Clik here to view.
President Obama gets stuck in Spiderman's web
Actually it's a picture of him pretending, as he is playing with a staffer's son on October 26th. Had to post it here. Another picture that shows how great he is with kids, and how cool a guy he is in...
View ArticleHuelskamp gloats: Boehner now purged
According to TPMRep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS), one of the conservative lawmakers "purged" from a committee seat by House leadership earlier this month, issued a release gloating over the fact that Speaker...
View ArticleApparently, Romney is a humble guy who didn't want to be President
Why am I still talking about Mitt Romney? Schadenfreude.From Huffingtonpost (and originally the Boston Globe):Tagg Romney said his father "wanted to be president less than anyone I've met in my life,"...
View ArticleTo whomever gifted me a subscription for Dkos...
Thanks! You have no idea what that means to me... Who did this? And why would you? I'm just a small time user. I'm honestly very surprised.I'm a poor student, I rarely spend money, even for Christmas....
View ArticleThe Republicans are back to work!
Just kidding.House of Representives convenes for 10 minute pro-forma session. Then adjourns till Monday at 2pm.— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 27, 2012So basically, they met for 10 minutes so...
View ArticleA Carbon Tax definitely works
I always find interesting those conservative arguments that argue that we shouldn't try something because we never tried it before. For example, while arguing against DADT, conservatives made...
View ArticleMy mother will lose her unemployment benefits on Tuesday
My mother emigrated from India, along with my father, my sister, who was 10 years old, and me; I was 7. When we landed on these shores, we couldn't afford a home, so we lived with my aunt. All four of...
View ArticleThe NRA's underhanded lobbying of Obamacare stops gun violence research
The WashingtonPost reveals secretive language in the healthcare bill that even many top-tier Administration officials and members of Congress did not know about:The words were tucked deep into the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Best gay reparative therapy ever
The headline for the article says it all:Pastor 'cures' gay teens by getting them to stroke horsesThe Cowboy Church of Virginia, led by chief pastor Raymond Bell, believes homosexuality and other...
View ArticleThank you, President Obama
When it came down to it, you didn't think about politics, you thought about my unemployed mother. As a political junkie, and a hard-left Liberal, Im not happy with the compromise. But as a son, I am...
View ArticleWherein I remember what unites us liberals
So I was writing a diary, that was deemed as divisive because I quoted someone whose comment was deemed divisive. So let me start somewhere else.Ive seen this before. We argue, we are bitter and we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When Drudge makes you smile
It's officially Civil War time at the GOP.Check out this poll at Drudge Report. Caution: it is unscientific, but revealing, nonetheless. The question is "John Boehner for House Speaker?" and the...
View ArticleEd Schultz on Bill O'Reilly's catch 22
Ed Schultz, during his MSNBC show tonight, made a great point... Remember when Bill O'Reilly implied that he would quit if taxes on him went up? Now, I don't have a clip from Ed Schultz of O'Reilly...
View ArticleIMF Chief: We were wrong about austerity
WaPo has an interesting article that I think everyone should read in which the International Monetary Fund which called for austerity measures for European countries in debt crisis, had its lead...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"He and I bled and almost died on the same battlefields in Vietnam."
So said Former Senator Max Cleland about the possibility of another former Senator Chuck Hagel serving as the Secretary of Defense. And for all the weaknesses Hagel has, alas as a Republican, I agree...
View ArticleReligion vs Atheism
I read a diary defending Religion against Atheism, which ironically attacked Polytheism. No one really defends Polytheism, except in theory. Because atheists, who do most of the debating against...
View ArticleBanks reach settlement of 8.5 billion dollars for foreclosed homes
AP reports that— Ten major banks and mortgage companies agreed Monday to pay $8.5 billion to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay...
View ArticleIf I had a nickel every time I read a story of Obama cutting Social Security....
...the Treasury wouldn't have to mint a coin. Seriously, I think in the past 4 years, I have read dozens of stories on DKos saying that Obama is cutting Social Security benefits and that he WANTS to...
View ArticleRepublican hypocrisy on guns
You know what I can't stand? Hypocrisy. You want to protect family values by making gay marriage illegal? Fine, we can have a discussion about that, but I better not catch you in a diaper with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Politifact's final report on Obama's promises
I always find it interesting how we get sucked in by the day to day politics and forget the overarching achievements of this Presidency. And that's why I like to follow Politifact. They remind me of...
View Article
