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This just what we need. A mob of Bachmann-inspired teabaggers and  town hall screamers roaming the halls of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. From Crooks and Liars:"I'd love to have every one of your viewers to join me so we can go up and down through the halls, find members of Congress, look at the whites of their eyes and say, 'Don't take away my healthcare.'"Interesting phrasing by Congresswoman Bachmann. Google the words "the whites...

Rep. Tom Price, that good ol' boy from Jawjah, introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives recently expressing "gratitude and appreciation" to the Teabaggers who assembled in Washington on September 12, the text of which can be seen here. It was co-sponsored by the usual Republican bigots suspects like Bachmann, Broun, Gohmert, and Gingrey, among others. I made a few minor modifications and corrections and came up with something much more appropriate."Whereas, on September...

If you thought the story of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and the Appalachian Trail was bizarre, you ain't heard nothin' yet. "Back on Monday, former Republican state representative and now assistant Attorney General Roland Corning (66) was on his lunch break when a police officer found him parked his Ford Explorer at Elmwood Cemetery with an 18 year-old stripper from the Platinum Plus Gentlemen's Club, a bag of sex toys and at least one...

The following letter to the California legislature contains a special "hidden" message from the Governor.  You could google it but don't spoil it in the comments.  As far as I can tell, this is not a hoax.  Enjoy.   To the Members of the California State Assembly:   I am returning Assembly Bill 1176 without my signature.   For some time now I have lamented the fact that major issues are overlooked while many unnecessary...

In the latest episode of our national soap opera, As the Health Care Reform Turns, Senator Joe Lieberman said that he would support a filibuster of a bill that contains a public option. Sort of, kinda, maybe: "Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) told reporters today that he would in fact filibuster any health care bill he doesn't agree with--and right now, he doesn't agree with the public option proposal making its way through the Senate."I told...

The year is 1965 and President Johnson approves a request from General William Westmoreland for an additional 50,000 troops in Vietnam, bringing the total force there to 125,000. The year is 2009 and President Obama is considering a request by General Stanley McChrystal for an additional 40,000 troops in Afghanistan, bringing the total U.S. force there to 108,000. Consider this from Newshoggers:"Now we can't know what's being said in the oval office today but we...

A lot has been made of the Republican's drop in membership/identification. Apparently, only 20 percent of the voting public identifies themselves as Republicans. First, we should get a firm handle on what that means. Tell that to some people and they would immediately assume that the other 80 percent are Democrats. This has never been the case and is certainly not the case now. When you look at the Democratic numbers, you see that they...

On This Week yesterday, George Will responded to former VP Cheney's charge that the Obama administration needs to "stop dithering" on Afghanistan with what should be the standard reply to anyone from the Bush administration who has the temerity to criticize President Obama as he deliberates the significant troop increase requested by General McChrystal: "A bit of dithering might have been in order before we went into Iraq in pursuit of non-existent weapons of mass...

Bear with me as I take a shot at something new this morning--video editing. This is from KFMB in San Diego yesterday. San Diego is the first stop on the national tour for the Tea Party Express, which will be here in the Houston area on November 7th. All the usual suspects were in attendance, including the "take our country back" crowd. Billionaires for Wealthcare also made an appearance. Take a look: Roll out the...

The ODS-afflicted right is so eager to pounce on anything derogatory about President Obama, the First Lady, their children, their dog, and whoever or whatever else about which Limbaugh spews or the far-right blogosphere scribbles in crayon, that whether or not the story has any shred of truth or credibility to it makes no difference. (See birth certificate, the First Lady's purse, her staff, etc.) The latest is the "thesis hoax," which the ODSers jumped...