Saturday, February 21, 2009
“You got to admit, President Obama gives great speeches. Like, today, instead of just saying, ‘Oh, from North to South,’ he said, ‘From the windy plains of the Dakotas to the sunny skies of Arizona.’ That sounds so much better than, ‘From the sleaze ball criminal element of Wall Street to the broke-a** beaches of […]
Friday, February 20, 2009
On Wednesday, I posted a quote from Zing: “Members of Congress should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so we could identify their corporate sponsors.” Well, someone actually proposed what this might look like (click on the image to see a much larger version): From Good Magazine.
Friday, February 20, 2009
© David Horsey UPDATE: In case you are wondering what this cartoon is about, it is interesting that even though Obama’s stimulus bill received virtually no Republican votes in Congress (absolutely none in the House), that Republican governors like Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Charlie Crist of Florida, and others, actually have states to run and […]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
“Happy Presidents’ Day, everybody. As you know, the banks were all closed today. I understand a few are expected to open tomorrow.” -Jay Leno “Today, of course, a very solemn day in America. We celebrate presidents past by getting a good deal on mattresses and big-screen TVs.” -Craig Ferguson “Presidents’ Day, of course, the day […]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
“Members of Congress should wear uniforms like NASCAR drivers so we could identify their corporate sponsors.” –Zing “If I had done the things I’ve been accused of, I’d be too embarrassed to stand up here.” – Senator Roland Burris “Spending $800 billion to save or create 4 million jobs works out to $200,000 per job. […]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
© Republican-Elephant.com
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
John Hodgman provides a few easy steps to recovery:
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
“Well, it’s Thursday. You know what that means? Another Obama Cabinet member nominee has quit.” -Jay Leno “It’s a great day for America, everybody, but a very tough day for the President. Another Obama Cabinet pick has withdrawn his name from contention. Obama ‘s nominees are dropping faster than babies out of that octuplet mother.” […]
Monday, February 16, 2009
McClatchy, probably the only remaining decent news service, has an interesting article pointing out GOP congress-critters who are taking credit for parts of Obama’s economic stimulus bill, even though they voted against the bill itself! Not only that, but they are boasting about changes they pushed into the bill, while simultaneously complaining about the lack […]
Monday, February 16, 2009
To partisan or bipartisan, that is the question. The New Yorker has an excellent article about partisan politics, which ends with the following paragraph: Fifty years ago, the civil-rights movement understood that nonviolence can be an effective weapon even if—or especially if—the other side refuses to follow suit. Obama has a similarly tough-minded understanding of […]
