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why in the world wouldn’t obama make decisions based...

Mar 3rd

Is It Ok For My Christian Daughter To...

Mar 3rd

“I don’t think the White House has the ability to tell...”
— Steny Hoyer, on how Congress...

Mar 3rd

Mar 3rd

“What about this bone head, Rush Limbaugh? Honest to God. He...”
— David Letterman

Mar 3rd

“I think Rush is a great leader for conservatives.”
— Bobby Jindal

Mar 3rd

“It would be as if Barack Obama was going around and...”
— Tim Pawlenty, on the...

Mar 3rd

think4yourself: GOP Barbie, Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

Mar 3rd

My two cents on Rush

alcaniglia: “So the whole Rush Limbaugh thing is exploding and everyone cares so much… and...

Mar 3rd

“A Secret Service agent who came with him asked if we...”
— Barber Rich Bianco, on the...

Mar 3rd

Meghan McCain: "Looking for Mr. Far Right"

Mar 3rd

“My intent was not to go after Rush – I have enormous respect...”
— Michael Steele, letting Rush...

Mar 2nd

“If I were chairman of the Republican Party, given the state...”
— Rush Limbaugh, responding....

Mar 2nd

“Rush Limbaugh, his whole thing is entertainment. Yes,...”
— Republican party chairman...

Mar 2nd

think4yourself: winstonwolfe: davidmaddox: “However...

Mar 2nd

Spotted

Reps. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Jackie Speier (D-CA) and “about a dozen Samoans” got trapped...

Mar 2nd

“Great Buy Danish Aebleskiver Dinner tonite at Fredsville...”
— Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA),...

Mar 2nd

Limbaugh Rallies Conservatives to Find 'Right...

Mar 2nd

hahahahah “who has the question for the...

Mar 2nd

“We do not want our Senators and House of Representives going...”
— Letter-writter

Mar 1st

The S-Word

Mar 1st

lord, other than ruining our country, i fucking love george...

Mar 1st

think4yourself: Talking Points Memo | Dying Conservative...

Mar 1st

“I think that probably President Obama is somewhat more...”
— Bob Gates, on Obama and Bush.

Mar 1st

ha ha

Feb 28th

“We won the argument on the stimulus bill and on the massive...”
— Mike Pence (R-IN), ignoring...

Feb 27th

“How does one manage a beaver?”
— John McCain, twittering...

Feb 27th

“Conservatives are more fun and interesting than liberals.”
— Senate Min. Leader Mitch...

Feb 27th

Higher and Higher

B. Obama 71%/25% N. Pelosi 42 /37 H. Reid 34 /43 J. Boehner 16 /53 M....

Feb 27th

“I actually forgot totally about it.”
— Laura Bush, asked if she...

Feb 27th

Joe the Author, Plumbing New Lows in Interest

Feb 27th

Daily Kos: State of the Nation via think4yourself

Feb 27th

“We know we did wrong. My bad.”
— Michael Steele, on what he...

Feb 27th

Mayor who sent watermelon e-mail says he'll...

Feb 27th

Jindall Made Up Being There With The Sheriff...

Feb 26th

“YEs!! I am twittering on my blackberry but not without a...”
— John McCain

Feb 26th

Viagra Orgy Man Collapses

Feb 26th

VIDEO: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Jack...

Feb 26th

“We have a tougher job than our friends across the aisle....”
— Minority Leader John Boener,...

Feb 26th

“I’m too busy being a Senator.”
— Roland Burris, on if he has...

Feb 25th

Congressional Budget Increased To Pay GOP...

Feb 25th

2nd U.S. soldier in Iraq challenges Obama...

Feb 25th

Chris Matthews Explains "Oh God" Comment

Last night Chris Matthews muttered “oh god” just as Jindal walked out from between those...

Feb 25th

Word Clouds of the Obama and Jindal Speeches

Feb 25th

VIDEO: Biden: 'Do You Know The Website...

Feb 25th

“There’s an intra-Republican debate. Some people say...”
— David Brooks, on Bobby Jindal

Feb 25th

:SIREN: DRUDGE MELTDOWN :SIREN:

“Obama Says USA will rebuild and emerge stronger… Obama vows to increase number of...

