Sunday Open Thread [12.4.11]

"I've been watching some of these Republican debates and they're just terrible. Terrible. It's embarrassing for me as a Republican to watch this stuff." -- Former Sen. John Danforth (R-MO), in an interview with KTRS.

The Arrogance … and Paranoia… of Being Christine O’Donnell

The Des Moines Register reports that our own beloved three time failure Christine O'Donnell is so full of herself, and so freaking paranoid, that before she deigns to allow the common folk meet with her to discuss who the very important and significant Christine O'Donnell should endorse in the 2012 GOP Presidential Primary, they must sign a .... wait for it.... non-disclosure agreement.

Tis the Season to Bash Feds

It must be the holiday season as it seems that the rethuglicans in Congress are once again taking aim at Federal employees. As a compromise to extending the payroll tax holiday that has been championed by President Obama, Senate ruthuglicans, led by Sen. Dean Heller (Tehadist - NV), introduced legislation to "pay" for the extension by freezing Federal salaries for an additional 3 years (on top of the 2 year freeze instituted last January) and cut 200,000 Federal jobs. And get this, these asshats also want to make sure that millionaires won't be eligible for food stamps! Now when was the last time a millionaire either qualified or applied for food stamps?

Gloria (Gaynor) Cain Will Survive

s Herman Cain headed home on Friday to Georgia to face his wife for the first time since Ginger White alleged an affair with him, a new report surfaced stories of the couple having deep marital unrest long before Cain's presidential campaign was rocked by allegations of sexual harassment.