One could easily make the argument that it isn't the federal governments place to be doing that sort of thing, regardless of whether or not it's an inconsequentially small sum of money.

...but yeah, we're going to have to attack Social Security and Medicare. Whittling away at discretionary spending won't even put a dent in things.

3/2/2011 8:59:16 PM

Quote :

" In his opening statement, Gates fervently appealed for funds requested by Gen. David Petraeus for equipment to protect troops in Afghanistan. The money has been held up because it would come from a project benefiting a major contributor to the committee chairman, Bill Young (R-Fla.). "Mr. Chairman, our troops need this force-protection equipment, and they need it now," Gates pleaded. "Every day that goes by without this equipment, the lives of our troops are at greater risk." He urged action "today" on the funds, admonishing: "We should not put American lives at risk to protect specific programs or contractors." ... Yet Gates couldn't get the lawmakers to agree to his urgent - and modest - request to shift $1.2 billion in Pentagon funds to protect soldiers' lives in Afghanistan. He asked for the money a month ago, but Young's committee hadn't acted. Why? Because Young objects to the money being taken away from the Army's Humvee program. Never mind that the Army has more Humvees than it wants. They are manufactured by AM General - which happens to be Young's third-largest campaign contributor. Its executives have funneled him more than $80,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Gates told Young in blunt terms that his delay was putting lives at risk, but the gentleman from AM General was unmoved. "We would like to analyze with you in some detail another source of that funding," he replied, suggesting they talk more about a "helpful way to approach this." Helpful to whom, Mr. Chairman? Your country, or your contributors?"

http://www.cnas.org/blogs/abumuqawama/2011/03/dana-milbank-we-forgive-you-mouthpiece-theater.html

3/4/2011 8:36:58 AM

Quote :

"Tim Pawlenty isnt bothered that Bank of America pays nothing in corporate taxes "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utdm6QMKO1g

3/4/2011 8:52:14 AM

You tell em Senator Burr, time to get serious

http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressOffice.Blogs&Type=Blog&ContentRecord_id=96f0277c-afbb-2498-768a-e398f7b04e2d


So serious in fact...he didn't say anything about what should be cut.

3/9/2011 7:08:55 AM

Quote :

"For Representative Peter T. King, as he seizes the national spotlight this week with a hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims, it is the most awkward of résumé entries. Long before he became an outspoken voice in Congress about the threat from terrorism, he was a fervent supporter of a terrorist group, the Irish Republican Army. “We must pledge ourselves to support those brave men and women who this very moment are carrying forth the struggle against British imperialism in the streets of Belfast and Derry,” Mr. King told a pro-I.R.A. rally on Long Island, where he was serving as Nassau County comptroller, in 1982. Three years later he declared, “If civilians are killed in an attack on a military installation, it is certainly regrettable, but I will not morally blame the I.R.A. for it.” As Mr. King, a Republican, rose as a Long Island politician in the 1980s, benefiting from strong Irish-American support, the I.R.A. was carrying out a bloody campaign of bombing and sniping, targeting the British Army, Protestant paramilitaries and sometimes pubs and other civilian gathering spots. His statements, along with his close ties to key figures in the military and political wings of the I.R.A., drew the attention of British and American authorities. A judge in Belfast threw him out of an I.R.A. murder trial, calling him an “obvious collaborator,” said Ed Moloney, an Irish journalist and author of “A Secret History of the I.R.A.” In 1984, Mr. King complained that the Secret Service had investigated him as a “security risk,” Mr. Moloney said."

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/us/politics/09king.html

tl;dr Modern day Joseph McCarthy is fine with terrorists as long as they're white

3/9/2011 11:40:17 AM

From Florida SB 1246 proposed by State Senator Jim Norman (R-Tampa):

Quote :

"A person who photographs, video records, or otherwise produces images or pictorial records, digital or otherwise, at or of a farm or other property where legitimate agriculture operations are being conducted without the written consent of the owner, or an authorized representative of the owner, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes."

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/1246/BillText/Filed/HTML

3/10/2011 10:04:02 AM

http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2011/03/ongoing-reports-on-the-republican-massacre-of-parody-and-common-decency

Quote :

" Eliminating nearly all the money for poison control centers would save $27 million — not even a rounding error when it comes to the deficit. Yet it is so foolish that it perfectly illustrates the thoughtlessness of the House Republican bill to cut $61 billion from the budget over the next seven months. The nation’s network of 57 poison control centers takes four million calls a year about people who may have been exposed to a toxic substance. In three-quarters of all cases, the centers are able to provide treatment advice that does not require a visit to a hospital or a doctor, saving tens of millions of dollars in medical costs."

