Quote of the Day
Can I say that 20 million Americans unemployed, the fact that we’re worrying about the status of the White House social secretary…
—Economist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, appearing on ABC’s This Week, trying to make sense of the nonsensical.
2/28/10 9:40 pm | | Permalink | Tags: jobs bill, Paul Krugman, QOTD, unemployment
Obama Should Take This Man’s Guns Away
Before he shoots someone else…
A gun instructor accidently shot a student in the foot Saturday during an NRA class to receive certification to carry a concealed weapon, Orlando police said.
Robert Frauman Jr., 50, was taken to Florida Hospital after instructor Michael Phillips’ firearm discharged about 11:45 a.m., police said.
2/28/10 5:14 pm | | Permalink | Tags: gun control, NRA
Breaking: People Will Keep Dying If They Can’t Get Health Insurance
Of course, this study doesn’t come as a surprise to any of the dirty hippies (myself included) who have been pointing out for what almost seems like an eternity that thousands of Americans die every year because they can’t afford health insurance, a number which will certainly increased if, say, Congress fails to pass meaningful healthcare reform.
Actual people dying doesn’t seem to bother Republicans, so it’s up to the Democrats to use their majorities in the House and Senate to pass healthcare reform and save American lives without the GOP. After today’s summit, in which Republicans said to President Obama’s face the same thing they’ve been saying to the American people for almost a year (that is, No!), it looks like Democrats are finally ready to do just that. A strong majority in the House and the availability of reconciliation in the Senate (a parliamentary maneuver which Republicans used when they were in the majority) mean that the only thing standing in the way of passing reform is the Democrats.
The Democratic Party has a real opportunity here not only to reform our healthcare system but to save lives as well. If the fail here, they will have no one but themselves to blame—and neither will the American people.
2/27/10 1:30 am | | Permalink | Tags: healthcare
ShorterBasically Verbatim Sarah Palin
Palin: Obama Was ‘Arrogant’ to Criticize McCain
- Barack Obama is so uppity for not graciously losing the 2008 election to John McCain, War Hero.
2/26/10 7:04 pm | | Permalink | Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin, shorter
- FOX News is sad that Barack Obama is so mean to the Senate Republicans, who are just interested in good-faith negotiation! (FOX News)
- Is Texas Gov. Rick Perry totally gay for earmarks? Yes, according to fellow Republican and opponent Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison! (CNN)
- New York Gov. David Paterson will not run for reelection because governing is just so hard! And definitely not because of any domestic violence scandal or abuse of power, or anything. (NYT)
- Black people were much better off as slaves than they are now because they are all abort-o-holics, according to Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ). I for one am looking forward to when Michael Steele has to go on TV to defend this statement. (TPM)
- Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio is all about fiscal responsibility, which is why he will pay back the Florida GOP for the flights he accidentally charged to the state party’s credit card. (Miami Herald)
- Thailand’s highest court fined former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra almost $1.5 billion after finding him guilty of corruption. This practice, known as “accountability,” could never happen in this country! (Guardian)
2/26/10 4:34 pm | | Permalink | Tags: abortion, Barack Obama, David Paterson, FL-Sen, FOX News, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Marco Rubio, Michael Steele, NY-Gov, Rick Perry, Senate Republicans, slavery, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, Trent Franks, TX-Gov
Shorter Senate Republicans
Should Democrats take Republican reconciliation threats seriously?
- If Democrats try to stop us from holding up legislation in the Senate, we will hold up legislation in the Senate!
2/26/10 4:01 pm | | Permalink | Tags: healthcare, Senate Republicans, shorter
- White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers will resign from her job, thus resolving the single greatest political crisis of our century. (MSNBC)
- America’s Fred Thompson woke up from a week-long nap to guffaw at Janet Napolitano’s broken ankle on the Twitters, an event which took place last Sunday. (Washington Independent)
- Here is a YouTube of Republican Sen. Judd Gregg talking about how great reconciliation is. It is from a few years ago, before Democrats were in power and that hippie Obama tried to put him in the Cabinet. (via Blue Virginia)
- Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) introduced this amendment which would make it illegal for Americans to torture people, a thing which is already illegal. But House Republicans whined about it so Democrats caved, as usual. (CNN)
- Illinoisans can go online to Gov. Pat Quinn’s campaign website in the next couple weeks to see all the candidates for America’s Next Top Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, hopefully none of whom are batterers this time! (STL Post-Dispatch)
2/26/10 2:41 pm | | Permalink | Tags: Desiree Rogers, Fred Thompson, IL-LG, Janet Napolitano, Judd Gregg, Pat Quinn, reconciliation, Silvestre Reyes, torture, White House gatecrashers
Wanker of the Day
Sen. Jim Bunning
2/26/10 11:05 am | | Permalink | Tags: Jim Bunning, unemployment, WOTD
Quote of the Day
Ethics in Politics: An evening with Former Governor Rod Blagojevich
— Title of an actual upcoming event sponsored by the Northwestern University College Democrats.
2/24/10 11:19 am | | Permalink | Tags: QOTD, Rod Blagojevich
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