Monthly Archives: November 2009

Why Me Not President? : ‘I Meant To Do That’

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 11:10 pm by Redmond

Posted by Elvis Dingeldein and Redmond in Jabba Guard Disguises But Katie wasn’t interested in discussing these issues…. Instead, when I tried to describe frequent Russian incursions by figuratively referring to Vladimir Putin entering our airspace, CBS researched the Russian … Continue reading →

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Win

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 10:10 pm by Bob Cesca

Steve Benen: The success of his first year will be largely dependent on the outcome of the health care debate, but Obama may soon be able to point to his first 12 months in office and say he rescued the … Continue reading →

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 9:01 pm by Bob Cesca

“What if one of them were a ninja? Obama could have been killed.” —Ed Schultz on the gate crashers I like Ed Schultz, but he sometimes gets caught up in these crazy cable news narratives and totally falls off the … Continue reading →

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By Grabthar’s Hammer, What A Savings!

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 7:30 pm by Bob Cesca

The Senate healthcare reform bill looks like a really good deal for much of the individual market. Ezra Klein summarizes today’s CBO analysis on costs: The CBO estimates that 57 percent of people in the individual market will receive subsidies … Continue reading →

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Dick Cheney for President

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 4:38 pm by Bob Cesca

Jon Meacham thinks Cheney should run in 2012. John Cole is calling it Dickmentum. And, of course, we all know why Meacham is pitching Cheney. The Drama! Imagine candidate Cheney running against President Obama. The news coverage would be like … Continue reading →

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Undermining the Commander-in-Chief

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 1:13 pm by Bob Cesca

Sullivan on the president’s Afghanistan strategy: If he does the full metal neocon as he is being urged to, he should not be deluded in believing the GOP will in any way support him. They will oppose him every step … Continue reading →

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Change We Can Believe In

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 11:23 am by Bob Cesca

Monsanto is going to be investigated by the Justice Department for anti-trust violations. During the Bush administration, the Justice Department did not file a single case under antimonopoly laws regulating a dominant firm. But that stretch seems unlikely to continue. … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 9:53 am by Bob Cesca

You haven’t seen much Afghanistan blogging here because it’s an impossible situation and it’s difficult for me to see any upside to this thing. Whatsoever. There’s obviously a case, though, for the fact that the previous administration screwed it up … Continue reading →

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Wingnuts Endangering Children Again

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 7:42 am by Bob Cesca

World Net Daily has “outed” a high school musical — and named the school. In effect, putting a gigantic target on every student in the play. The lack of responsibility in lieu of red meat is staggering. Between Malkin stalking … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 11/30/2009 at 6:02 am by Bob Cesca

The Muppets – “Bohemian Rhapsody” Share

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Super Stupid

Posted on 11/29/2009 at 6:47 pm by Bob Cesca

Fox News thinks President Obama traveled back in time using his Muslim-Hitler-Commie Flux Capacitor and somehow passed the FY09 budget before he was actually elected president. Fox News is smart! Share

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More Excellent News for the Unemployed

Posted on 11/29/2009 at 4:37 pm by Bob Cesca

COBRA subsidies are about to go away. Happy Holidays! Unless Congress moves swiftly to extend the benefit, millions of other jobless Americans will experience the same sticker shock when they exhaust their subsidies and must pay full health insurance premiums, … Continue reading →

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That Party Crasher Couple

Posted on 11/29/2009 at 12:07 pm by Bob Cesca

I get it. The party crasher couple is good news for the Republicans because it shows the Obama administration is weak on — I don’t know — middle-aged socialite reality show people (aka. “terrorists”) who sneak into State Dinners? Now, … Continue reading →

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Quitter

Posted on 11/29/2009 at 9:01 am by Bob Cesca

Sarah Palin goes rogue again: Sarah Palin dropped out of a 5k race on Thanksgiving Day in Kennewick, Wash. The former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor quit the race because she wanted to avoid the crowds that were waiting … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 11/29/2009 at 6:24 am by Bob Cesca

Nuclear Free City – “Asleep at the Wheel” Share

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