Wednesday: It’s a brand new year and Wednesday STILL stinks!
Republicans Do The Impossible – Raise Tax Rates On The Wealthy (VIDEO) by Liberal Lamp Post:
After a lot of false bravado, the Republican members of Congress collectively tucked their tails between their legs and passed the White House and Senate approved deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff 257 to 167 at 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday night (see roll call). Read more
Blackmail Alert – Website Will List You As A Potential Prostitute Unless You Pay by T. Steelman:
A new website allows completely anonymous postings of pictures and personal information – only woman so far but there’s no prohibition against listing men – without any verification or permission to make implications about the subject. Read more
World Net Daily Declares Michele Bachmann ‘Woman Of The Year’ by Nathaniel Downes:
Bachmann is a gutsy, pro-life fiscal conservative who dared to vote against raising the debt ceiling. She’s a God-fearing, gun-loving advocate of tax cuts and domestic oil drilling – and has proven to be one of Obamacare’s worst nightmares. Read more
Providing Health Care For Poor Women Ruled Illegal In Texas by PetitWendi:
The state claims that because the organization provides abortions it should not be funded to provide any services even though the services provided through Planned Parenthood for the program does not include abortions. Read more
Instead Of Working On Fiscal Cliff, House GOP Wastes Time On Renaming NASA Facilities by Nathaniel Downes:
The House had until midnight yesterday to pass the bill addressing the fiscal cliff. Instead, theywent home earlyafter a long day… passing measures such asH.R. 6612, renaming Dryden Flight Research Center to the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center. Read more
Election 2012 In 25 Memes by Elisabeth Parker:
Election Day: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall … and all Karl Rove’s spinners, and all Karl Rove’s men couldn’t cheat Rove’s man into the White House again. Read more
McCain Takes Trumps Advice – Promises Debt Ceiling Showdown (VIDEO) by Dave Dreher:
John McCain has confirmed via CNN that he and his GOP buddies plan to take the advice of Donald Trump, which I reported on here, and practice what is at its core “financial terrorism.” Read more
Fox Talk Shows Plummet In Ratings Post-Election by Justin Acuff:
Post-election, conservative talk shows have taken a hit as their viewership realized they had been completely misinformed about where the election was going. Read more
FISCAL CLIFF DEAL: Is Obama Sandbagging The House Teabaggers? by David K. Keene:
Those among the left-leaning media who proved their wonk-hood by spending New Years Eve watching C-SPAN instead of Taylor Swift, spent the first morning of 2013 expressing their scorn for President Obama’s negotiating skills. Read more
NRA Backs Deregulation Of Silencers Following Sandy Hook Massacre by Dave Dreher:
Adding even more credence to the fact that the National Rifle Association just don’t get it comes a story via Salon.com that has sickened me almost as much as all the innocents dying at Sandy Hook. Read more
State Of The Courts – Chief Justice Roberts Pleads For A Pay Raise by Nathaniel Downes:
This report is the equivalent of the State of the Union address given by the President each year; a status update on how the federal court system is working and where the current Chief Justice is aiming to bring it over the next few years. Instead of delivering such a report, Chief Justice Roberts instead presented a document short on detail, long on hyperbole. Read more