3/10/2011 9:15:31 PM

Quote :

"A state legislator has been publicly rebuked after claiming that illegal immigrants should be treated like wild hogs - and shot by marksmen in helicopters. Virgil Peck told the Kansas state House: ‘It looks like to me as if shooting these emigrating barrel hogs works, maybe we have found a solution to our illegal immigration problem’. Several members of the audience and the House Appropriations Committee gasped and an appalled silence descended upon the chamber. Peck afterwards claimed he was joking and ‘just speaking like a southeast Kansas person’."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366451/Illegals-shot-like-hogs-Kansas-State-lawmaker-Virgil-Peck-remains-defiant-immigration-gaffe.html

Apparently southeast Kansas people are racist murderers.

Quote :

"Congressional candidate Jack Davis shocked local Republican leaders in a recent interview when he suggested that Latino farmworkers be deported -- and that African-Americans from the inner city be bused to farm country to pick the crops. Several sources who were in the Feb. 20 endorsement interview with Davis confirmed his comments, which echo those he made to the Tonawanda News in 2008, when he said: "We have a huge unemployment problem with black youth in our cities. Put them on buses, take them out there [to the farms] and pay them a decent wage; they will work." When Davis repeated those sentiments in the recent interview, the Republican leaders -- who later delivered the party endorsement for the vacant seat in the 26th Congressional District to Assemblywoman Jane L. Corwin of Clarence -- said they couldn't believe what they were hearing. "I was thunderstruck," said Amherst GOP Chairman Marshall Wood. "Maybe in 1860 that might have been seen by some as an appropriate comment, but not now."

http://www.buffalonews.com/topics/chris-lee/special-election/article367437.ece

But crazy shit like this isn't widespread in the Republican party, right?

Quote :

"A 91-year-old state representative told a constituent that he believes in eugenics and that the world would be better off without "defective people." Barrington Republican Martin Harty told Sharon Omand, a Strafford resident who manages a community mental health program, that "the world is too populated" and there are "too many defective people," according to an e-mail account of the conversation by Omand. Asked what he meant, she said Harty clarified, "You know the mentally ill, the retarded, people with physical disabilities and drug addictions - the defective people society would be better off without." Harty confirmed to the Monitor that he made the comments to Omand. Harty told the Monitor the world population has increased dramatically, and "it's a very dangerous situation if it doubles again." Asked about people who are mentally ill, he asked, apparently referring to a lack of financial resources, "Can we afford to bring them through?"

http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/245163/lawmaker-advocates-eugenics

Whoops.

3/15/2011 12:37:09 PM

the GOP doesn't have a monopoly on stupid people. you could easily find similarly stupid statements from Democratic candidates and politicians.

3/15/2011 3:38:35 PM

Feel free to post them in the appropriate thread. That doesn't have anything to do with how bad these things are.

3/15/2011 3:52:38 PM

well, for one, we've got our esteemed Vice President on record commenting how incredible it was that a black man could actually speak well.

3/15/2011 4:37:41 PM

Quote :

"One day before early voting starts in most municipal elections in Southern Nevada, a Mesquite assemblyman has introduced a bill to halt the popular practice. Assemblyman Cresent Hardy said he was asked by a Las Vegas group, which he declined to name, to introduce Assembly Bill 311. Members of the group will testify on why the change is needed when a hearing is conducted on the bill, he said. "I think early voting takes away from the institution (Election Day voting), like we used to have," said Hardy, R-Mesquite. [b]"It is popular with some people. But the concern is it leads to a lot of voting violations. Some will say (his bill) will make it harder to get people to vote, but if you are dedicated you still will vote." He said he liked the time when Election Day was considered a big deal to people. ... If AB311 becomes law, Lomax estimated the county would have to spend $5 million to buy 1,000 more voting machines to reduce the long lines that would result."

http://www.lvrj.com/news/assembly-bill-would-end-early-voting-118270429.html

3/20/2011 12:01:09 PM

Quote :

"I think early voting takes away from the institution (Election Day voting), like we used to have"

dude might want to check his history book, lol

3/20/2011 8:50:56 PM

Quote :

"But the concern is it leads to a lot of voting violations."

