June 2009
Laissez-faire capitalism doesn’t rip off people,... →
-Matt Taibbi
Wait, Al Franken, the Actor?
I'm taking a ride with my best friend...
oh hay i forgot
i got three (3) explaination of benefits from my insurance company yesterday for my appendectomy two weeks ago. Can’t WAIT for the multiple bills to start. Praise be to Allah for Credit Cards!
NOOOOO, Buy a condo and finish your degree they...
As If We Won
jeffmiller:
crazynutjob:
“The marketplace provides the best health care ever! Hooray for free markety-ness!”
— Robot Heart: Sex, Religion, and Politics: Health Care stories from the United States
I can’t think of an area with more convoluted regulation than the intersection of the health-care and insurance industries in the US. Is there really someone out there arguing that the current system...
National Journal: Madoff Sentence to long; white... →
Deterring future cons along the same lines as Madoff’s, of course, provides a pretty good reason to imprison Madoff. But a longer sentence seems unlikely to change the deterrence factor very much. No high-living investment manager wants to spend any time in prison and the certainty of any sentence for fraud provides sufficient deterrence. Nearly all sophisticated white-collar criminals operate on...
"The worst thing about the right wingers calling... →
Well that was fun. Obama always has that, “I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends,” quality about him. This probably bought him a few more months. I’m curious as to what the Pentagon is working on re: DADT. I wonder if there will be any leaks.
“Upon closer examination, the early spending binge by the Obama team seems to...”
– Jen Rubin
James Taranto observes that “if the stimulus turns out to prevent Obama from achieving anything more, it may turn out to be the best thing he could have done for the country.”
(via sds)
I don’t think this is true. I hear lots of talk about people being wary, but I have seen no...
Gibbs at WH presser says Prez will address DADT in...
notthatkindagay:
(via Kerry Eleveld)
Let’s see what he says!
DA DaT DA DA DA, DA DaT DA DA DA, DA Dat DA DA DA. DADT.
Cap and Tra8tors...HAR! →
the TeaBaggers have a new widgit thingy which is a countdown for when then will start working to git these 8 republican traitors voted out of office. May the force be with you TeaBaggers!
Meghan McCain is so goddamn stupid →
But what goes on in Governor Sanford’s personal life, I believe, just isn’t relevant to his role as a public official. The problem I see, like most problems I have with politics, goes back to the same thing—the hypocrisy of it all. One thing making everyone so mad, myself included, are the clips being played of Governor Sanford publicly blasting former President Clinton for his affair with Monica...
Watchnotthatkindagay:
Bill Mays 911 Audio
I thought it was going to be a spoof. I’M HAVING A HEART ATTACK AND MY NEXT ONE IS FREE!!!
Why Obama, How W-esque...War Supplimental Signing... →
However, provisions of this bill within sections 1110 to 1112 of title XI, and sections 1403 and 1404 of title XIV, would interfere with my constitutional authority to conduct foreign relations by directing the Executive to take certain positions in negotiations or discussions with international organizations and foreign governments, or by requiring consultation with the Congress prior to such...
Bernie Madoff sentenced to 150 Years.
(via notthatkindagay)
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
I'm guessing today is Climate Change Monday?
“It is well established that climate change is occurring (though you can debate...”
– Clean Energy Act: What does it mean for the future of America? (via bellatoris)(via sds) (via ajamison)
As someone who is going to reap the benefits of this bill, it is going to fuck America really, really hard. You should really start to expect the price of electricity and frequency of brown outs...
Let me put it this way: If a 2-yr-old answered the...
sds:
It’s not about race, it’s about speaking the language.
then it has nothing to do with race ==> not racist.
It's fun fun fun by the ton ton ton, they're...
Remind me which party is "decadent" and "sick"? →
They’re really just liberals in right-wing drag.
The proof is in the penance, or lack thereof, inflicted on the likes of Mark Sanford, John Ensign and David Vitter, to cite a few names from the top of a long, long list. For ideologues who value biblical morality and believe in the efficacy of punishment, modern conservatives are as tolerant of their famous sinners as the jaded libertines...
SHOVING MATCH ON THE HOUSE FLOOR! →
notthatkindagay:
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) engaged in a late afternoon shouting match on the House floor after Obey reportedly rebuffed Waters on a $1 million earmark request, aides and witnesses said.
Witnesses, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it appeared that Waters pushed or shoved Obey.
The pair were seen...
Erick Erickson can whip.
ewericksonLincoln Davis, TN, and Doug Lamborn, CO, have confirmed that they are solid NO votes on #capandtrade.3 minutes ago from TweetDeck
ewericksonYou are only as powerful as your voice. Make it be heard. Call your Congressman to vote no on #capandtrade: http://bit.ly/3xIpUs #TCOT10 minutes ago from TweetDeck
ewericksonRep. Connolly (D-VA) is refusing to say how he’ll vote on...
What is the other story for the founding of Rome?
Thinking About Michael →
I usually hate Sullivan’s whining, but this was nice of him.
Fawcett, McMahon, now MJ-- 1980 is dead.
“Can you imagine the reaction if word got out that a president of the United...”
– Jefferson Bible reveals Founding Father’s view of God, faith - Los Angeles Times
via thereisnogod.tumblr.com
(via danielholter)
you mean like they do with intel reports on Iraq?
Another Reason to Fight Gay Marriage: The Gay Sex... →
As a scholar of ancient civilizations, I know that we gain invaluable insights by drawing from the observations of others who grappled in their time with the experiences that we are just beginning to face. On the issue of same-sex marriage, we have much to learn from the writers of ancient Rome…
The social history behind this piece is clear: once they’ve experienced sex with other...
Apple approves soft core pr0n for phones.
Barney Frank Forces Fannie and Freddie to Make... →
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THE HORROR!! THE DEMONCRATS ARE FORCING BANKS TO MAKE SUB-PRIME LOANS AGAIN AGAINST THEIR WILL, ACORN ACORN!! SOCIALISM, BARNEY FRANK AND NANCY PELOSI EAT AMERICAN PATRIOT HEARTS!!
Oh sorry. the spirit of Rupert Murdoch takes me over sometime. Lookie here, a news story that explains the relaxed condo standards:
In an interview with the paper, Weiner said the...
Goldman-Sachs: Engineering Every Great Market... →
As envisioned by Goldman,the fight to stop global warming will become a “carbon market” worth $1 trillion a year.
This is why I don’t support Waxman-Markey.
“The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it’s everywhere....”
– Matt Taibbi, The Great American Bubble Machine
He’s just getting started.
(via soupsoup)
(via danielholter)
Matt is awesome. The breakdown of Goldman Sachs tactics should be required reading for the free market types who are so insistant that we should have unregulated and unfettered markets in...
The Stranger: Queer Issue 2009 →
Dan Savage’s paper didup a bunch of stories from all their writers at the Stranger explaining their preverse sex lives.
honestly… our sex lives are insane. We know the real reason they’re [the Religious Right] gathering in church basements to share photos taken at Folsom: They’re jealous. We’re having a blast, and it’s killing them.
Props to Dan Savage...
German Jews Horrified by Britney Holocaust Role →
notthatkindagay:
Spears, who is currently in the process of successfully resuscitating her recently languishing music career with her global “Circus” tour, is reportedly reviewing a script for a film tentatively titled “The Yellow Star of Sophia and Eton.” The flick would see her playing a character named Sophia LaMont who travels back in time to fall in love with a Jewish concentration camp...
