McConnell In Wonderland

The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth, and addressed her in a languid, sleepy voice. Who are YOU?’ said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation.  Alice replied, rather shyly, “I— I hardly know, sir, just at present— at least …

The Obama-McConnell Tax Cut Explained

Rethug dogs wag the Administration’s tail Larry Beinhart, author of the one of the most revealing and prescient political movies evah, Wag the Dog, compares the renewal of the Bush tax cuts with: …driving your car off the cliff, paying a tow truck twice the price of the car to haul it back up, then driving it back over because …

Terrorists And Hostage Takers

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c National Displeasure www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The Daily Show on Facebook It’s almost like negotiating with terrorists Addressing the tax deal negotiated in secret between President Obama and the Rethugs, Senators Schumer, Sanders, and Boxer, along with Rep. Van Hollen adopted the …

HAPPY TALK

Having taken the first step along the path of compromise and least resistance… It requires a great and noble character, having started out wrong, to turn about and go right.  All too often one’s own mind tends to justify continuance in the path of error when once it is entered upon. —The Urantia Book

RAND PAUL: UNPLUGGED & UNHINGED

Why do I get the feeling that this guy is juggling hatchets inside his head?

TEA PARTY DRAG

Some borderline sentients think dressing up like Nazis is just good fun. And nobody has more fun in the run-up to the midterms than the Republican Tea Party.

THE SUPREMELY STUPID

Sharron Angle, Michele Bachmann, and Sarah Palin are the reigning supremely stupid. Unless you have been on another planet, you already know we are in one of our nation’s— even the world’s— most critical transitional periods.  And every day now, we learn more about many of our so-called “leaders,” as they increasingly expose themselves as incompetent, corrupt, and unqualified to …