The ever-elusive, mysterious 'lot of voting violations'.

3/20/2011 8:57:31 PM

Quote :

"Congress has again failed to rid a temporary spending bill of language forcing NASA to waste $1.4 million a day on its defunct Constellation moon program. Though Congress passed a new stopgap spending bill last week, the measure retained a leftover provision from the 2010 budget that bars the agency from shutting down Constellation, which Congress and the White House agreed to cancel last October. This so-called "Shelby provision" — named for U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, who inserted it into the 2010 budget — is expected to cost NASA roughly $29 million during the three-week budget extension through April 8. It has already cost the agency nearly $250 million since Oct. 1. Equally galling to budget hawks is that Congress has known about the mistake for months and has done nothing to correct it."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/os-nasa-still-spending-constellation-20110323,0,3593030.story

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, Y'ALL.

3/24/2011 9:50:52 PM

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/24/us-iowa-idUSTRE72M8TB20110324

Quote :

""They start with our kids even in kindergarten, teaching them about family values, sexual education, gun rights, environmentalism - and they condition them to believe in so much which is totally un-American." Bachmann said home schooling is the "essence" of freedom and liberty. "It's about knowing our children better than the state knows our children," she said. Bachmann, who home-schooled her five biological children, lamented that she and her husband had been unable to teach the 23 foster children who have lived in their home because Minnesota authorities said foster children could not be home-schooled."

If this is the "big government" that the modern day republicans hate so much?

We really don't need people like Bachmann thinking she has a better grasp on reality than the school system.

3/25/2011 12:21:42 AM

Quote :

"Gov. Rick Scott, who made millions running a private hospital company, took aim Wednesday at Florida's public hospitals. The Republican governor, a political newcomer elected in November, signed an executive order creating the seven-member Commission on Review of Taxpayer Funded Hospital Districts to determine if it's in the public's best interest to continue having government-operated hospitals. The order says many taxing authorities in Florida and other states have sold or leased hospitals to private interests and that those facilities have thrived "while continuing to serve the poor at consistent levels and returning millions of dollars to the taxpayers." Scott is a former CEO of Columbia/HCA. The hospital conglomerate paid a record $1.7 billion fine to settle federal charges of Medicaid and Medicare fraud while Scott was in charge, but he said he was unaware of any wrongdoing."

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9M5L0283.htm

The guy who had to pay 1.7 BILLION dollar in fines for Medicaid and Medicare fraud thinks that Florida's private hospitals will use Medicaid dollars more responsibly than the state?

On a related note...

Quote :

"As Florida Gov. Rick Scott reorganizes health agencies, cuts spending and pushes for new free-market health policies, his ownership of Solantic, the urgent care chain, increasingly poses conflict of interest questions. Solantic co-founder Karen Bowling says Scott has taken steps to distance himself from the chain. He stopped regular business calls with her after he was elected. But the most important step the governor must take to avoid a conflict of interest, some ethics experts say, is to divest his Solantic interests. In January, Scott did transfer his Solantic stock - to his wife."

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/money/gov-scott-shifting-clinics-to-his-wife-raises-1317326.html?printArticle=y

I'm glad he gave the company to his wife. That way there's no possible conflict of interest or benefit to himself when he privatizes the healthcare system.

3/25/2011 12:41:22 PM

Should Christians Support Obama
This man was on Dr. Charles Stanley's program "In Touch" as a guest speaker.
I almost shouted "HALLELUJAH" when I finished reading.
Forward or discard....it's your choice.
dd
Dr. David Barton is more of a historian than a Biblical speaker, but very famous for his knowledge of historical facts as well as Biblical truths.

Dr. David Barton - on Obama
Respect the Office? Yes.
Respect the Man in the Office? No, I am sorry to say.
I have noted that many elected officials, both Democrats and Republicans, called upon America to unite behind Obama.
Well, I want to make it clear to all who will listen that I AM NOT uniting behind Obama !

I will respect the Office which he holds, and I will acknowledge his abilities as an orator and wordsmith and pray for him, BUT that is it.
I have begun today to see what I can do to make sure that he is a one-term President !

