the recovery bill. Here's this morning's Drudge screamer: If you click the link...
The New Lie
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Author - Bob Cesca
From The Yanked-From-Ass File
Ezra Klein eviscerates the Nelson-Collins crew: Nelson said, "I think it will be below 800 [billion]. For me it's not symbolism, it's an economic matter. At some point it's just too big." That point...
'Insane'? Seriously?
Benen quoting Bushie apologist Brad Blakeman: "It's not presidential. An American leader needs to be hopeful and optimistic -- and truthful. Everything he says is parsed; everything he says is...
Morning Awesome
Foo Fighters - "DOA"
Tax Cuts Versus Spending
In response to Lee's post below, no-one on the left is arguing against President Obama's campaign pledge for middle and lower income tax cuts. The real issue, however, is this: in a bill aimed at...
Sunday Night Thread in America
Open thread for your Sunday night blogotubing.
Very Serious Questions
So when will the far-right stop undermining the president during a time of war? Why are they emboldening the enemy?
Did Liberals & Poor People Cause The Meltdown?
No. (The article is from April, but still relevant considering the screeching from the far-right.)
Afternoon Awesome
Beastie Boys - "Sabotage"
Violently Ridiculous
Just recapping the insanity... Republicans are griping about fear-mongering, even though we had eight years of this. Republicans are griping about government spending, even though we had eight years...
Debunking the Republican Myths
Media Matters rips apart in detail the Republican myths and talking points on the recovery bill. Must read.
Operation Zero Cred: Focus on the House
The House is our last shot and boosting the size of the recovery bill -- at the very least, to move the "savings" from the centrist cuts into the programs that everyone agrees are "good." School...
Listen All Y'all, It's A Sabotage
Robert Reich on This Week today: But going into the midterms, I think a lot of Republicans would like to say this was not our bill, this was not our bank bailout, if you had followed us with out tax...
The Japan Myth
The far-right's latest argument is that recovery spending failed in Japan during the 1990s. Of course this falls into the same category as the myth about the New Deal "failing" in 1937. Senator...
Open Letter to the President
Dear Mr. President, The previous president was afraid of a four foot tall octagenarian named Helen Thomas, so he stopped calling on her during press conferences. So when you hold your first prime...
Drill, Baby, Whatever
Remember when the Republicans were demanding off-shore drilling to reduce gas prices last Summer? The argument, most often repeated by Senator McCain and Sarah Palin, was that even though ZERO...
Morning Awesome
Paul Brill - "Paris Is On" Directed by Joel Trussell
Krugman's Jobs Number
I've been quoting Jed Lewison's calculation of 1 to 2.5 million fewer jobs created with the centrist cuts to the Senate bill, based on an estimate of $140 billion in cuts. Paul Krugman, however, is...
You Stay Classy, Senator
Senator McCaskill's Twitter via Atrios: Proud we cut over 100 billion out of recov bill.Many Ds don't like it, but needed to be done.The silly stuff Rs keep talking about is OUT. "Proud" to have cut...
Saturday Night Thread
Open thread for your Saturday night blogotubing.