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the faux bohemian
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Go away, Herman Cain.
Graph created by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Uhhh
Republicans say the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 boosted job growth, reduced unemployment, and inspired porpoises to save Dick Van Dyke from drowning.
We knew that, politically, once you get it into law, it becomes almost impossible to remove it. That’s not a bad legacy. The fact that we were able to lay the trap does feel pretty good, to tell you the truth.
White House communications director Dan Bartlett, quoted by the Daily Beast, on setting a trap for Democrats on tax cuts.— White House communications director Dan Bartlett, quoted by the Daily Beast, on setting a trap for Democrats on tax cuts.
Oy.
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Electile Dysfunction
The GOP’s incredible shrinking Boehner.
You are making my mopey, post-election day, Slate.
Republicans are funny, part one million
“Over the course of several minutes, both Sessions and Cornyn were unable or unwilling to discuss what Republicans would specifically do on the deficit, etc., if they take back control of Congress. Sessions said that the GOP would: 1) ensure that the government live within its means, and 2) read the actual legislation. But when NBC’s David Gregory demanded specifics and details of painful choices Republicans were willing to make, Sessions didn’t offer a single one.” - First Read
Funny thing is, the Tea Partiers are the Republicans with the innovative ideas; the only problem is that they’re crazy. For instance, Nevada Senate candidate Sharon Angle:
- Angle believes that the U.S. Department of Education should be eliminated… she claims the Department of Education is “unconstitutional”
- Angle believes in United States withdrawal from the United Nations, saying it is a bastion of liberal ideology and “the umpire on fraudulent science such as global warming.”
- She has voted against water fluoridation of drinking water.
- Angle has stated that she opposes legalizing marijuana and has stated that she feels the same about alcohol. (Pro-prohibition?)
Now those are some progressive ideas! Luckily, even if she doesn’t win, she’s urged her supporters to use “second amendment alternatives” to take care of that tax-and-spend bleeding heart Harry Reid. Hooray!
It says a lot about the Republican party that they would anoint as their ‘rising star’ someone who in 2010 is actually stripping away from Americans legal protections against discrimination. Bob McDonnell is proving his critics right. He said he’d focus on creating jobs, not social issues. But, one of his first acts as Governor was to make it easier for a fellow citizen to be denied a job and he did so as an adherent to a right-wing ideology that allows for such discriminatory behavior. McDonnell’s decision is just plain wrong in any context, but especially so in this economic climate.
Thanks, Wonkette
Wonkette’s post detailing Republicans’ reactions to Arlen Specter’s seat-switch:
“The 14 remaining wingnut Republicans are, of course, furious about Muslin-Communist and Pennsylvania shit monster Arlen Specter doing what they always knew he would do, with the becoming a DemonCRAP, because of course his whole plan all along from the day he was hatched, from a turd, was to stick an Arab Dagger in the backs of the Real Americans, right at the moment when there are basically no Real Americans left, which means … ?! … which means PURGE THE GOP OF OTHER NOT-WINGNUTTY-ENOUGH SENATORS, so that they have maybe 30 seats, maybe 25? Hoor — HUH?!”
I just don’t get it.
Palin rejects over 30% of stimulus money
“The biggest single chunk of money that Palin is turning down is about $170 million for education, including money that would go for programs to help economically disadvantaged and special needs students. Anchorage School Superintendent Carol Comeau said she is “shocked and very disappointed” that Palin would reject the schools money. She said it could be used for job preservation, teacher training, and helping kids who need it.”
Besides the fact that there doesn’t seem to be any political payoff from turning down money being thrown at her state, shouldn’t she at least understand the part about special needs students?
