Archive for April 19th, 2011

Late Night Campaign Posters — The Donald

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Late Night Campaign Posters — The Donald

Don’t have a video, but this proposed campaign poster is making the rounds:

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“Hey CRI, We Get It.” Episode XVI

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Hey CRI, you guys hate wind power. Wind power drives you fucking nuts. If wind power was a person you’d cut its head off and shove its lifeless torso through a wood chipper.

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Playing Chicken with the Debt Ceiling

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Playing Chicken with the Debt Ceiling

Business Week provides a Must Read analysis of the current state of the Debt Ceiling debates.

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Tuesday Open Thread

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The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Who Cares What the S&P Thinks?

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Yesterday’s big news was the S&P placing US Treasuries on a “negative watch” — they did NOT change the bond rating of AAA, but the negative watch launched off a good deal of breathless reporting and some of the usual opportunistic bull from Republicans. Tommywonk provides an explanation of what this means.

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This Idea Will Totally Work!

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A delegate to the Utah Republican convention has an interesting small government idea.

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The Idea Of Seniors Shopping For Health Insurance Is Insane

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If you have ever had to purchase individual health insurance you know exactly how insane Paul Ryan’s senior health insurance vouchers are.  If you haven’t then you might want to read a post I wrote in November 2008. Fact:  Individual health insurance is only cost competitive if you’re young and healthy, because health insurance has […]

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More Money Less Problems

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The Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council’s April revenue report mirrors continued positive growth seen last month when the panel projected a $155 million surplus for the current and 2012 fiscal years. Time to restore some program and spending cuts.

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Class Warfare In Graphical Form

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Class Warfare In Graphical Form

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