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When the Big Tent Sucks
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Share the post “When the Big Tent Sucks”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I don’t like Republicans. I never have. I was raised to think of them as the social and political enemy of my kind, the Democrats, but just because I’m not fond of … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Job Destruction
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Job Destruction”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Scott Lilly of the Center for American Progress on a new study of Republican job destruction: Most of the nearly 14 million people across our country who are currently unemployed can blame their … Continue reading
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Morning Awful: Republican Jobs Plan
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Share the post “Morning Awful: Republican Jobs Plan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailLeave it to House Republicans to defund passenger rail and then pass an EPA-busting bill called the TRAIN Act. So guess what GOP Senators really mean when they say “jobs”? The website that … Continue reading
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Budget Blowhards
Share the post “Budget Blowhards”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSo the House GOP is already breaking that campaign pledge to cut $100 billion in “waste”: On Tuesday, aides to Mr. Ryan and Mr. Boehner blamed Democrats’ failure to pass the regular appropriations bills for fiscal … Continue reading
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Screwing Soldiers
Share the post “Screwing Soldiers”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailHow much do Republicans support our troops? Well, they don’t want to change this: Young, inexperienced, and often drawing their first paychecks, enlisted men and women are easy marks for sleazy car dealers, insurance scammers, predatory … Continue reading
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DeMinted
Share the post “DeMinted”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI am unfamiliar with Stuart Rothenberg, but this rings true: By beating the conservative drum the way he does — demonizing conservatives who he says aren’t conservative enough, helping nominate candidates more interested in throwing grenades than … Continue reading
Can I Have The Money Quote Please?
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Share the post “Can I Have The Money Quote Please?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review characterizes the remarks of House Minority Leader John Boehner thusly: “Ensuring there’s enough money to pay for the war will require reforming the country’s entitlement system.” But it’s … Continue reading
Out Of Ideas
Share the post “Out Of Ideas”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailEric Cantor’s “ideas factory” has closed after one year, one meeting, and zero ideas. Republicans have nothing left but fear, lies, and loud noises.
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Choosing Not To Choose
Share the post “Choosing Not To Choose”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Senator Lindsey Graham explains his holdup of the bipartisan climate bill: “Moving forward on immigration — in this hurried, panicked manner — is nothing more than a cynical political ploy,” Graham said. “Let’s … Continue reading
What Happened To “No”?
Share the post “What Happened To “No”?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The Washington Post reports that Harry Reid will hold a cloture vote on financial reform Monday. GOP intransigence on the bill began to collapse on Monday and has now disintegrated. From WaPo last … Continue reading
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The RNC Meltdown
Share the post “The RNC Meltdown”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe right wing coalition is beginning to fall apart in a way we haven’t seen since the last vestiges of New Deal liberalism died in the Democratic Party. The teabagger fail is complimented by the … Continue reading