Feb 25th

via switchblades

Feb 25th

Quick Thoughts

Great speech. All hope and this is our moment. Very good stuff. The education bits on the importance...

Feb 25th

“I honestly don’t know anybody who would compare these...”
— David Vitter, comparing his...

Feb 24th

http://www.georgewbushstore.com/ it’s impossible for...

Feb 24th

Still Winning

Which Do You Think Should Be A Higher Priority For Obama Right Now, Working In A Bipartisan Way With...

Feb 24th

Watch

In a 3-min. animated short titled “The Bright Knight,” IL-05 special election candidate...

Feb 24th

“I’m always open to everything, baby, absolutely.”
— Michael Steele, in response to...

Feb 24th

“The helicopter I have now seems perfectly adequate to me. Of...”
— Barack Obama, after John...

Feb 24th

“Nothing in this process is easy. Ever.”
— OR state Rep. Vicki Berger...

Feb 24th

Watch

Rep. Erik Paulsen’s (R-MN) staff “went through a bit of an ordeal” yesterday,...

Feb 24th

Soldier doubts eligibility, defies...

Feb 24th

“Stephen Turo of Genoa sits in the back of a rental...

Feb 24th

Army deserter — wearing thong — arrested

Feb 24th

think4yourself: “I had a friend who otherwise has...

Feb 24th

Is Giving D.C. A Seat In Congress Legal?,...

Feb 24th

excellent (thanks dustin)

Feb 24th

“vote no on UAW Bail out vote yes for auto bail have to cut...”
— The American people speak out

Feb 24th

“The only person that’s going to get bitten in this is...”
— Rep. Mike Pence (R) on the...

Feb 23rd

The Filibuster Myth: Dems Can't Make GOP Talk...

Feb 23rd

Nishad: i bet indias estatic
me: even though it took the british to get famous
Nishad: about a movie that shows their country
is a fucking shithole
me: hahaha
Nishad: thats the funniest part
no one in indias even seen it but they are all excited about it
and it shows indian people as like violent muslim hating poor etc etc
its great
the irony

Feb 23rd

“One is 1990, [President George H.W.] Bush gets together with...”
— Grover Norquist, on the two...

Feb 23rd

Marijuana Legalization More Popular than Key Conservative...

Feb 23rd

The 81st Annual Hollywood Makes Them...

randomonium: I think the over-the-top glitz and glam—the mindless fucking consumerism— of the...

Feb 23rd

superpoop

Feb 23rd

Obama's First Budget Seeks To Trim Deficit

Feb 22nd

“How does anybody know about love? If you can describe it,...”
— Sec/State Hillary Clinton,...

Feb 20th

“Anytime you raise taxes on business you make it more...”
— National Association of...

Feb 20th

“Shhhhh, I’m slumming.”
— Former Sen. John Warner,...

Feb 20th

These amaze me every week

B. Obama 69%/26% N. Pelosi 43 /39 H. Reid 33 /41 J. Boehner 17 /54 M....

Feb 20th

“I had this flash of Orrin Hatch on the Senate floor wearing...”
— Weekly Standard’s...

Feb 20th

oh shit

Feb 20th

this ran in the new york post a few days ago. many see...

Feb 20th

where the stimulus dollars are going (click for full size)...

Feb 19th

Trust me and click this link if you ever...

Feb 19th

Police ID Crystal Cathedral suicide victim

Feb 19th

“Being against it doesn’t preclude taking the money.”
— GOP Gov. Mark Sanford of South...

Feb 19th

“He is a sweet piece of man candy.”
— Al Roker, asked if “he...

Feb 19th

“I don’t know where they’re going to go to get...”
— Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN...

Feb 19th

“In things racial we have always been and continue to be, in...”
— Eric Holder, not waiting long...

Feb 18th

Kos: The Beltway Media *is* out of touch

Feb 18th

stimulus!

Feb 17th

Noticing a Trend

B. Obama 68%/25% N. Pelosi 42 /39 H. Reid 32 /42 J. Boehner 18 /55 ...

Feb 17th

“Everyone should be abstinent or whatever, but it’s not...”
— Bristol Palin, on teen...

Feb 17th

Feb 17th

“It’s not just the baby that’s hard. It’s...”
— Bristol Palin, on life with...

