I mean, really. What else is this? How does this qualify by any definition as politics or even dislike? It's sheer hate radio. But he makes big bucks so each week he'll continue to top -- or rather lower -- himself. Which he is consistently doing. … [Read more...] about Rush Limbaugh Confirms It: He Does Hate Radio
The Ryan Budget Plan Versus the Affordable Care Act
Benjy Sarlin at TPMDC explains why private companies might not be eager to insure Americans who are currently covered by Medicare under a voucher program such as the one Paul Ryan is proposing: … [Read more...] about The Ryan Budget Plan Versus the Affordable Care Act
David Brooks Is Being Sillier Than Usual
Another Left-Handed post. … [Read more...] about David Brooks Is Being Sillier Than Usual
Democrats Pwn Republicans on Budget Vote
Brian Beutler reports on an amazing political coup that House Democrats came within a hair’s breadth of pulling off: … [Read more...] about Democrats Pwn Republicans on Budget Vote
Commerce Secretary Locke’s Digital Identity Initiative Rests On Flawed Justification
The White House made a big statement about (digital) identity theft on Friday, with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke announcing a public-private sector effort, National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC). "The administration hopes to see a robust trusted ID market in the U.S. in three to five years," according to PC World. The trusted ID technologies … [Read more...] about Commerce Secretary Locke’s Digital Identity Initiative Rests On Flawed Justification
Obama’s Reelection Hinges on Proving Government Can Work (O Globo, Brazil)
This editorial from Brazil's O Globo demonstrates again how important American economic soundness and foreign policy is to the rest of the world. Commenting on foreign affairs and the spectacle now taking place in Washington over the budget, O Globo takes a look at what it will take for President Obama to win in 2012, and suggests that if his more multilateral foreign policy … [Read more...] about Obama’s Reelection Hinges on Proving Government Can Work (O Globo, Brazil)
Arizona Passes Birther Bill
Arizona has become the first state in the Union to pass a birther bill requiring presidential candidates to prove natural born citizenship in order to appear on the state’s ballot. HB 2177 now goes to Governor Jan Brewer who has not indicated whether she will sign or veto the measure. She also has the option of letting it sit for five days and become law without her … [Read more...] about Arizona Passes Birther Bill
Is Donald Trump Imagining Things? Daily News Publisher Says Trump Never Saved Paper
Is Donald Trump imagining things? Sounds that way: he's mad over an unflattering New York Daily News cover and claims he once saved the paper. But the paper's publisher Mort Zuckerman says it never happened. Zuckerman, a fellow real estate mogul who also recently considered stepping into politics, said he has "no idea what [Trump's] talking about" and can't recall ever … [Read more...] about Is Donald Trump Imagining Things? Daily News Publisher Says Trump Never Saved Paper
For A Such A Time As This
My friend, Genie Hargrove, believes God put her on this earth, at this time, to be minister of a small country Baptist church. The place, Devereux, GA, is in the heart of the poorest county in Georgia. The church, at the end of a winding dirt road, was founded in 1791. Genie, the pastor, is an out lesbian. When she first told me the story of her ordination council I knew I … [Read more...] about For A Such A Time As This
Obama the Dragonslayer (Cartoon)
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Obama the Dragonslayer (Cartoon)
“You Think We’re Stupid?” What Obama Says He Said Behind Doors During Budget Negotiations
"You think we're stupid?" That quote from what a CBS reporter picked up from a closed door meeting with donors will likely be swirling through the new and old media -- part of what Obama reportedly told donors about what went on behind the scenes during the budget negotiations: In what he thought was a private chat with campaign donors Thursday evening, President Obama … [Read more...] about “You Think We’re Stupid?” What Obama Says He Said Behind Doors During Budget Negotiations
Blind Budget Deficit Pig (Cartoon)
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New Poll Shows Voters Turning Away From Republicans
There is a new poll out from Public Policy Polling that is bad news for Republicans: … [Read more...] about New Poll Shows Voters Turning Away From Republicans
Glenn Beck Tells Birthers to Stop It
Talk show host Glenn Beck has told birthers to stop it already. This means that within several days time both former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Beck have made it clear that they've had enough of the birthers' (whose most high-profile ranks now include Donald Trump) unrelenting claims that Barack Obama was not born here and therefore shouldn't even be in the Oval … [Read more...] about Glenn Beck Tells Birthers to Stop It
Scott Walker Admits His Union-Busting Measures Do Not Save Money
From Think Progress: … [Read more...] about Scott Walker Admits His Union-Busting Measures Do Not Save Money
Obama At The Bat — Another Strike Out
How accommodating and forgiving most Democratic commentators have become. The President's speech on the budget, deficits and future federal spending was mostly greeted by these people with praise for the leadership it supposedly demonstrated, for the clear alternative to Republican proposals it supposedly presented, and for the way it supposedly asked the rich at long last to … [Read more...] about Obama At The Bat — Another Strike Out
Gun-to-the-Head Governing–With Blanks
Don't bother to send in the clowns, they're here (see the 2012 GOP hopefuls), but it's those in Congress who are armed and dangerous, threatening to turn the world's richest nation into a gambling saloon for financial markets. As last week's shutdown shootout cuts turn out to be illusory, Capitol Hill zealots prepare to repeat it with the vote over raising the debt ceiling … [Read more...] about Gun-to-the-Head Governing–With Blanks
How Responsible is this Media Matters Employee for Glenn Beck’s Fox News Departure?
In the wake of the announcement that Glenn Beck's daily Fox News program would end, there was no shortage of mixed signals meant to obfuscate the reason for his departure. Beck himself appeared on his program that night and claimed that the show had been a burden he never wanted to bear, indicating that it was his choice to leave. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes was no less opaque, … [Read more...] about How Responsible is this Media Matters Employee for Glenn Beck’s Fox News Departure?
Georgia Rep Calls FDR a Commie
Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA) presented his own interesting take on history in a floor speech where he accused both Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt of having "socialist beliefs". In his own words, "In fact, Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers, his close-held friends, his cabinet people to go visit with Stalin in communist Russia to study what … [Read more...] about Georgia Rep Calls FDR a Commie
Trump for President (Two Cartoons)
Two cartoons on Donald Trump running for President: … [Read more...] about Trump for President (Two Cartoons)