Tuesday: What is it with Republicans and their desperate grabs for more power?

Alabama GOP Congressman Proposes Amendment That Would Effectively Kill The United States Government by Nathaniel Downes:

It takes either someone with moxie, or an idiot, to propose what Mo Brooks, the Representative of Alabama’s 5th District, did on Monday. His proposal, the “Protecting America’s Solvency Act of 2013,” seems to have been written by someone who has no familiarity with American politics whatsoever and who has never taken a civics class. Read more

Sarah Palin And The Tea Party – Dead Movement Walking – The Tea Party Is Out by Egberto Willies:

The Tea Party movement is dead. When an ant mound is poisoned and the queen dies there are still worker ants running around. However for all practical purposes, the mound is dead. That is the current state of the Tea Party. Read more

Israel Follows In Nazi Footsteps, Forces Birth Control On African Jews by Justin “Filthy Liberal Scum” Rosario:

Over the weekend, the Israeli government, after repeated denials that Jewish women immigrating from Africa where given birth control injections without their knowledge or consent, changed their narrative. Read more

60 Minutes Unfairly Dismisses Obama And Clinton’s Greatest Achievements by Bryian Revoner:

Steve Kroft is either a moron or pretending to be “neutral” because it is most unlikely he would have conducted the same interview with George W. Bush alongside Dick Cheney or Condoleezza Rice. Read more

McCain And Rubio Panic Over Lack Of Hispanic Republican Votes, Plan To Announce Immigration Reform Plans (VIDEO) by Tiffany Willis:

Rubio acknowledged that illegal immigrants broke the law by coming here illegally, but he recognizes that most did so to pursue a better life for their families. He also stressed that since they are already here, they should be integrated into the American society and culture. Read more

Unlikely Bedfellows: Kentucky Democrats And Tea Partiers Join To Oust Mitch McConnell In 2014 (VIDEO) by Elisabeth Parker:

Tea Partiers and Democrats in Kentucky may not agree on much, but they definitely agree on one thing: ejecting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Pop-Eyed-Turtle) from his seat when he runs in 2014. Read more

Conservative Author And Lawyer Claims He Gets His Gun Rights From The Bible by Rika Christensen:

He explains that lethal force is justified in self-defense, but never actually explains why the ownership of certain types of weapons is a necessary part of this right. Read more

Chris Christie Vetoes Minimum Wage Bill Over 25¢ by Lorraine Devon Wilke:

Who in this life and times thinks even $8.50/per hour represents anything more than the most basic – most “minimum” – of wages? Yes, anyone who’s desperate for a job, anyone who needs income regardless of the rate, would gladly accept that amount; but any businessperson, anyone who’s been part of the working world and is older than the age of 15, understands that this is exactly what it’s called: minimum wage. The lowest you can go. It’s not a good wage, it’s a minimum wage. Read more

The Audacity of Stupid: Gun Extremists Heckle Father Of Newtown Victim by Michael Hayne:

Now, not only do some of us really suck as human beings, but we’re dangerously teetering on being somewhere between AIDS and Flesh Eating Bacteria. Read more

Alabama Declares War On Constitution Again, Introducing Bill To Ignore Interstate Commerce Clause by Nathaniel Downes:

Well, the south is apparently intending to rise again. Not only did one of their congressman file a bill on Monday to eliminate the federal government’s ability to function, the state has decided it should weigh in on ignoring the U.S. Constitution itself. Read more

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