Archive for September 15th, 2011

Giving the Finger to Federal Employees

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This has been a bad year for Federal civilian employees. We’ve been blamed for the budget deficits and have become the punching bag for teabaggers near and far. Supposedly we’re the cause of everything that is wrong in Washington. So who would have thought that a bill to honor civilian employees who die in the […]

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Thursday Open Thread

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Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) told Fox News that Republicans face a tough choice on President Obama’s jobs bill: “If we vote for this plan, we’ll own the economy with the president, and he desperately needs someone else to blame it on. If we vote against it, he’s going to try to say Congress blocked his ability to create jobs.”

Sounds about right.

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Read The Rude Pundit

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Read The Rude Pundit

That woman standing there by that shitty house and beat-up truck on the dirt road in Mississippi leading to whatever polluting plant is behind her probably doesn’t give a goddamn about what Ben Bernanke has said at any point in his life. She probably doesn’t give a goddamn about whether or not certain kinds of income are taxed as capital gains. She more than likely gives a damn about feeding those kids. She more than likely gives a damn about keeping them and herself healthy. She more than likely wants them to have a future, probably one beyond mud and filth.

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Palin Supporters Unphased By Palin’s Adultery & Cocain Use

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It is all about context. Let’s break this down and you can see why Palin fans not only don’t mind that she did blow and black guys – but welcome the news.

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GOP Shot Callers Terrified of Perry

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If there were any lingering questions, this past week has proven that the GOP establishment is determined to bring down Rick Perry. How committed are they to Perry not being the eventual nominee? Well check this out.

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