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How’s That Republican Outreach To Women Going?

By pandora October 6, 20132 Comments

Well... let's take a look. Honestly, Republicans have added new heights to stupid. In the words of Tom Levenson at Balloon Juice, "Please proceed, GOP"

The Kenyan-Muslim-Brotherhood-President Bagged Another Couple AQ Leaders

By jason330 October 5, 20132 Comments

Obama just keeps kicking ass and taking names on the defense front. Close on the heels of his victory in Syria, he has acted boldly to protect the USA from terrorist attacks being hatched in Somalia and Libya.

(CNN) -- In two raids nearly 3,000 miles apart, U.S. military forces went after two high-value targets over the weekend. And while officials have yet to say whether the operations were coordinated or directly related, they show Washington's reach, capability and willingness to pursue alleged terrorists. One operation took place Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, when U.S. forces captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaeda leader wanted for his role in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. In the second raid, a team of U.S. Navy SEALs in southern Somalia targeted a top leader of Al-Shabaab, which was behind last month's mall attack in Kenya. The SEALs came under fire and had to withdraw before they could confirm whether they killed their target, a senior U.S. official said.

The ACA is the law of the land, in spite of a prolonged campaign of sabotage

By jason330 October 5, 20139 Comments

Having spent the past three years trying hard to sabotage the ACA, the GOP has had some success in limiting the law's impact. There can be little doubt that the law would have been stronger at the roll out if not for these acts of GOP sabotage.

Daily Delawhere [10.5.13]

By Delaware Dem October 5, 20133 Comments

Paul Krugman of the day – Part 2

By jason330 October 4, 20136 Comments

Krug gives the clear headed, but unfortunate news that the GOP will not allow a debt ceiling increase because the teabags who call the shots would feel "disrespected" and walk away utter losers - something they are not willing to do. Also - President Obama will not budge on the debt ceiling because our system of government is at stake. So...

Republicans Are No Longer the Party of Business

By cassandra_m October 4, 20132 Comments

That is the remarkable title from an article in BloomburgBusinessweek:

This is a big f-ing deal

By jason330 October 4, 20136 Comments

Having quoted Biden on the ACA, I'll paraphrase Paul Krugman: Health reform is here to stay. The glitches of October won’t matter in the long run. They are actually encouraging…

Republican Shutdown Open Thread, Day 4

By Delaware Dem October 4, 20137 Comments

Delaware Dem has been doing a damn fine job with these open threads. Don't you agree? You must agree or risk me considering you a pinhead. Anyway, today he is busy so you get the second rate version. So put your Republican government shutdown info in the comments and in the meantime read this about what a f'ing C-word Miley Cyrus is. I mean, I don't give a shit about her licking a sledgehammer, but beating up on Sinead O'Conner because she was treated for mental illness is a total dick move.

The Official Walter White Obituary

By cassandra_m October 4, 201316 Comments

There's spoilers if you haven't seen the last episode yet. This is the creation of high school science teacher David Layman and members of the “Unofficial Breaking Bad Fan Tour” Facebook group who paid for it to appear in the ABQ Journal. Not sure this helps with closure for me, but hey.

Time for bi-partisan superman, John Carney, to file a discharge petition

By jason330 October 4, 20137 Comments

Twenty house Republicans are on record saying that they would vote for a clean CR. John Boehner will not bring it up for a vote, but that creates a perfect moment for bi-partisan superman, John Carney, to save the country with his amazing friendship building skills. Carney has spent his entire time in congress honing these relationships, so he should be able to make just a few calls and get this done. After all, we continuously hear how important is is to create bi-partisan comity in the house by sucking up the frauds and charlatans on the other side of the isle - now is the moment for all that servile boot-licking to pay off.

Daily Delawhere [10.4.13]

By Delaware Dem October 4, 20132 Comments

Here is a submission from Steve Newton at Delaware Libertarian.

Something I Hadn’t Noticed Until Now…

By Delaware Dem October 3, 20135 Comments

... but, where is Vice President Biden? He had been central to prior negotiations in 2011 with the Republican Default Crisis and with the 2012 Fiscal Cliff. In those deals, he was the peacemaker and dealmaker. He is being kept off canvas now, but not for the obvious reason: so that he could be brought in for another dealmaking opportunity. No, there is another reason....

A Republican Congresswoman needs her paycheck

By Delaware Dem October 3, 20131 Comment

I presume she was responding to a question as to why she is being paid during this shutdown when hundreds of thousands of federal employees, such as those Capitol police officers who protected her so bravely today, are not. She needs her paycheck. Pardon my profanity, but why the fuck does she think those police officers do not need theirs? Seriously, fuck her.