© Ruben Bolling I think Bush Sr. had it right when he called it “Voodoo Economics”. But he too fell sway to the dark side.
© Tom Tomorrow According to Tom Tomorrow, a reader of his says that this cartoon was reported as “offensive content” and blocked on Facebook.
“We are having in this country, America, supposedly a first world nation, an argument about whether we should pay our bills. And the Republicans – the conservative party – says no. Paying bills is for squares, man. That whole ‘money’ thing is a trap. Their economic plan is like, we’re hitchhiking to a Phish concert, […]
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[Reposted from Truthout, written by Greg Palast] Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” gave debtors’ prison a bad rap. Too bad. I’d say that locking away GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a penitentiary for deadbeats seems like a darn good idea. Let’s talk about how we ended up in this pickle, bucking up against the “debt […]
“Ohio Congressman Bill Johnson said his Twitter account was hacked yesterday after an image of a naked man was posted on his page. When the Lord taketh a Weiner he giveth a Johnson.” – Jimmy Fallon “Spain’s running of the bulls is not nearly as scary as the U.S. event, the running of Sarah Palin.” […]
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© Drew Sheneman I’m really curious whether the Republicans will give in and raise the debt ceiling, or if they really will force the government to shut down.
© John Sherffius Conservative David Brooks has an interesting column on the current state of the Republican Party that pits the “practical conservatives” against a host of groups that are more interested in the expression of political power than in actually governing. He divides this latter group into “The Beltway Bandits”, “The Big Government Blowhards”, […]
“Michele Bachmann says that if she’s elected, she’ll ban pornography. We have multiple wars, skyrocketing debts, a recession, unemployment … Yeah, let’s ban pornography.” – David Letterman “Bachmann says she wants to end things that are ‘vulgar and a detriment to society.’ She’s talking about me, right?” – David Letterman “Michele Bachmann signed pledge in […]
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© Tom Tomorrow Sometimes when I read about the latest shenanigans in Congress, I feel like an alien. Is this really how we look to the rest of the world? UPDATE: Paul Krugman has an excellent editorial about how the Republican Party has been acting crazy for a long time. And the current insanity is […]
“The British government may cancel Rupert Murdoch’s $14 billion satellite deal because they’ve discovered that he’s evil.” – Craig Ferguson “In the media business, being evil isn’t always a bad thing. There’s also the lovable kind of evil that we have here at CBS.” – Craig Ferguson “One of Murdoch’s tabloids was hacking people’s phones […]
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“People are mad. There’s a lot of soul-searching going on after the Casey Anthony verdict. Florida is looking into the jury selection process, their legislatures are reviewing laws, and CNN is considering whether Nancy Grace should be replaced by an actual glassy-eyed vulture.” – Bill Maher “If you can look at a crime where everything […]
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“Democrats warned that if the debt ceiling isn’t raised, the government would cease to function. How would you be able to tell?” – Jay Leno “You know what the scary part is? Not that the government will cease to function, that they think this is actually the government functioning. They think it is working well.” […]
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“A lot of people are taking time off for the holidays. For instance, Rod Blagojevich is going away for a while.” – David Letterman “Blagojevich could do 300 years — unless he’s pardoned by Oprah.” – David Letterman “Glenn Beck gave his last show. After Oprah and Beck, the only emotional woman on TV is […]
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