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Dear Senator Rand Paul,

On tonight's The Daily Show, you threw out the quote of "that government is best which governs least" and confidently attributed it to Thomas Jefferson.  As is the sad custom with so many conservatives, you deputized a Founding Father into your argument as a way of pumping some vague notion of legitimacy into policies which ( Read more... )

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For a day or so I was all "Yay financial reform!!  Lookee, we haz it!"

But now I'm thoroughly bummed about the climate bill biting the dust.  I've got schoolwork that demands my attention, so I shouldn't dwell on it, but shit, yanno?  Is the sky going to have to actually catch on fire to wake people up?

And all while Sarah Palin and her minions smirk ( Read more... )

OMG - MOST RIDICULOUS / BEST POLITICAL AD EVAR!!!

The quick cuts between close-ups!

The horse!

The GUN!!

The FACEBOOK reference!

"Alabama has five billyun dollars in ag bidness, did you know that?"

It's like watching an ad from Jock Ewing himself.  And he dudn't give a rip what you think!  Yeehaw!

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"I've been a farmer, a cop, a marine, a ( Read more... )

Banks on verge of losing student lending business

By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 2 mins ago

WASHINGTON - Banks and other private lenders are about to lose a $70 billion-a-year student loan business, part of a ( Read more... )

So, Jenny Sanford.*

The divorce papers are barely filed and she's come out with a book and is making the talk show rounds.  On the one hand, good for her for making something of a crap situation, perhaps even a little profit, and for sharing her story of coming out of a bad marriage on the other side, possibly influencing others to do the same.

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Don't see Virginia Fox there. Her gargoyle must've thrown a shoe crossing the Styx.

Pay equity for women? What a novel idea! Meanwhile, good riddance DADT!

"America's biggest strength abroad has always been our ideas." And aircraft carriers.

Nancy, sit down!

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And the winner for the Biggest Lie of 2009 goes to your favorite and mine, Sarah Palin! PolitiFacts.com, which fact-checks statements made by politicians, policy-makers, and pundits, awarded that stupid bitch Mrs. Palin the "Pants On Fire" honor for her introduction of the term "death panels" to the healthcare debate.  Thanks Sarah, as always your ( Read more... )

While I SERIOUSLY doubt she actually wrote this editorial herself, being challenged by the concept of stringing coherent thoughts together, the piece still represents her beliefs. It stinks of Palin.

Have a whiff:

I've always believed that policy should be based on sound science, not politics. As governor of Alaska, I took a stand against ( Read more... )