Voted today, which is always awesome. Big crowd at the polling place, everyone cheerful, got me my sticker. The last number I heard from my ward was voter #1,054 -- which means turnout is almost certain to reach 50% or higher. Good news for democracy and good news for JoAnne Kloppenburg. Keep your fingers crossed. Now here's the news...
Middle class, playng by the rules, and paying taxes, expecting to get something in return? Then you're a greedy welfare queen who should be ashamed of yourself. The next time you hear a Republican say they're looking out for you, go ahead and laugh long and laugh bitterly.
In related news: Paul Ryan's plan to gut Medicaid hits a little hitch when it's revealed that the program is a lot more popular than anyone had thought.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the new DNC chair, a sign that Democrats have no interest in moving further to the right. The old DNC chair, Tim Kaine, will be running for the Virginia senate seat vacated by the retiring Jim Webb.
For someone who sucks at abstinence, Bristol Palin sure made a bundle as a spokesperson for it.
Here's a fun headline: "Michele Bachmann Lies About Her Own Family History To Sound More Iowan."
Finally, the lunatic factory that is Liberty University -- founded by the late, unlamented Jerry Falwell -- received more federal funding last year than NPR. Tell us again how terrible it is for taxpayer money going to support opinions some of us don't agree with, Republicans.
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Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Stories to Watch: 2/9/11
It. Is. Cold... Period. Now here's the news...
That didn't take long. Hours after a scandal broke involving Craigslist, photos, personal ads, and his own marriage, Rep. Christopher Lee -- a NY Republican -- has resigned. It's kind of weird, because it sounded like it was embarrassing, but survivable. You wonder if there's more to it or whether Lee just didn't have the guts to face constituents after the story broke.
Meanwhile, Sen. Jim Webb announces he won't seek reelection.
House GOP suffer another embarrassing loss. This time, in trying to take back money paid to the UN. On their previous loss, Adam Serwer largely agrees with me -- the influence of the Tea Party on the final vote count is being wildly overstated.
House Republicans who took the dare and swore off the commie, gummint-controlled health insurance offered to members are starting to get what all that reform stuff was all about. Welcome to the real world, mad tea partiers.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is regaining her powers of speech.
Finally, labor joins in with protests in Egypt by staging a general strike.
That didn't take long. Hours after a scandal broke involving Craigslist, photos, personal ads, and his own marriage, Rep. Christopher Lee -- a NY Republican -- has resigned. It's kind of weird, because it sounded like it was embarrassing, but survivable. You wonder if there's more to it or whether Lee just didn't have the guts to face constituents after the story broke.
Meanwhile, Sen. Jim Webb announces he won't seek reelection.
House GOP suffer another embarrassing loss. This time, in trying to take back money paid to the UN. On their previous loss, Adam Serwer largely agrees with me -- the influence of the Tea Party on the final vote count is being wildly overstated.
House Republicans who took the dare and swore off the commie, gummint-controlled health insurance offered to members are starting to get what all that reform stuff was all about. Welcome to the real world, mad tea partiers.
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is regaining her powers of speech.
Finally, labor joins in with protests in Egypt by staging a general strike.
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