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Monthly Archives: July 2011

The only possible explanation

I have to admit I had the same reaction to this DCCC fundraising email as Jane Hamsher at Firedoglake. See anything missing from this excerpt? At this moment, Speaker Boehner is crafting a deficit deal that would gut Medicare and Social Security, while slashing benefits for seniors and the middle class in order to make […]

Inhofe: FAA made me feel bad just cuz I dive bombed some commoners

Admittedly, James Inhofe is one of the more insane members of the Senate (though he’s only tied with the other guy from Oklahoma),but this story nonetheless typifies the hubris of the political class, both sane and insane, particularly the folks on the right who enjoy the benefits of IOKIYAR. Inhofe is a licensed pilot. Recently […]

More from the liberal media

The Times recently printed a puff piece about Andrew Breitbart. Breitbart is the right wing media agitator who, having successfully obtained Anthony Weiner’s scalp, is now batting .250 when it comes to the scandals he’s agitated. In the other three he demonstrably lied or distorted evidence. Each time the media duly reported his allegations, while […]

Friday Night Music, Fourth of July

Sure seems like ages ago, doesn’t it?