Stories to Watch: 11/2/11

Pot roast tonight. Just throw it in a slowcooker with carrots, potatoes, and what have you, then walk away and leave it. Started it about noon and now all I'll have to do is make gravy and I'm good to go. Easy-peasy. Now here's the news...


Today in "it's silly to worry about rightwing extremists" news: rightwing militia-types are arrested in a plot to commit mass-terrorism using botulinium toxin. "There is no way for us, as militiamen, to save this country, to save Georgia, without doing something that’s highly, highly illegal: murder," said one. "When it comes time to saving the Constitution, that means some people have got to die."


Phase one of the GOP's laser-like focus on jobs: pass a meaningless resolution reaffirming "In God We Trust" as the national motto.


Occupy Oakland's general strike closes Mens' Warehouse. The retailer locked its doors in solidarity with the strikers.


Video shows Herman Cain losing it a little bit with reporters, who refuse to stop asking him about his sexual harassment problems; "What did I say? Excuse me. Excuse me! What part of no don't some people understand?"


And, of course, Herman plays the victim card.


As always, anti-internet piracy legislation has been written by people who don't understand the internet.


Not only does it start your tap water on fire, but fracking causes earthquakes.


Finally, 40 House Republican sign a letter saying they're open to taxes increases. You read that right.

Related articles

• Third Employee Claims Harassment By Herman Cain (businessinsider.com)
• House Reaffirms 'In God We Trust' (abcnews.go.com)
• President Obama Ridicules Congress For Wasting Time With 'In God We Trust' Vote (mediaite.com)
• Herman Cain's Accuser Wants to Tell Her Story (littlegreenfootballs.com)

Stories to Watch: 3/20/11

Dark, cold, dingy, rainy day here -- in other words, spring. I don't have to go out and shovel rain though, so I'll take it. Now here's the news...


Libya isn't likely to be a protracted action, but it's worth noting that it is war and, like every other war we've been in in my lifetime, it's without a formal declaration of war. Liberals in congress ask what's up with that. Meanwhile, John McCain -- who throughout his congressional career has never voted against military action -- thinks President Obama waited too long. No declaration of war = unconstitutional. No vote by the UN Security Council = illegal. This war may still be unconstitutional, but it's apparently become way too legal for John McCain's liking. Then again, no matter what Obama did, McCain would be against it. His sore-loserism requires no less.


Things in Syria aren't so great either.


Nor Bahrain.


Nor Yemen.


Where things stand at the nuke plant in Fukushima Prefecture at the moment.


Finally, with the economy still in recovery and still high unemployment, House Republicans focus on the things that really matter -- like voting to affirm that "In God We Trust" is our national motto. That whole "E Pluribus Unum" thing reeks of collectivist socialism, I guess. The next time a Republican tells you the party is focused on jobs, grab your sides, fall to the floor, and laugh like a lunatic.