Why am I doing this ?
It is because:

- I do not share Obama's vision or value system for America ;
- I do not share his Abortion beliefs;
- I do not share his radical Marxist's concept of re-distributing wealth;
- I do not share his stated views on raising taxes on those who make $150,000+ (the ceiling has been changed three times since August);
- I do not share his view that America is Arrogant;
- I do not share his view that America is not a Christian Nation;
- I do not share his view that the military should be reduced by 25%;
- I do not share his view of amnesty and giving more to illegals than our American Citizens who need help;
- I do not share his views on homosexuality and his definition of marriage;
- I do not share his views that Radical Islam is our friend and Israel is our enemy who should give up any land;
- I do not share his spiritual beliefs (at least the ones he has made public);
- I do not share his beliefs on how to re-work the healthcare system in America;
- I do not share his Strategic views of the Middle East; and
- I certainly do not share his plan to sit down with terrorist regimes such as Iran.
Bottom line: my America is vastly different from Obama's, and I have a higher obligation to my Country and my GOD to do what is Right !
For eight (8) years, the Liberals in our Society, led by numerous entertainers who would have no platform and no real credibility but for their celebrity status, have attacked President Bush, his family, and his spiritual beliefs!
They have not moved toward the center in their beliefs and their philosophies, and they never came together nor compromised their personal beliefs for the betterment of our Country!
They have portrayed my America as a land where everything is tolerated except being intolerant !
They have been a vocal and irreverent minority for years !
They have mocked and attacked the very core values so important to the founding and growth of our Country !
They have made every effort to remove the name of GOD or Jesus Christ from our Society !
They have challenged capital punishment, the right to
bear firearms, and the most basic principles of our criminal code !
They have attacked one of the most fundamental of all Freedoms, the right of free speech!

Unite behind Obama? Never!
I am sure many of you who read this think that I am going overboard, but I refuse to retreat one more inch in favor of those whom I believe are the embodiment of Evil!

PRESIDENT BUSH made many mistakes during his Presidency, and I am not sure how history will judge him. However, I believe that he weighed his decisions in light of the long established Judeo-Christian principles of our Founding Fathers!!!

Majority rules in America , and I will honor the concept; however, I will fight with all of my power to be a voice in opposition to Obama and his "goals for America ..."
I am going to be a thorn in the side of those who, if left unchecked, will destroy our Country! Any more compromise is more defeat!

I pray that the results of this election will wake up many who have sat on the sidelines and allowed the Socialist-Marxist anti-GOD crowd to slowly change so much of what has been good in America !

"Error of Opinion may be tolerated where Reason is left free to combat it." - Thomas Jefferson
GOD bless you and GOD bless our Country!

(Please, please, please, pass this on if you agree.
If you don't agree, just delete it.)
Thanks for your time, may you and yours be safe.
"In GOD We Trust"

4/7/2011 11:56:27 PM

Neal Boortz totally called out the right about using their social agenda nonsense to hold up the budget. GG Neal +1.

4/8/2011 11:31:47 AM

A list of amendments to the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act: http://www.ombwatch.org/files/budget/OMB_Watch-HR1_Policy_Riders.pdf

The full-text of the bill: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112%3AH.R.1:

4/8/2011 11:53:27 AM

^ good God. Those environmental provisions read like this: "screw the planet, we want MAWR MONEY for our corporations"

4/8/2011 12:20:33 PM

^It is all for job creation, job creation, job creation!!!!!!!!!!!! (more sites to clean up, clever!)

4/8/2011 12:28:47 PM

Fuck House Republicans. There, I said it.

4/8/2011 12:38:21 PM

Quote :

"The Idaho House passed far-reaching anti-abortion legislation Tuesday with backers invoking “the hand of the Almighty” and saying they’re prepared to defend the new law in court. Senate Bill 1165 bans abortion after 20 weeks on grounds of fetal pain. It includes no exceptions for rape, incest, severe fetal abnormality or the mental or psychological health of the mother. Only when the pregnancy threatens the mother’s life or physical health could a post-20-week abortion be performed. “Is not the child of that rape or incest also a victim?” asked Rep. Shannon McMillan, R-Silverton. “It didn’t ask to be here. It was here under violent circumstances perhaps, but that was through no fault of its own.” The Idaho legislation is patterned after a Nebraska law passed last year and not yet challenged in court. Similar bills have been proposed in a dozen states this year. Kansas passed one last week, which is awaiting action by the governor there. The Idaho bill’s House sponsor, state Rep. Brent Crane, R-Nampa, told legislators that the “hand of the Almighty” was at work. “His ways are higher than our ways,” Crane said. “He has the ability to take difficult, tragic, horrific circumstances and then turn them into wonderful examples.”"

