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Worst Persons
Today's worst brought to you by Republican Florida state Rep. Kathleen Passidomo, for engaging in the fine art of blaming the victim. This may be one of the most heinous comments I've ever seen...
“Papers Please” in Utah
Could Utah possibly have a problem so bad that it requires special legislation to ask brown people for their papers, or is this just pandering at the expense of a minority? (Reuters) - Utah's...
Majority Support for Tax Hikes
Only 31% think spending cuts alone will solve our budget woes, and yet, tax increases are completely off the table at the state level and in congress. Buried in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll is...
Another Day, Another Abortion Bill
I have a feeling this will not be the last time I use that title because this certainly isn't the first. WASHINGTON – High-priority Republican legislation aimed at curtailing abortion rights across...
Gingrich Praises Job Creation… in Mexico
According to Newt Gingrich, NAFTA turned out pretty well for the US because it created jobs in Mexico and Canada. Really. The jokes just write themself sometimes don't they? Appearing on a...
Stopgap Mini-Rebellion
The House of Representatives has passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent the government from shutting down this coming Friday. The new stopgap measure extends funding another three weeks, but at...
Austerity in Ohio
Austerity now apparently means selling state prisons to private companies, killing unions, and preserving massive tax cuts. (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor John Kasich on Tuesday unveiled a...
Financial Reform Under Threat
Posted by JM Ashby Deregulation is apparently the name of the game even when the economy is still hurting from 2008 crash. As Paul Krugman recently noted, the financial reform bill, otherwise known...
McConnell: Lets Not Exploit Tragedy
Posted by JM Ashby In a not-so-stunning role reversal, Mitch McConnell decided to use his exclusive appearance on Chris Wallace's Fox News Sunday to advise against using a tragedy to shape domestic...
Impoverished Millionaires
Posted by JM Ashby Fidelity Investments recently conducted a survey to ask millionaires whether they felt wealthy or not, and it turns out that quite a few of them don't. Some 42 percent of the more...
I Can’t Eat An iPad
Posted by JM Ashby In the same way that oil is traded on an open world market, even if it comes from the shores of Louisiana or your backyard, so are other commodities such as fruit, rice, and grains...
McConnell Supports Insolvency
Posted by JM Ashby Mitch McConnell, who is an expert at covering his own ass, pledged today that no Republicans in the senate will vote for raising the legal debt ceiling unless other draconian...
Total Recall
Posted by JM Ashby Your photo of the day.Photo Credit @jennnnie
April Fools Comes Early
Posted by JM Ashby Good news everyone, the Fed has determined that no wrongful foreclosures have been carried out by U.S. Banks. Wait, what? In a recent meeting of the Fed's Consumer Advisory...
Worst Persons
Posted by JM Ashby CNBC contributor Larry Kudlow. After the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan failed to induce a market nosedive, CNBC’s Larry Kudlow expressed his relief in terms that seemed to...
The Headline You Won’t See
Posted by JM Ashby "Strict Government Regulations Save Millions of Lives" Everyone is focused on the damage caused by the Tsunami right now, so I would like to point out that the population of Tokyo...
Flawless Victory
Posted by JM Ashby After watching people die on live TV last night during the tsunami, I figured we could all benefit from the healing power of laughter. Here's Lawrence O'Donnell's rewrite of Newt's...
Dictatorial Austerity in Michigan
Posted by JM Ashby Like a scene out of the dystopian movie Robocop, Michigan is on the verge of passing legislation that will give the governor, or the governor's henchmen, the unprecedented power to...
Terror Babies Return!
Posted by JM Ashby As you may recall, in August of last year, Congressman Louie Gohmert made the assertion that terrorists were plotting to come to the United States, have babies, and then raise...