February 2009
OC Mayor: Racism Cost Him His Job →
Karma is a bitch. I wonder if this guy is a Republican? Los Alamitos, CA Mayor Dean Grose has announced that he will be stepping down from his position on March 2, after sending an “e-mail…
Gallup: Republicans Warming To Obama →
The Republican obstruction thing is really paying off. Obama’s approval rating among the GOP jumped 15 points last week, from 27% to 42%. Keep up the good work, Eric Cantor and Bobby Jindal.
Paul Krugman: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right →
The usual dour Paul Krugman is very upbeat on the course Obama is setting.
“Elections have consequences. President Obama’s new budget represents a huge break, not just with the policies of…
Colbert Challenges To Battle Steele, MC vs MC →
The GOP and hip-hip are such a natural match. Like chalk and cheese. Upon hearing the RNC wanted to update their party principles and “apply them to urban-surburban hip-hop settings”, Stephen…
OC Mayor: Racism Cost Him His Job →
Karma is a bitch. I wonder if this guy is a Republican? Los Alamitos, CA Mayor Dean Grose has announced that he will be stepping down from his position on March 2, after sending an “e-mail…
Gallup: Republicans Warming To Obama →
The Republican obstruction thing is really paying off. Obama’s approval rating among the GOP jumped 15 points last week, from 27% to 42%. Keep up the good work, Eric Cantor and Bobby Jindal.
Paul Krugman: Don't Think Twice, It's All Right →
The usual dour Paul Krugman is very upbeat on the course Obama is setting.
“Elections have consequences. President Obama’s new budget represents a huge break, not just with the policies of…
Colbert Challenges To Battle Steele, MC vs MC →
The GOP and hip-hip are such a natural match. Like chalk and cheese. Upon hearing the RNC wanted to update their party principles and “apply them to urban-surburban hip-hop settings”, Stephen…
CPAC: Politics For Idiots Or Diet Jeff Foxworthy? →
Just in from CPAC today, Cliff “I eat paint chips” Kincaid, head of a conservative group Accuracy in Media, uses the tired “Obama is not an American” line. Good topic for CPAC amid all what is…
Lauer Calls Out Santelli: Gibbs Body Language A... →
Matt Lauer calls out Rick Santelli for being “threatened” by Robert Gibbs. As a TV person on CNBC, Rick wants to invoke anonymity when he mouths off. He was not reporting the news when he…
Rush Limbaugh As Used Car Salesman: Trust Me →
Like when the used car salesman says “trust me”. What’s with the ultimatum, Rush? Why the pressure to convince people what they see is not reality?”[T]he people on our side are really making a…
Louis CK: Everything Is Amazing, No One Is Happy →
Louis CK: “Everything Is Amazing, No One Is Happy” segment on Conan O’Brien.
Paul Krugman: Jindal Channels Butthead →
He’s not too impressed with the GOP response.”The intellectual incoherence is stunning. Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they…
Hey Bobby, It's Time To Give More →
Bobby Jindal thinks “government is the problem” and you “can’t trust the Federal government”. As he looks at his home state of Louisiana, does he think private and small businesses are going to…
David Brooks: Jindal Response Was "Insane" →
David Brooks is a guy who gets paid to fantasize about conservatism, he gets to be wrong most of the time, he sits up there with pragmatic liberal Mark Shields and play the tragic conservative…
The Man With A Plan →
My simple take on the speech: we have a smart man in charge with Obama. Dealing with his inherited problems will test his mind, but he seems up for the challenge. Which only made Piyush “Bobby”…
Quote Of The Day: Rahm Emanuel →
“The public wants bipartisanship. We just have to try. We don’t have to succeed.” Chief-of-Staff Rahm Emanuel on dealing with the flat-Earth Republicans while Obama enjoys broad support.
Where My Presidents At? →
Funny or Die have a great NY1 spoof. President to replace n-word.”Since we finally have an African American in the Oval Office, there is no better time for the black community to embrace a new…
Bush To Start Speaking Tour. Must Learn English →
Bush is starting his lecture circuit next month in Canada, his online bio states, “His policies, while controversial at times, kept the country safe for more than seven years.”Unfortunately he was…
No-Show Rove: Classic Republican Gameplan →
The Bush Administration mantra, “Deny, deny, deny”. Karl Rove does one better, he doesn’t even show up. He’s blown off 2 Congressional subpoenas and has a Federal judge ruling against his claim…
Republicans 8 Years Late And More Than A Dollar... →
The GOP wakes up from an 8 year slumber:“74 percent of Republicans in the new poll expressed grave worry about the deficit, 29 points higher than in December when George W. Bush held the reins.”Is…
Republicans Throw Money At Iraq, Vote No On US... →
Compare the facts: Conservative group runs ad saying if you spent $1 million dollars every day from the time Jesus was born [assuming you believe that myth], over 2000 years, you would not equal…
Helping 99 People Instead Of 1 →
It almost sounds like a joke set-up, “did you hear about the Republican who voted against the largest tax cuts in history?” No punch line, it’s the truth. Obama passes the largest tax cuts in…
Obama's Weekly YouTube Address →
Biggest, quickest and broadest tax cut in history. Big difference, they are not just for the ultra rich. Note to Grover Norquist and the Republican tax cut loons: suck it. Your patron saint …
Dustin Lance Black's Acceptance At Oscars →
Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black at the Oscars:BLACK: “When I was 13 years old, my beautiful mother and my father moved me from a conservative Mormon home in San Antonio, Texas, to…
Gibbs Field Dresses Santelli →
The guy on Wall St is complaining about accountability? Is he serious? Robert Gibbs gives CNBC’s Rick Santelli’s rant some needed perspective. Nothing in Obama’s proposal to keep 9 million…
Republicans: The Fanatic, Irrational Minority →
After four months of hard work, the leader of the Republican caucus in the state Senate backed a compromise measure that would have resolved the budget crisis in California. What do the Republicans…
Quote Of The Day: Bristol Palin →
“They thought that, like, my mom was going to make me have the baby, and it was my choice to have the baby” - Bristol Palin personifying “abstinence only” programs on CNN. Oh, it was your…
Dow Drops 300 →
Stock markets around the world staggered lower. In New York, the Dow fell more than 3 percent, coming within sight of its worst levels since the credit crisis erupted. Financial shares were battered….
