Posts Tagged ‘politics’
“You’re not pinning this turd on us”
Jon Stewart presents the definitive analysis of the bullshit debt crisis… The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook [Read More]
“You gotta realize there’s consequences to that action”
That’s Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, speaking on MSNBC on March 25 in response to Sarah Palin’s “crosshairs” campaign. Giffords was shot in the head today at an event in Tuscon. 18 were injured; 6 were killed. Arizonan John McCain defended the gun [Read More]
Education in America gets further F***ed up
And by F***, I mean Foxx, as in North Carolina’s own Virginia Foxx. Foxx is perhaps best-known as the batshit crazy-like-a-fox representative who said that Matthew Shephard’s murder having been a hate crime was a hoax, and that the health care bill was more [Read More]
On the tax cuts deal
I’ve been complaining about those Bush tax cuts for a few months. Now the deal is (almost) done. I’ll just like to some more articulate people’s thoughts on why lots of Democrats will be looking around for a new leader over the next 20 months. This [Read More]
Elizabeth Edwards
Jonathan Alter on Elizabeth Edwards, who sadly passed away today. I saw her in public twice. First, I was at the Raleigh rally in 2004 when John Kerry had first picked John Edwards, and they were joined by their spouses. Then, I went to my first and only candidate event of [Read More]
The Obama Presidency in Three Frames
It’s depicting health care negotiations, but it seems an apt summary of Obama’s entire presidency. (h/t Ezra Klein) [Read More]
Toastie Eliminates the Deficit
The New York Times has a must-see-and-play-with interactive tool for showing how the current deficit and future projected deficits can be managed. It’s an neat tool to check out because it shows very clearly how some popular targets are really just drops in the [Read More]
After Vote Part 3
I’ve got too much going on to revisit all of the saved articles I had planned to share and comment on. I think it’s safe to say, at this point, that there are three main theories as to why the Democrats got “shellacked”: 1. The economy / 9.5% [Read More]
After Vote Part 1
I will share some of the more intelligent comments I have read on the internets over the past couple of days, with perhaps some of my less intelligent thoughts mixed in. I think I’ve noted a whole lot that I want to share, so I’ll make a few of these posts so [Read More]
