Your Morning Addiction: Romney’s Last Hurrah Edition

Thursday is here! Big whoop. It ain’t no Friday!
New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker: Humbled After A Week On Food Stamps by Tiffany Willis:
His SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge ended yesterday.The rules of the challenge were strict: 7 days, $33 in food stamps, no hand-outs from anyone, and no eating at work-related functions, including dining out. Read more
Sleaze Alert – Be Elected As A Washington State Democrat, Change Parties To Become Republican Majority Leader by Nathaniel Downes:
Life is good for State Senator Rodney Tom this morning. He ran and won re-election as a Democrat with a 6 point margin. Then yesterday, he announces that he has made a deal where not only will he, along with Tim Sheldon, be caucusing with the Republicans, in so doing they flip the Senate from Democratic control to Republican. Read more
The GOP Solution To The Fiscal Cliff, ‘Make The Bush Tax Cuts Permanent!’ by Justin “Filthy Liberal Scum” Rosario:
As we draw ever closer to the dreaded “fiscal cliff” that is nothing of the sort, the GOP is still coming to terms with the fact that they have no leverage whatsoever in these negotiations. They continue to make demands that would be intolerable had they won the election. Read more
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Obama: ‘What They’re Really Talking About Is The Right To Work For Less Money’ (VIDEO) by Brandon Weber:
In Detroit on Monday, President Barack Obama strongly criticized the lame-duck action by Michigan Republicans which voted in favor of an anti-union “right-to-work” law last week. Read more
Romney’s Jeep Claim 2012 ‘Lie Of The Year’ (VIDEO) by The Rambling Fool:
Like a lot of what Mittens had to say over the course of the campaign, the basis for the claim that Jeep was heading to China came from bad information from the start. Read more
137 Shots, Unarmed Black Suspects – To Serve And Protect Whom? by Mikki Israel:
Historically, dating back to the post slavery early years, blacks have always held a deep seated suspicion and distrust of law enforcement, understandably so. Read more
GOP Threatens Political War Next Year Over Tax Increases by Tiffany Willis:
It has been strongly implied that McConnell and Boehner will block a debt limit increase unless negotiations are made to cut social programs. Read more
Former U.S. President Supports Marijuana Legalization, Former VP Thinks States Should Decide (VIDEO) by Liberal Lamp Post:
Former President Jimmy Carter is almost pushing 90, but he’s still supporting an end to penalties for using marijuana – a campaign he started while in office more than 30 years ago. Read more
Lindsey Graham Mistakenly Thinks Gay Marriage Debate Just Like Civil War (Video) by Michael Hayne:
During a recent appearance with CNN’s Piers Morgan, Graham changed direction on marriage equality by saying he thinks states should have the right to decide on marriage rights. Read more
Millionaires And Billionaires: ‘Raise The Estate Tax!’ by The Rambling Fool:
Despite Republican claims that higher taxes will be the death of us all, a group of the nation’s millionaires and billionaires is petitioning Congress to raise the estate tax even higher than the rate President Obama is targeting. Read more
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