Year: 2011

Lawrence Kudlow candidly betrayed typical Modern Republican cruelty when, regarding Japan, he said “The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that.” That but of inhumanity didn't cause a sir, because we all know individual Republicans are heartless. This is dog bites man stuff. What is interesting, and frankly shocking...

It is like playing with fire, except the fire is extremely poisonous.

TOKYO — Japanese officials announced Sunday that the cooling system at a second nuclear reactor crippled by Japan’s devastating earthquake had failed completely, even as they took the extraordinary step of flooding a separate reactor with seawater in a last-ditch effort to avoid a nuclear meltdown.

Garrett's Corollary to Godwin's Law: A legitimately despotic, cruel, inhumane action or regime cannot be blithely dismissed, ignored, or discounted by the invocation of Godwin’s law.

With so many vying for the title of "Most Stupid Teabag Governor" there is a perpetual traffic jam between Chris Christie, Scott, Walker, Rick Perry, and Florida's Rick Scott. Florida Gov. Rick Scott' decision to rejected high speed rail, jobs, and $28 million a year put him out in front temporarily a few weeks ago, but now we find that Scott's teabag-onomics will keep him in the running for years to come.

Firefighters caused a run on the M&I Bank which was a major funder of Scott Walker's campaign. Awesome! and there is this... National Journal: (via kos)

Paul Maslin: 'VICTORY'???!!! Pyrrhus Had Nothing on Scott Walker.

Take the NFL away from the owners who are violating the public trust by abusing their monopoly position. Problem solved. If you want to know all about the owners position read this column by ESPN's Bill Simons.

"Financial Martial Law" declared in Michigan. What could possibly go wrong?

(the bill) allows the governor to dissolve the elected governments of Michigan's towns and cities, replacing them with unaccountable "emergency financial managers" who can...