From the White House Office of Preemptive Capitulation comes news that President Obama has agreed to extend tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires for another two years, despite his numerous pledges not to. (Does anybody really believe that the cuts won’t become permanent the day after they expire, no matter which party controls Congress and the White House after the …
President Obama on his way to getting 12 stitches after a basketball game at Fort McNair Would it be safe to assume that if the as yet unnamed player who injured President Obama’ during a ‘friendly’ basketball game was a Republican, Obama hunbly apologized for roughing up the fellow’s elbow with his lip? Inquiring minds would like to know.
John of Orange, recessive gene carrier of the long extinct Orange race* Given that the electoral odds strongly favor a Rethug takeover of the House of Representatives this Tuesday; and given the John Boner will likely become the Speaker of the House (like I learned in Catholic grade school: when two vowels go a walkin’, the first one does the …
Aping the Teabaggers, the Rethugs wrap themselves in the flag and promote their party as the defenders of the Constitution. And just when you thought they couldn’t sink any lower, they roll out the above ad to Hispanic voters encouraging them to ignore their most primary constitutional responsibility– the right and duty to vote. (For the Spanish version, see here.) …
Note: We’re having a weird WP problem with our latest posts. If you don’t see a picture here, you wont be able to tell us— because comments stopped working too. —FRACK! If the Borg ever show up on our planet, Urantia, seeking to absorb intelligent life into their corporate, hive like mind, our best chance of survival is to offer …
Maria Cantwell speaking at the Democratic National Convention last August Don’t think there’s vid up on this yet but this morning on CNN’s State of the Union, host John King interviewed second term Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Old White Guy Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), probably the Rethugs most experienced spokesperson, adept at framing an issue and sticking to the …
With the success of the Blue Dogs allied with the Rethugs to delay a vote on health care reform before Congress’ summer recess, the ad wars have begun. No surprise there. But now a new escalation is afoot. From Randi Rhodes’ blog today: So right wing organizers are targeting the town halls of Democrats with angry mobs. It’s a good …
