News Roundup for 7/27/11

GOP's new symbol

-Headline of the Day-
"House Republicans Revolt Against Boehner Debt Plan."

Who's the leader of House Republicans? Turns out it's not Speaker of the House John Boehner. In fact, it's looking a lot like it's nobody. Remember how Boehner went on the teevee to tell everyone that Obama's plan sucked and his ruled? Yeah, turns out that a lot of Republicans think his plans sucks. A lot GOPers don't want to raise the debt ceiling at all, mostly because they're stupid, insane, or some combination of the two.

You might remember that Boehner ran it past the guy he thought ran the House -- Rush Limbaugh -- and the boss said he was cool with it. So that means that these 'bagger nuts are to the right of Rush Limbaugh.

Boehner and his partner in crime Eric Cantor have been reduced to bullying and pleading with the crazies, but it's no go. So far, they've chosen their kamikaze run and they're sticking with it. (Crooks and Liars)


-"What could I do?"-
The real purpose of a Balanced Budget Amendment...


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Any questions? (McClatchy)


-Bonus HotD-
"Endangered Species Act Restored In House Revolt By Democrats."

Wow, score one for the good guys...

Although, the fact that I'm surprised demonstrates just how screwed we really are. (ThinkProgress)

News Roundup for 5/18/11

Newt Gingrich, shown lying

-Headline of the day-
"Newt Gingrich: 'Any Ad Which Quotes What I Said On Sunday Is A Falsehood.'"

Newt's super-mad that people are taking his words and getting all crazy and pretending he said them. On Fox's Sunday Talk with People Whose Heads Look Like Onions, Newt told the host that he didn't say those things he said about Paul Ryan and Medicare and social engineering. That's flat-out untrue. And anyone who writes it down or repeats it or plays the tape is just a horrible, horrible liar who should be ashamed of themselves.

"I want to make sure every House Republican is protected from some kind of dishonest Democratic ad," he said. "So let me say on the record, any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood."

So, if you quote verbatim what Newt clearly and inarguably said, you're telling a lie. Take a second and let the logical conclusion to that argument sink in...

Got it? You're lying, because you're quoting Gingrich word for word. Therefore, Gingrich's words are lies. I mean, if A is to B as B is to C, then A equals C, right? A) Newt speaks, B) you repeat it, C) lies are told. So A) Newt speaks = C) lies are told. Simple logic.

Thanks for clearing that up for us, Newton. (ThinkProgress, with video)


-In which I get lazy-
Been kind of a busy day, so here's a single panel comic. Don't worry, it's funny, I promise!



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Ha! See? I told you... (Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal)


-Bonus HotD-
"Obama campaign hawks 'long-form' T-shirt."

Now you can get the long-form birth certificate in short-sleeves. 25 bucks. The perfect gift for the birther in your life. (Politico)