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/apr/06/idaho-house-passes-abortion-bill/

The lord rapes in mysterious ways.

4/11/2011 1:36:42 PM

http://www.reddit.com/tb/gnqy2


You know what to do

4/11/2011 10:40:50 PM

Boy, skewing that internet poll sure is going to change things!!!

4/11/2011 11:40:39 PM

4/14/2011 8:46:23 PM

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/pandemonium-dems-jam-panic-republicans-with-even-more-conservative-budget.php

Quote :

"... In the House, legislation passes by a simple majority of members voting. The Dems took themselves out of the equation, leaving Republicans to decide whether the House should adopt the more-conservative RSC budget instead of the one authored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. As Dems flipped to present, Republicans realized that a majority of their members had indeed gone on the record in support of the RSC plan -- and if the vote closed, it would pass. That would be a slap in the face to Ryan, and a politically toxic outcome for the Republican party..."

Anyone care to embed?

http://www.mediaite.com%2Fonline%2Fpandemonium-dems-jam-republicans-with-even-more-conservative-budget%2F#" target="_blank">http://videos.mediaite.com/embed/player/container/420/421/?layout=&playlist_cid=&media_type=video&content=3QS3N31419DGQ686&read_more=1&widget_type_cid=svp&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fhttp://www.mediaite.com%2Fonline%2Fpandemonium-dems-jam-republicans-with-even-more-conservative-budget%2F#

[Edited on April 15, 2011 at 4:16 PM. Reason : Is that the correct embed info?]

4/15/2011 4:08:10 PM

Hilarious. Sadly, I doubt the wingnut echo chamber will even mention this on Monday. Oh how I love seeing their tears.

4/15/2011 8:18:11 PM

http://www.wpri.org/WIInterest/Vol19No2/Schneider19.2.html

Quote :

"Ryan was raised as a fifth-generation Janesville resident. His father practiced law in the same building as future U.S. Senator Russ Feingold’s father. To differentiate Young Paul from Paul Sr., Ryan was nicknamed “P.D.” People often mistook this moniker for “Petey,” which caused Paul to recoil. One day as a 16 year old, Ryan came upon the lifeless body of his father. Paul Ryan, Sr. had died of a heart attack at age 55, leaving the Janesville Craig High School 10th grader, his three older brothers and sisters and his mother alone. It was Paul who told the family of his father’s death. With his father’s passing, young Paul collected Social Security benefits until age 18, which he put away for college. To make ends meet, Paul’s mother returned to school to study interior design. His siblings were off at college. Ryan remembers this difficult time bringing him and his mother closer. Within months, Paul’s maternal grandmother moved into the house. She suffered from Alzheimer’s, and it often fell on young Paul to care for her, including brushing and braiding her hair. Ryan credits his father’s death and the care of his grandmother as giving him first-hand experience as to how social service programs work. "

4/20/2011 11:16:28 PM

Quote :

"The new New York Times/CBS News poll finds 47% of Republican voters said they believed President Obama, who was born in Hawaii, was born in another country; 22% said they did not know where he was born, and 32% said they believed he was born in the United States."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2011/04/21/plurality_of_republicans_think_obama_was_born_elsewhere.html


Herp derp, guys.

4/21/2011 7:39:07 AM

God, I hate America so fucking much.

4/21/2011 10:53:15 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=murKRfTfGQs&feature=player_embedded

until I saw this video, I didn't know that liberals love killing babies and that lesbians are unable to have babies

thanks, Pat!

( )

4/25/2011 8:15:27 PM

bin Ladin's death only vindicates the right's notions of torture, the Bush Regime and extravagant military spending. Oh, and this event apparently makes liberals angry.

All of this was what I've learned by three hours of Rush and so far an hour of Hannity. I missed what Boortz had to say this morning...

