All Posts Tagged With: "Hypocrisy"
The Running of the Hypocrites
Which is really the only name you can give the Federal government’s budget season opened by the release of President Obama’s budget blueprint last Tuesday. The plan calls for letting the BushCo tax cuts expire (except for people making less than $250K), eliminating the tax subsidies for the oil and gas industry, raising taxes on hedge fund managers; and it calls for investments in public education and college, domestic energy production, the beginning of a fund to finance health care for the uninsured. It is a pretty strong plan (I do have some reservations about some of the energy initiatives) that begins to retilt the playing field back towards the middle class.
8Feb2010 | cassandra_m | 8 comments | Continued
Who Will Fill Ensign’s Rhinestone-Studded Boots?
By now, the sad fate that has befallen U. S. Senator John Ensign has been well-chronicled.
The latest indignity recently occurred as Ensign took his leave of the ‘Christian’ compound that houses “The Family” on C Street in Washington. A place where fundamentalist congresscritters can sow their wild oats away from their families while preaching family [...]
What’s The Point of Having Cake If You Can’t Eat It?
(Via From Pine View Farm) That is my favorite saying from the Muppets’ Miss Piggy in response to someone who was silly enough to recite the tired cliche that she could not have her cake and eat it too. Apparently Blue Dog Democrats think this way too:
Overall, Blue Dogs submitted more [...]
A Christian Argument for Progressive Taxes
Diane Butler Bass writes that as a Christian she enjoys paying taxes.
Wednesday morning, at 9 a.m. sharp, I took my tax payment to the local post office. When I handed it to the clerk, she said, “I hate tax day.” I replied, “Not me. I don’t love parting with the money, but I kinda like [...]
An Excellent Veteran’s Day Message
That’s what I’m talkin’ about.
And here’s hoping the next Congress will get the job done.
h/t My buddy Col. D. Thanks!
Wink
This ruined my day, so I thought I’d ruin your day as well.
h/t to Ryan Cormier.
Lesson of the Day — No Throwing Stones if You Live in a Glass House
Another wingnut Synchronized Whinge™ is making the rounds about Obama’s logo for his presidential campaign:
23Jun2008 | cassandra_m | 17 comments | Continued
Supporting the Troops — IOKIYAR Edition
Nobody ever could have predicted that the upper limit of hypocrisy could continue to find new heights:
The wingnut brigade is very slow to signup to theWebb/Hagel GI Bill revision (Warner is also a co-sponsor)
But they are lining up to make sure that soldiers cannot buy Playboys at the PX.
No words.
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