THE NATIONAL Journal’s Charlie Cook calls it “blind rage.” Turn on right wing radio any time to hear it. Read the comments of the perpetual Obama haters. Red-faced Republicans, circling and preparing to pounce on a second-term Democratic president they loathe, do not respect, and certainly do not fear. Sound familiar? Perhaps reminiscent of Bill [...]
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Marijuana Rant, Best Moment Ever
RIPPING the Department of Justice and Attorney General “I was recused” on marijuana prohibition and the “cultural lag” in Washington, D.C. It was the best moment ever. When I heard it during the hearings with Mr. “I was recused,” I let out a loud cheer and applauded. Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, take it away, [...]
House to Vote AGAIN to Repeal Obamacare
THEY’RE hoping they can finally repeal Obamacare. Maybe the 37th try will be the charm! We have imbecilic cretins running the House of Representatives. From The Hill: The House will vote Thursday to repeal President Obama’s healthcare law — a move Republicans hope will open the door to narrower votes to target specific parts of [...]
Angelina Jolie’s Preventive Double Mastectomy
THIS is a sobering op-ed written by Angelina Jolie, a thoughtful actor and activist, with an incredibly supportive and loving partner, Brad Pitt. It was written to inform and share personally a choice that is difficult, radical and done in the hopes of ducking a fate of family genealogy. From the New York Times, Ms. [...]
Judge Denies Obama Appeal on Plan B
THE Obama administration’s appeal on Plan B has been denied by the judge, who slammed President Obama and Secretary Sebelius’s obvious political stunt to appease political conservatives in both parties. The judge called Secretary Sebelius out for ignoring the science of Plan B, writing she “lacks any medical or scientific expertise,” which applies to President [...]
Chris Christie Resorts to Surgery to Fight Obesity
IT’S no secret anymore, because the news that Chris Christie decided to go under the knife to get lap-band stomach surgery in order to deal with his obesity challenge is now front page new media news. From the New York Post: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band stomach surgery to aggressively slim down [...]
Obama Puts Politics Over Science with Plan B Appeal
AH, yes, paternalism. America’s Father, Barack Obama, finally deciding to fight hard, but it’s to keep a perfectly safe medical product away from young teen girls. He thinks it will keep them from having sex or if they do it will force them to go to a parent or guardian if they get into trouble. [...]
Obama Slams Antiabortion State Laws [Video -Full Remarks]
Obama — the first sitting president to address the group in its nearly 100-year history – took aim at North Dakota’s law, which bans abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected, at around six weeks. “A woman may not even know that she’s pregnant at six weeks,” he said. As long as [...]
Villain Senator Max Baucus Retiring
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy PRAISE ZEUS! Yesterday Montana’s Max Baucus made a lot of people happy. There really isn’t enough time to explain just how villainous Max Baucus is or just what damage he did in his post on the Senate Finance Committee. Right behind Wyden in [...]
Judge Charges Federal Government with “Bad Faith,” Legalizes Plan B Over-the-Counter for All Ages
A federal judge ruled Friday that the government must make the most common morning-after pill available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring a prescription for girls 16 and younger. In his ruling, he also accused the federal government of “bad faith” in dealing with the requests to make the pill universally available, [...]
Veterans Waiting Longer Under Obama [Video]
PBS INTERVIEWED Secretary Shinseki, who is making no excuses. Of course, Shinseki isn’t at the top of this food chain, President Obama is. Shinseki also noted that Vietnam, as well as Gulf War veterans, and PTSD sufferers, added hundreds of thousands to the claim logs. President Obama is taking the hit and he should. We [...]
Senate Passes Non-Binding “Budget” in “Vote-a-Rama” and Amendment-palooza
On Friday, however, Senate Democrats stood up and voted for almost a trillion dollars more in tax hikes — and that’s on top of the tax hikes in the fiscal cliff deal. That’s about $375 billion more in tax increases than even Obama has been asking for lately. Republicans always said Senate Democrats needed to [...]
GIRLS: Watching Hannah Unravel through OCD [Videos - Season 2 Finale Promo]
Ep. 19: Recap IF YOU haven’t been following HBO’s GIRLS you’ve missed something big. Watching Hannah, Lena Dunham’s character, spiral into a shaky mental state through obsessive-compulsive disorder (or neurosis) is harrowing. Forget Jack Nicholson’s lovable crank in “As Good As It Gets.” Lena Dunham annihilates Nicholson’s portrayal of the disease, and watching Dunham take [...]
Congressional Progressive Caucus Unveil “Back to Work” Budget *Updated*
WHILE EVERYONE is listening to the squealing talking heads on morning cable, none of whom know much about what a real budget looks like that doesn’t channel the disastrous notion of austerity, House progressives showed the Democratic party, the White House, and everyone else in Washington, how it’s done. You can read the Progressive Congressional [...]
Paul Ryan Austerity a Good Target for Democrats
Second, health care. Our budget repeals the president’s health-care law and replaces it with patient-centered reforms. It also protects and strengthens Medicare. I want Medicare to be there for my kids—just as it’s there for my mom today. But Medicare is going broke. Under our proposal, those in or near retirement will see no changes, [...]
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