5/2/2011 4:08:27 PM

Quote :

"How many times does Obama have to fuck up their shit? Talking about slow on the updraft. They invited him over for a discussion early in his term and he slapped their entire conference down. He repeatedly stabbed them unmercifully with the facts. Then they were critical when the pirates were hijacking ships and holding hostages. Until Obama sent out a sniper to shoot the big, bad pirate in the head and free the hostage. Then he invited Ryan and a couple of other wanna-be leaders to a news conference where he sliced and diced their budget plan to shreds and left them whimpering in the hallways. Then they went after his birth certificate. And we all know what happened there. The fox on Trump's head started barking. He was humiliated in front of a nationwide TV audience and people laughed at him after Obama made his "long-form birth certificate" public. It was drama fit for HBO, not television. Then they bad-mouth him about his weak credentials on national security and fighting terrorism. So he brings the hammer down on Osama bin Laden and throws his ass into the sea. Perhaps we could offer a little advice to the Republicans: Don't fuck with Obama. That little MoFo will fuck up your shit. "

5/2/2011 5:34:33 PM

Dog, I think you skipped a whole bunch in that quote.

Like the health care vote that he was sure everyone was going to love...and then the Democrats got trounced in the mid-terms (except for the Democrats who didn't support it).

Like the 2011 budget (that was never passed by the Democrats...but see above for that). Democrats wanted $0 cut. How much did they get?

Like his promises to close GITMO.

Like his distaste and opposition to advanced interrogation techniques. (wait...didn't we get information leading to OBL's death with info gained from those techniques?)

But, maybe if he was less transparent, we would know what he is really thinking.

5/2/2011 11:08:12 PM

http://articles.latimes.com/2004/oct/14/nation/na-osama14
Bush 'Not Concerned' About Bin Laden
From '02

5/2/2011 11:30:52 PM

Majority of Americans support gay marriage

Quote :

"The new Gallup Poll showed 69% of Democrats and 59% of independents now support same-sex marriage, both double-digit increases from last year's survey. Nearly 3 in 10 Republicans, or 28%, support gay marriage -- the same showing as last year."

LOL at the last sentence… the GOP is dying.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/05/gay-marriage-gallup-poll-/1

5/20/2011 9:02:19 PM

There goes one of the potentially half decent GOP candidates:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/22/indiana.daniels.out/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1

Quote :

"Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will not seek GOP presidential nomination STORY HIGHLIGHTS *Daniels sends out an e-mail to supporters early Sunday *Top Republicans are anxious about the underwhelming state of the GOP field *Daniels was pressed by close advisers to enter the race"

5/22/2011 4:02:04 AM

Republicans lost a congressional seat that they had held since the Civil War.

Quote :

"NY-26 is surely just one race, but viewed through Patchwork Nation, its results hold what look to be some disturbing trends for the GOP. It isn't just that Hochul won, just as interesting is the counties she lost by close margins -- particularly the small-town Service Worker Center counties that make up large swaths of the district. Her performance in those counties -- Genesee, Livingston, Niagra, Orleans and Wyoming -- combined with news from other similar places suggest the 2012 presidential race may be taking shape along 2008 lines, at least viewed from this moment in 2011. "

I predict Democrats will be back running Congress and the Presidency after the 2012 elections.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/05/the-bigger-message-from-ny-26.html

[Edited on May 27, 2011 at 7:44 AM. Reason : link]

5/27/2011 7:43:57 AM

i predict your dwindling supply of hotpockets will force you out of your grandmothers basement.

5/27/2011 8:15:30 AM

can we just lock this thread until Palin drops out of the top 2 in 2012 candidate polls?

5/27/2011 12:15:40 PM

Quote :

"i predict your dwindling supply of hotpockets will force you out of your grandmothers basement."

If your dick is smaller than your wit, get yourself a razor blade and a tubful of water.

5/27/2011 1:24:07 PM

apparently that one stung, yowilly.

5/27/2011 1:43:51 PM

^not really. I just tire of lame insults.

If people insist on insulting me rather than addressing my posts, at least TRY to be clever?