Feb 17th

well look who it is (whitehouse.gov)

Feb 17th

“You also need to freeze all medical cost at 1980s rate and...”
— A constituent, with an idea.

Feb 16th

Feb 14th

Feb 13th

“American people will know and historians will judge that...”
— Nancy Pelosi, being modest

Feb 13th

Going Places

Congress Job Approval Approve 37% Disapprove 59

Feb 13th

The RNC is offering another version of last year’s...

Feb 13th

“the tax code and the Irs need a STEAK driven right through...”
— A constituent, on beef. Also:...

Feb 12th

“It sounded exactly like him. He was saying we should hang...”
— McDonald’s...

Feb 12th

Why is Judd Gregg withdrawing his...

(via think4yourself) CongressDaily: “Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., withdrew his nomination for...

Feb 12th

“The kind of bipartisanship that would make elections...”
— Steny Hoyer, on the idea that...

Feb 12th

Dustin: "Of the 219 Republicans in Congress, they were the only three who backed the bill."
haha if you replaced 41 democratic house members with the 41 senate republicans they would only have a two seat majority in the house

Feb 12th

Outright Lies: How Republicans Approach...

Feb 12th

So Much For Republican Messaging

Fav/Unfav - Now 1/29 11/23 B. Obama 60%/23% 62%/20% 59%/28% Dem Party 46 /36 ...

Feb 12th

Feb 12th

Watch

what? (Huffington Post via Dustin)

Feb 12th

TPM's Elana Shor Comments On Institutionalism

Feb 12th

“Where does it come from? … It appears Spanish, easy to...”
— Fidel Castro, taking time in...

Feb 12th

George W. Bush’s “first confirmed” post-WH...

Feb 12th

“A bunch of them are cheating on their spouses. … A lot...”
— Ex-IL Gov. Rod Blagojevich...

Feb 12th

Feb 11th

“I suggested that we have a talk show together called...”
— Ex-Weather Undergrounder Bill...

Feb 11th

me: god, the washington times. AMERICA'S NEWSPAPER.
i wish democrats would wrap ourselves in the flag more
look, i love this fucking country more than they do
i love pulled pork and fireworks and fucking demolition derbies
Zac: yeah we need more liberals like HST
gun toting, flag draping freaks
me: for real
less of this namby pamby fucking bullshit
we shouldnt have stood up to fight the war in iraq because we're against killing but because it was a dumb fucking idea generated by dumb fucking people
Zac: I mean liberals can still wear their bowties to cocktail parties
just bring a gun with
me: i think only republicans wear bowties
which is another tragedy
how is the party of bow ties and seersucker not the elitist one

Feb 11th

“It’s important to know that Las Vegas, with the...”
— Sen Harry Reid (D-NV),...

Feb 11th

Matt: (YES) H.Res. 154 - Honoring John Dingell for holding the record as the longest serving Member of the House of Representatives (Rep. Kildee) Suspension bill – 5 minutes
(YES) H.R. 448 - Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 (Rep. Sestak -Judiciary) Suspension bill – 5 minutes
isnt it funny that we are voting on dingell and a elder abuse victims act

Feb 11th

this is the photo the washington times chose to run next to...

Feb 11th

“Absolutely. There’s Adrian Smith [R-NE 03] from...”
— Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), on...

Feb 11th

Watch

TPM and other liberal weiners are complaining that this video, linked by the House Minority...

Feb 11th

“That’s outrageous, and he owes us an apology. He owes...”
— The mayor of Las Vegas, on...

Feb 11th

Fox passes off GOP release as research --...

Feb 11th

what? (via wonkette)

Feb 11th

“Teddy!”
— Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV),...

Feb 10th

SEN ‘12 General Election Matchup A Quinnipiac Univ. poll; conducted 2/4-8; surveyed 1,603...

Feb 10th

“Get a six pack of Budweiser and we’ll meet Hannity...”
— WH press sec. Robert Gibbs, on...

Feb 10th

The First Attack on Health Care Reform

Feb 10th

Item!

As Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) turned to watch Obama’s address on TV at Johnny’s [Capitol...

Feb 10th

“It’s a plan that is already supported by businesses...”
— Barack Obama, marginalizing...