Dubai: Fake Cities Built On Fake Wealth →
The article asks:”Imagine proposing to build Vegas in a place where sex and drugs and rock and roll are an anathema.” Sounds like a pretty bad idea. Now build that city in the middle of a housing…
The Power Of Nightmares: Watch It →
Two big thumbs up. Saw a great 3-part DVD through Netfix: The Power Of Nightmares. The films compare the rise of the Neo-Conservative movement in the United States and the radical Islamist…
Palin Not So Slick With Oil Prices Dropping →
My you have a great “caught in the headlights” stare. The days of milk and honey are over for Alaskans. Your State is losing massive revenues as oil drops in price causing a looming budget…
Christian Bale vs Family Guy's Peter Griffin →
Christian Bale vs Family Guy’s Peter Griffin. NSFW
Krugman: No Wealth Creation In America Since 2000 →
Something the financially-challenged Republicans and the Harvard MBA-having Bush should never forget: you don’t know what you’re doing.Last week the Federal Reserve released the results of the…
Bush Lawyers Broke The Law, Now They Pay The Price →
I like the sound of this: A Torture Report Could Spell Big Trouble For Bush Lawyers.“According to two knowledgeable sources who asked not to be identified discussing sensitive matters, a draft…
The GOP Are Boys In A Man's World →
When George Bush gave away rebate checks, $300/$600 checks in 2001 and $600/$1200 checks in 2008, they were sent out with no plan. They just wanted stimulus. When Bush signed $700 billion TARP in…
The First Word To Pop Into Your Mind →
Democrats are tireless advocates for _______. Their policies help _______. Republicans are tireless advocates for ________. Their policies help _______.
Republican Dark Ages Are Near →
The Republicans are voting “no” to set up a narrative for the 2010 elections. They stood up to Obama, even though the legislation and stimulus are what America needs to get though this recession,…
Let The Zombie Banks Fail →
Arianna Hiffington has an article, “Why is Obama Reluctant to Kill the Zombie Banks Threatening Our Economy?” It’s in the self-interest of the banks to stay alive:“The battle lines over how to…
The Dangerous Failed Minority Party →
The failed minority party shows their true colors again. via Washington Monthly:After having asked to be considered for the cabinet, Judd Gregg withdrew from consideration. But note how the New…
25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis →
Time has an article, “25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis”. Go there and vote. Among the top vote getters are Phil Gramm and Christopher Cox. See who else made the list. Source:…
Axelrod Is Cool →
via Chris Cillizza at The Fix: Some of the Bush Senior Advisors have had some weak parting comments as they’ve been voted off the island. Andy Card on wearing a suit in the Oval Office?…
GOP Propaganda By Fox Surprises No One →
The Senate Republican Communications Center sent Fox News a press release regarding the stimulus bill. Fox News took the Republicans’ materials and aired it, word for word. Including the same…
For Canada, Slow And Steady Wins Races →
Fareed Zakaria has a great article on how our neighbor to the North is not financially up Sh*ts Creek like we, and the rest of the world, are. Yes the Canadians are boring folk, playing it safe….
GOP Brag Bush Could Walk And Almost Chew Gum →
The guys at Politico continue to give the conservatives a chance to defend the worst Presidency ever. Apparently we’ve “mischaracterized” the obvious failures:
Andy Card, the former chief of…
Taliban Sounds Like Alabam[a]. Now We Know Why →
Interesting article at Gallup on the religiosity of the world. Like the rest of the world, America has its fundamental States and its secular States. Here is the percentages. What’s…
Mike Huckabee: Wacked Out On Wafers →
Former fat guy and Presidential nominee flunkee Mike Huckabee needs to fill his pie hole:In an e-mail that was also posted on his blog ahead of the Senate’s passage, Huckabee wrote: “The dust is…
Judd Gregg Said Fast Is Jugghead →
Senator Judd Gregg steps down when his country needs him and I’m supposed to feel bad as a liberal Democrat that the Republicans are the worst modern political party ever. I wonder if he saw this…
Quote Of The Day: Joe Scarborough →
Aside from showcasing he is not too swift on a daily basis on TV, he makes this point:”I don’t really think it would be good to run in 2010 with a party that is actively associating itself with…
Worst. Lecture. Ever. →
You can’t make this up, Brownie gets paid for this? How can a guy who oversaw the biggest fuck-up a government department could ever have, lose a city! and still have a lecture tour? His…