5/27/2011 2:02:26 PM

Quote :

" An eastern North Carolina lawmaker is standing behind his characterization of the NAACP and its state president as racist. Rep. Stephen LaRoque, R-Lenoir, sent a May 14 e-mail to the NAACP, in response to an announcement from the group about a Greenville news conference to protest budget cuts proposed by Republican lawmakers. The announcement read, in part, "Tea Party extremists seized the Republican Party and declared war on African Americans, poor people and other minorities." "I have no interest in receiving anything from a Racist such as William Barber," LaRoque wrote in his reply, referring to the state president for the NAACP. "He and the NC NAACP represent everything that is wrong with race relations in our state and country. You should be ashamed of yourself for continuing to promote racism but that is the modern day legacy of the NAACP as a racist organization led by Racist individuals who are Cowards." Barber said Friday that he was shocked by the comments, but LaRoque said he has no intention on backing off. "I'm sick of getting these race-baiting, racist-type action alerts, e-mails, whatever you want to call them," LaRoque said in an interview at his Kinston office. "The modern-day NAACP promotes racism. That's what they're doing. They're stirring the racial pot. It's where they get their funding. It's how they get their influence." Barber said he's raising awareness and fighting to stop what he calls a frontal attack on civil rights, economic justice and education. He and several others were arrested Tuesday during an outburst at the General Assembly. "He's willing to go in and disrupt the House of Representatives? How dare he? Who does he think he is?" LaRoque said. "It's time for North Carolinians to shun this type of individual." Barber said he has no interest in engaging in "the politics of yesterday." He said he would continue working to find common ground on the budget and that he plans to pray for LaRoque. Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger neither condoned or condemned LaRoque's e-mail when asked about it, but he said his colleague could have expressed his feelings without resorting to name-calling. "I think many times people will talk about particular issues, and they probably articulate themselves in ways that are not helpful to the overall discussion. I would say that fits within that characterization," Berger said."

http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/story/9653960/

5/28/2011 11:34:24 AM

Why didn't the GOP ask Sen. Vitter to resign for visiting prostitutes?

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"Could Sen. David Vitter’s diaper fetish lead to a second career? By Denise Noe Most people are probably familiar with the fact that conservative Republican Louisiana Senator David Vitter, known for his support of traditional family values, has ‘fessed up to seeing prostitutes. It is also widely reported that he had the pros put him in diapers. In one of the commercials he made while campaigning, David Vitter is shown with his family. Toward the end of the commercial, wife Wendy Vitter asks her husband to change the diaper of their young child. Perhaps these experiences led Vitter to wonder: why should babies and toddlers get all the fun of wearing diapers and having them changed? If Senator Vitter does indeed enjoy wearing diapers, it seems that he has a ready-made second career cut out for him. He can become a spokesperson for a company that manufactures adult diapers. It is true that most people who wear adult diapers don them because they have lost control of their body functions rather than because they have a fetish. However, both groups would want a product that is comfy. Vitter, who has much experience before crowds and microphones, would seem to be the ideal candidate to drum up support for an adult diaper company. "

6/13/2011 10:30:28 PM

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"Florida Police Leave The Republican Party In Mass Exodus Florida Gov. Rick Scott is so unpopular that he has caused the Broward County Police Benevolent Association to leave the Republican Party en mass, and they are encouraging other Floridians to do the same. According to the Broward-Palm Beach New Times, what pushed the police association over the edge was Scott’s union due deductions bill, which is a union busting measure in the finest Scott Walker tradition. The Florida measure would allow government agencies to collect union dues if the union is engaged in political activities. They are so outraged that on July 16, the union will be holding a “Party to Leave The Party” event. Check out the invitations, The Broward PBA wants to send a message to the Republican Party, the governor and the Republican-led legislature– those that are wreaking havoc on the lives of public employees–that we will not sit idly by and take it. Supporting the GOP means supporting those that are working hard against your interests and those who believe that labor unions are bent on destroying America. On July 16, we want you, our members, your friends and your family, to leave the Republican Party. Law enforcement, firefighters, teachers and other public employees are invited to join us in switching from the Republican party to the party of their choice. Those who are not registered voters are welcome to come register so their voices can also be heard. Reg- istering or switching parties takes two minutes. All you need is a government-issued ID like a Florida Driver’s License or a Florida ID. There is one more legislative session before the 2012 elections–let’s put them on notice. "

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 11:05 PM. Reason : ...]

6/13/2011 11:05:36 PM

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"Why didn't the GOP ask Sen. Vitter to resign for visiting prostitutes?"

Better question is why didn't the Dems ask President Clinton to resign for getting a blowjob from someone who wasn't his wife in the Oval Office and then lying about it?

6/15/2011 3:23:32 PM

Because the President wasn't a sanctimonious douchenozzle?

6/15/2011 5:02:06 PM