Feb 10th

via the speaker’s office

Feb 9th

Obama Maintains Bush Position on Rendition...

Feb 9th

“Generally his opinion of me does not seem to be very high,...”
— Barack Obama, on having a beer...

Feb 9th

B. Obama 69%/26% N. Pelosi 40 /39 H. Reid 32 /44 J. Boehner ...

Feb 9th

“OUCH! Obama bumps head on Marine One…”

Feb 9th

“It was amazing.”
— Sen Susan Collins, on meeting...

Feb 9th

people also say they have more confidence in obama than...

Feb 9th

amazing

Feb 7th

fetzer: yes, it's about time we brought rahm in
me: hahaha
http: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=woaVhYcgYCY
IT'S STING! WITH A BAT!

Feb 6th

“I’m confused. How can 2,000,000 blacks get into...”
— Longtime FL GOP committeewoman...

Feb 6th

The Political Fruits of Feigning...

Is Obama Trying To Work With GOPers In Congress To Get Things Done, Or Isn’t He? - ...

Feb 6th

“I have no desire to be a bigger public enemy or target.”
— Rupert Murdoch, on why he...

Feb 6th

USA Must Spend Trillions to Avoid Entering...

Feb 6th

“I’m not going to win the debate on this bill.”
— Sen Tom Coburn, getting it

Feb 6th

“The process is broken and the substance sucks.”
— Sen Lindsey Graham,...

Feb 6th

Stupid

Everyone that keeps bitching about a lack of bipartisanship needs to set the Way Back Machine to the...

Feb 6th

how much each dollar in investment generates in stimulus

Feb 5th

“Joe Biden knows you’re freezing.”
— Joe Biden, on Joe Biden.

Feb 5th

“Insurgency we understand perhaps a little bit more because...”
— NRCC Chair Pete Sessions, on...

Feb 5th

Minimally invasive procedure removes kidney...

Feb 5th

“They try to slide it through here with a thick coat of...”
— Sen Byron Dorgan, on...

Feb 5th

“He’s a very handsome man.”
— Wolf Blitzer, asked if he...

Feb 5th

The echo chamber: "I can't stand it"

You know what I can’t stand? Posts like this, via absurdlakefront: Senate Democrats say they...

Feb 4th

“The sausage race is the beginning of the next inning…...”
— Robert Gibbs, sounding like...

Feb 4th

“I wish he would wear a coat and tie.”
— Ex-Bush Chief of Staff Andy...

Feb 4th

Colbert to Republicans: You found your leader...

Feb 4th

“People really hate you, and they’re starting to hate us...”
— Barney Frank, to bankers....

Feb 4th

“India warns Obama over Kashmir: ‘Obama is barking up...”
— The Drudge Report, on this...

Feb 4th

“AP: ‘The new president, seen by some as...”
— The Drudge Report, on this...

Feb 4th

Cheyney University fight posted online

Feb 4th

me: so i keep track of my spending on columnar pads. you know like those old manual spreadsheets. three columns, 40 rows. green paper.
on the inside, as an advertisement for potential uses, they say they are ideal for computer spreadsheet input.
"Save time and frustrating errors by first visualizing your spredsheet ideas on columnar pads."
really?
Zac: hahahaha
fucking paper
WE'RE JUST LIKE THE INTERNET

Feb 3rd

“Not in the history of mankind has the government ever...”
— New RNC Chair Herbert Hoover...

Feb 3rd

Watch

via wonkette

Feb 3rd

“If you look at the percentage overall, it’s rather...”
— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), on...

Feb 3rd

:siren: DASCHLE WITHDRAWS

Feb 3rd

“I played it when I was a little boy and growing up in...”
— Wolf Blitzer, weirder than...

Feb 3rd

Watch

ahahahahaha

Feb 3rd

Bipartisanship may be bad in this case

Feb 3rd

BASEBALL > FOOTBALL

(via think4yourself via ephemeron)

Feb 2nd

The monument commemorating the journalist who hurled his...

Feb 1st

“He is so fucking dominant and polite.”
— My friend Colin, on UFC...

Feb 1st

ahahahahahahahahah

Feb 1st

shit it’s like i always said, if it ain’t...

Feb 1st