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From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Even a Congress Has a Good Idea Once in Awhile
December 8, 2008 - Being from the south I have had a lifetime of experience with cute southern idioms. After listening to a bunch of self-serving congressmen make the CEO's from Detroit grovel for their handouts one came to my mind. Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in awhile. Not...
23/6 Video: Joe and Noah's $700 Billion Bailout Deal
October 1, 2008 - We know of two citizens of Main Street who aren't waiting for congress to look after them, and their names are Joe and Noah. These two kids represent the American enterprising spirit at its best. Especially Noah. That dude has been up for like four days already, doing nothing...
From The Room: Hey Wall Street, I Can't Afford You! (Even Though You're Devalued)
September 30, 2008 - For McCain or Obama to vote yes to any plan that would give away $700 billion tax dollars is sickening. Let me be clear, my friends, this is a "bailout" not a "rescue." No, better yet, this is a "crime" not a "bailout." I expected John McCain to back this...
From The Room: Unfit for Print: The Real Headlines from Today's New York Times
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From The Room: The Good News About the Stock Market Crash
September 30, 2008 - There's been plenty of doom and gloom because of how the stock market reacted to the defeat of the bailout bill. Its supporters call it a buyback, not a bailout. Those same people say we're not in a recession, we're in a reception. But you don't...
House GOP puts re-election first, country second and your 401(k) last
September 29, 2008 - House Republicans, who had previously committed to voting "yea" on the bailout, voted "no" after Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi slammed the Bush administration during her speech on the floor: "They claim to be free market advocates when it's really...
From The Feed: Terse commentary
September 23, 2008 - Watch this...Filed under: Terse Commentary, Presidential Elections, Obama, McCain, Earmarks, Congress, YouTube, Election 2008
FAQ: House Republicans Twitter Protest
August 13, 2008 - How do you know when a new social networking technology is no longer cool? One way: when House Republican leader John Boehner starts doing it. The House GOP members have been using Twitter as part of what they call an...
Nancy Pelosi's book is as boring as Nancy Pelosi
August 7, 2008 - Drudge reported Thursday morning that Nancy Pelosi's new book, "Know Your Power" has sold just 2,737 copies. Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the House, said "I wrote the book in response to people asking me what it was like to go from housewife to House Speaker and...Filed under: Nancy Pelosi book, Nancy Pelosi flop, Nancy Pelosi Speaking of the House, Nancy Pelosi Drudge Report, book Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi Daily Show, Nancy Pelosi Know Your Power, Know Your Power Nancy Pelosi, A Message to America's Daughters, Nancy Pelosi housewife, Know Your Power a Message to America's Daughters, Nancy Pelosi Know Your Power a Message to America's Daughters, Pelosi book, book Pelosi, Pelosi Know Your Power, Know Your Power Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power, Marc Sandalow, Nancy Pelosi Marc Sandalow, 2737, Know Your Power 2737, Nancy Pelosi 2737, Nancy Pelosi Doubleday, Nancy Pelosi book tour, Nancy Pelosi new book
Nancy Pelosi's book debuts to thunderous silence
August 7, 2008 - Closeted neocon blogger/Doppler alert fanboy Matt Drudge is schadenfreuding all over U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi today, trumpeting that her new book...Filed under: Nancy Pelosi book, Nancy Pelosi flop, Nancy Pelosi Speaking of the House, Nancy Pelosi Drudge Report, book Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi Daily Show, Nancy Pelosi Know Your Power, Know Your Power Nancy Pelosi, A Message to America's Daughters, Nancy Pelosi housewife, Know Your Power a Message to America's Daughters, Nancy Pelosi Know Your Power a Message to America's Daughters, Pelosi book, book Pelosi, Pelosi Know Your Power, Know Your Power Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power, Marc Sandalow, Nancy Pelosi Marc Sandalow, 2737, Know Your Power 2737, Nancy Pelosi 2737, Nancy Pelosi Doubleday, Nancy Pelosi book tour, Nancy Pelosi new book
House Republicans' "Gas Price Showdown" nominated for Most Ridiculous Political Distraction
August 5, 2008 - About 24 House Republicans (who are either too cheap to take a vacation or seriously despise their families) engaged...Filed under: House conservatives stunt, House conservatives gas prices, offshore drilling, ANWR, ANWAR, ANWR drilling, oil prices, $4 gas, four dollar gas, 4 dollar gas, political theater, Fred Barnes stunt, stunt Fred Barnes, John Boehner oil drilling, John Boehner stunt, oil drilling, energy crisis, John Boehner, Republican stunt, Republicans offshore drilling, offshore drilling Republicans, offshore drilling conservatives, conservatives oil drilling
Poll: Who's Obama gonna piss off next?
July 15, 2008 - With polls showing Obama losing his "glow," every couple of days we're finding out about another group who is getting a little pissed off at Barack. Extreme liberal Democrats...
Quick Quiz: Jesse Helms (Part 1)
July 7, 2008 - Paul Slansky thinks Jesse Helms requires so much posthumous kicking around that it can't all be contained in a single quiz, but rather needs to be luxuriated in throughout the week...Filed under: Quick Quiz, Jesse Helms, Jesse Helms dead, Jesse Helms died, Jesse Helms RIP, Jesse Helms senator, Jesse Helms NEA, Jesse Helms National Endowment of the Arts, Jesse Helms racist, Jesse Helms racism, Jesse Helms segregationist, Jesse Helms segregation, Frank Graham, Jesse Helms Frank Graham, Jesse Helms Willis Smith, Willis Smith, Jesse Helms Robert Mapplethorpe, Jesse Helms George Bush, Jesse Helms, George W. Bush
House Republicans to pretend they care about your stupid life
June 27, 2008 - An internal review of the GOP's chances in the elections has revealed that the candidates are failing to overcome a "negative perception of the national party." Republicans running for office are being encouraged to show "deep empathy towards the voters." The House of Representatives is particularly...
Pro-life politician outed by terminated fetus's mom
June 25, 2008 - Republican Mike Erickson, who is running for an Oregon congressional seat on a pro-life platform, paid for his girlfriend's abortion seven years ago. Erickson claims he had no idea that his gift of three hundred dollars, cash, was used to pay for an abortion. Hard to believe, considering...
