Monthly Archives: June 2011

Like A Business

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jeff Parker In other news, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced a bill this week to bring back gold and silver coins as a means of solving the nation’s fiscal problems, and … Continue reading →

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The Enthusiasm Gap

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 6:20 pm by JM Ashby

Democrats often have problems with voter apathy and lackluster levels of enthusiasm, but nothing compared to this! According to a new NYTimes/CBS poll, 71% of Republicans would like to see someone new enter the Republican presidential race, and only 23% … Continue reading →

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Dems Propose Temporary Debt Ceiling Increase

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 4:20 pm by JM Ashby

President Obama and the Democrats are trying to cut a deal for a temporary increase of the debt ceiling. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats are weighing a scaled-back U.S. budget deal that would avert a looming default … Continue reading →

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Cable Punditry Wrong Again

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 2:27 pm by Bob Cesca

The conventional wisdom among the DC media for the last year or so has been that President Obama owns the economy. The Republicans, naturally, continue to blame the economy on President Obama — they don’t seem to remember anything that … Continue reading →

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CNN is Very Serious

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 12:22 pm by Bob Cesca

Actual CNN headline: Kim K. gets X-ray to prove her butt’s real I can’t believe I accused American cable news of being stupid and shallow. Share

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Super Stupid

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 10:15 am by Bob Cesca

Just when I thought Republican contradictions couldn’t shock me any more, this comes along. Weeks ago, the House Republicans overwhelmingly approved the Paul Ryan budget plan. All of them. Every Republican. And yesterday, The Hill highlighted the Republican push for … Continue reading →

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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 8:10 am by Bob Cesca

“We have to understand: barbarians need to be educated. They need to be disciplined.” Dr. Marcus Bachmann, husband of Rep. Michele Bachmann discussing gay people Bachmann’s medical practice evidently includes “curing” people of their gayness. Yeah, he might actually be … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 06/30/2011 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

“My Favorite Movie Music” theme week rolls on with Tomoyasu Hotei and “Battle Without Honor Or Humanity” from Kill Bill Volume 1. Share

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Nothing To Show For It

Posted on 06/29/2011 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Mike Keefe In other news, a new poll shows that Governor Rick Perry would lose his home state of Texas in a matchup against President Obama, and Boeing has been found to be overcharging the government by as … Continue reading →

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The ACA Is Constitutional

Posted on 06/29/2011 at 4:50 pm by JM Ashby

The constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans lovingly refer to as “Obamacare,” was upheld today by the first federal appeals court to hear the case. The Sixth Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel agreed 2-1 with a federal judge … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Marriage and The President

Posted on 06/29/2011 at 4:09 pm by Bob Cesca

Andrew Sullivan on the president’s role in same-sex equality: The president has no actual political authority over this issue. He does have moral authority. But what close observers know about Obama is that he does not think of the presidency … Continue reading →

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All Politics is State and Local

Posted on 06/29/2011 at 2:50 pm by Bob Cesca

While a considerable cross section of the progressive movement is preoccupied with shaming the president while contemplating doomed-to-fail primary challenges, the real fights are being waged at the state and local level. For example, the far-right is kicking our asses … Continue reading →

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Worst Person in the World

Posted on 06/29/2011 at 1:26 pm by Bob Cesca

What an awful, awful lady: New York’s gay weddings victory lap has not extended to all parts of the Empire State, with a rural town clerk determined to not sign any same-sex marriage licenses. Barbara MacEwen, the town clerk in … Continue reading →

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President Obama Press Conference Thread

Posted on 06/29/2011 at 11:20 am by Bob Cesca

The president will be holding a press conference any time now. Talk about it in the comments here. I hope he starts screaming and shouting things — you know, to show “leadership.” I predict there will be a very serious … Continue reading →

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Back Into the Ditch

Posted on 06/29/2011 at 9:28 am by Bob Cesca

I hate to disagree with my colleague Mr. Ashby, but $600 billion in revenue increases in the deficit negotiations aren’t nearly enough. Double that number and we might be closer to fair. In fact, Ezra Klein reports the number is … Continue reading →

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