Bloomberg’s got it:
Alabama Republicans Jo Bonner and Robert Aderholt took to the U.S. House floor in July, denouncing the Obama administration’s stimulus plan for failing to boost employment. “Where are the jobs?” each of them asked.
Over the next three months, Bonner and Aderholt tried at least five times to steer stimulus-funded transportation grants to Alabama [...]
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HYPOCRISY WATCH ALERT
From Andrew:
Boehner and Cantor, 2/8;
If the President intends to present any kind of legislative proposal at this discussion, will he make it available to members of Congress and the American people at least 72 hours beforehand? Our ability to move forward in a bipartisan way through this discussion rests on openness and transparency.
McConnell, [...]
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You know, this would be comical if it weren’t so frightening. Courtesy of Stefan Sirucek and The Huffington Post:
Here’s another shot.
There are so many ways I can go here. I’m going to go with irony. In her speech last night to the Tea Partiers, Palin blasted President Obama for his usage of teleprompters. Yet her [...]
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If you watched or heard anything from Friday’s monumental meeting between President Barack Obama and House Republicans, then you may have come away impressed. In today’s heavily covered political landscape, pure political gamesmanship is going the way of the dodo and the brontosaurus. The art of deftly pointing and counter-pointing your political rival doesn’t make [...]
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Religion and politics are a toxic blend. Who holds the moral high ground? Political policy is shaped by ideas and innovative minds. Policy is not formed by religious proselytizing and radical invention. Yet components of both major political parties– one party more than the other– uses religion and the ensuing fervor behind it, to craft [...]
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Take a peek at this chart and tell me the pattern you see:
It seems that Republican presidents in the last 30 years have played a bigger role than their democratic counterparts in increasing the national debt. Why is this important? GOP arguments of “tax and spend liberals who are mortgaging our children’s future” –don’t exactly [...]
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Here is what it might look like. (NSFW)
Road Runner Funny Clip – The best video clips are right here
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To me, there is no scenario whatsoever that changes this thorn bush into a bed of roses for Democrats. Others seem to have found some sunlight amidst the clouds:
If Brown wins, the House has to pass the Senate version. We all know how colossally stupid congressmen can be but they cannot be that colossally stupid [...]
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My man Ta-Nehisi shutting this Harry Reid thing down. (Wait. Is that negro dialect?)
I think you can grant that, in this era, the term “Negro dialect” is racially insensitive and embarrassing. That said, the fair-mind listener understands the argument–Barack Obama’s complexion and his ability to code-switch is an asset. You can quibble about the “light skin” [...]
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This just keeps getting sadder and sadder. Watch the clip:
Are you kidding me?
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