July 2011
I actually like this analogy and I really hate... →
It’s about monogamy and vegetarianism.
Look at it this way: sexual monogamy is like vegetarianism. Nobody’s denying that an all-veggie diet can be an excellent approach to life for many reasons, ranging from ethics to health to the environment. But all the evidence (our teeth, digestive system, diets of pre-agricultural hunter-gatherers, similarities to closely-related primates,...
The U.S. is not Drowning in Debt →
Because of those low rates, the amount the U.S. government pays to service its debt is, relative to the size of the economy, less than it was paying throughout the boom years of the 1980s and 1990s and for most of the last decade. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that net interest on the debt (which is what the government pays to service it) would be $225 billion for fiscal year...
howto-kissdistinctly-american asked: They specifically said Indian candidates (surprised/not surprised we still use that term officially)
OMG WHITE RACISM
OMG WHITE RACISM
Girl
I’m behind enemy lines.
Illl explain later.
thecatlantic-deactivated2013041 asked: Could the electoral college microwave a burrito so hot that even they couldn't eat it?
thecallus asked: At how many pitchers would you consider going for a twilight walk with Rick Perry and his dog?
Remember kids
Everything dies and all things break.
Anonymous asked: What would happen say next election if a majority of the electors of the electoral college system chose the opposite of what their district/state wanted? Riots? Protests? An end to the electoral college system?
ilyagerner replied to your post: The Real Reason Obama was Elected
You mean every election ISN’T a mandate for whatever personal political preferences a blogger/pundit might hold?
to quote James Carville after Bush’s 2004 Mandate win: “The only person with a mandate is Jim McGreevey.”
We don’t live in a Democracy we live in a Republic.
The Real Reason Obama was Elected
He received a majority of electoral college votes in the 2008 election. everything else is total speculation.
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Debt ceiling update
filigree:
barthel:
I haven’t been able to dig too much into the details, but from what I can tell, the only real policy differences between the Reid and Boehner plans are these:
The Boehner plan would require a balanced budget amendment.
The Reid plan would require a 50% cut in war funding over the next two years.
Other than that you’ve got nothing. Neither actually specifies...
“President Obama scheduled to deliver debt ceiling statement at 10:20 ET”
– @cnnbrk (via brooklynmutt)
GDP: 1.3%
thecallus:
Bloomberg has GDP at a recessive figure in real terms. My call of a technical recession by Winter is on track. Amazing: bailouts didn’t work. This is my surprised face.
“I probably needed to add a few words after that ‘it’s fine with me,’ and that...”
– Texas governor and presidential shoe-in, Rick Perry, in an interview with the Family Research Council, dialing back a statement he made last week regarding New York’s passage of marriage equality.
Gotta keep that street cred if you wanna keep getting teabagged!
(via sleeplessinsouthie)
filigree-deactivated20120524 asked: How the Famine in East Africa relates to this dude I once talked to about Microsoft by Tom Friedman and secretly Michael Mandelbaum, a professor who only exists to be quoted by Tom Friedman and may not be a real person, says Michael Mandelbaum
nebraska-admiral:
Hi, I’m 27 years old and still afraid of the telephone.
Im 32 and terrified of it, so?
muppetpants:
jasencomstock:
I think he hunts snakes and coyotes with his dog all the time. there was a story about it. which is nonsense because he works all the time.
Tense. You can stop setting up a strawman.
It was about his childhood, growing up on a farm. In comparison to pretty much all other recent presidential candidates I have a bit in common with Perry’s upbringing—fishing...
“I spent a lot of time just alone with my dog. A lot.”
– Rick Perry
Goddamnit, I’m actually starting to kinda like this guy.
(via muppetpants)
I think he hunts snakes and coyotes with his dog all the time. there was a story about it. which is nonsense because he works all the time.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reportedly having... →
He was having difficulty breathing and was taken “out of an abundance of caution,” said spokesman Michael Drewniak.
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Texas Planned Parenthood clinic attacked with... →
drst:
Holly Morgan, director of media relations and communications for Planned Parenthood in Dallas, said their McKinney health center located on Eldorado Parkway was “attacked” between 10 and 11 p.m. Tuesday with an incendiary device.
The person or persons involved in the attack threw a Molotov cocktail, consisting of diesel fuel in a glass bottle with a lit rag, at the building. Morgan...
thecatlantic-deactivated2013041 asked: I Am None Too Pleased at What the Obama Administration's Trade Policies Are Going to Do to the Prices of Adult Diapers, by Jonah Goldberg
thecatlantic-deactivated2013041 asked: What My Life is Making for Dinner and How It is an Indictment of the Obama Administration, by Jonah Goldberg
chrisafer asked: Michele Bachmann's love of celery by Dan Savage
sprezzatur-ish asked: Why Herman Cain's tenure as CEO of Godfather's Pizza proves he'd be a bad president, by Chris Hedges
permanentsix asked: Paul Krugman is actually Jesus posing as a "liberal commentator" why hasn't he Saved us yet by Ross Douthat
1takejake-deactivated20121114 asked: Rick Perry's stance on stem cell science by Krauthammer
thebombbag asked: What does Rick Perry's jaw mean by Alex Jones.
imwithkanye asked: Review of the new Battleship teaser trailer.
And why it's a wake up call for small businesses by Tricia Fox via the Huffington Post.
And why it's a wake up call for small businesses by Tricia Fox via the Huffington Post.
8 things you ought to know about Rick Perry →
I will answer your questions as your favorite... →
That means I need a question, a theme and a columnist, example:
why has the debt ceiling not been raised using new social media as Richard Cohen.
“What’s most striking, and ironic, is that the Norwegian response to the Oslo...”
– An un-American response to the Oslo attack - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com (via wreckandsalvage)
Glenn Greenwald: Conservative. Has anyone noticed that Greenwald always refers to Americans as “brave.. refusal… sacrifice liberty… transparency vs. fear and security?” despite...
“Today in the Senate, I met with Senators Jon Kyl and Mark Kirk. The meeting is...”
– Russia’s ambassador to NATO is none too pleased with US conservatives. Wait till you see what one of those conservatives said in response. (via adamweinstein)
Entire Massachusetts Congressional Delegation... →
bostongrits:
Never Forget…..
