Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Texas Miracle: Dinosaurs, taxation and federal help
Come and take it: But despite Rick’s tough talk about the federal government, he’s actually increased the presence of federal spending in the state budget… federal dollars now make up a larger portion of state revenue than they did when … Continue reading
Filed under Religious whackjobs, Right-wing nutjobs, Teh gays, Teh Stupids, Texas
Climate change comes in a teabag
Teabag world: .. a longtime and well-known Apple shareholder–some would say gadfly–who introduced himself as Shelton Ehrlich, stood at the microphone and urged against Gore’s re-election to the board. Gore “has become a laughingstock. The glaciers have not melted,” Ehrlich … Continue reading
Filed under Climate change, Environment, Golden Teabag Award
Tort reform and public option #HCR
Fox “News” talking head Megyn Kelly asks: Kelly: this is a CNN poll and thy ask people about tort reform and 66% of those asked said they favor limiting the amount of money patients can get if they win a … Continue reading
Filed under Fox "News", HCR, Health, Health insurance, health reform, Healthcare, Journamalism
Right wing reach agreement on #HCR summit #p2
J-Pod: Obama was condescending. Freecreditreport.com : Stein Accuses Obama of Treating the Republicans Like Third Graders and Condescension Towards Those That Don’t Agree With Him Our lady of the dolphin: The president has entered a boorish phase. Note that this … Continue reading
Filed under HCR, Health insurance, health reform, Healthcare
The media narrative and big lies
Joel Silberman:
Filed under Journamalism, Media, What liberal media
The new conservative meme: unemployment is awesome
Bearded noble one: Via Edward Hugh, The Economist is portraying Latvia as a success story. Hey, the peg against the euro is still holding, and further debt downgrades are on hold. And the other little things — the 17.5 percent fall in … Continue reading
Obama concedes that bipartisan #HCR may not be possible
Truly shocking. Not to fret, even people in corporations sometimes spend a long day in a single meeting and come away with the feeling that it was a waste. But, smart workers learn from that and stop wasting time and … Continue reading
Filed under HCR, Health insurance, health reform, Healthcare
Even Shep Smith says just pass the freakin #HCR bill
The GOP is not going to come around, Ben Cardin. Poppycock is about right, Shep: How many times does Obama have to shut down these jokers? K-Lo feels cheated that Obama and the GOP didn’t use the AEI or Heritage … Continue reading
Filed under HCR, Health, Health insurance, health reform, Healthcare
Obama spoonfeeds Eric Cantor ($483,750-Insurance Lobby) on why killing citizens isn’t a good idea
C&L: Obama: We could set up a system where food was cheaper than it is right now if we just eliminated meat inspectors, and we eliminated any regulations on how food is distributed and how it’s stored. I’ll bet in … Continue reading
Filed under HCR, Health, Health insurance, health reform, Healthcare
