The Thinker--or Just Sitting Around?

I've wondered about Rodin's famous sculpture. Is he engaged in deep thought or sitting around wasting time? And why isn't he wearing pants? I ask the same of myself. Here we comment on well, mostly politics. Or we may just sit! If you like it, tell a friend. If not, tell us, but please read the GROUND RULES before you do.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Mariachis In The Illinois Statehouse: This Is What America Is All About

The American Dream isn't confined solely to people who look like you and me or come from Europe. It embodies the words in the sonnet by ...

Friday, July 29, 2011

Quotable: The Reverend AL Sharpton On John Boehner's Scramble

"What you have here is the Republican quarterback call a huddle and be sacked by his own team."

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Ragin' Boehner's Shifting Vote Count ....

As everyone knows, the House vote scheduled for today was suspended sometime after 6 p.m. this evening as John Boehner tries to corral enoug...

House Republicans Pass JUMP, CRASH, AND DIE Social Security Bill

The new law will remove restrictions on cigarettes, drugs, and alcohol as well as provide tax incentives for seniors who bungee jump off of ...

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

TEA PARTY Rallies In Washington To Destroy America — President Fiddles

The ignorant know-nothing Teabagger brigades may hold yet another obese, phlegmatic, whitebread rally in our nation's capital to stiffen...

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

How The MINISTRY OF TRUTH Covers BIG BROTHER & DEAR LEADER

IT DOESN'T! This is REALITY ORWELL, folks, thanks to our chastened buddy Lawrence; imagine Cal Thomas suddenly vanishing before the RAPT...

NEW AGE FREAKOUT: 1997 Book Predicts Our Current Debt Crisis

"An impasse over the federal budget reaches a stalemate. The president and Congress both refuse to back down, triggering a near-total g...

Quotable: Boehner On The BIGGEST Republican LIE

No wonder John Boehner takes his marching orders from the PIGMAN, who makes a millionaire's living out of broadcasting LIES, hurtful to ...

POISON PILL FACTOID RE: THE REID $2.7 TRILLION PLAN

President Obama praised Senate Majority Harry Reid's plan as an acceptable compromise going forward: Nearly twice as many cuts as Boeh...

Monday, July 25, 2011

Fifty-Second Dueling Post-Speech Analysis: Obama v. Boehner

President Obama is still playing on the Republicans' turf, buying into what former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich calls "the ...

Idiot Punditocracy Watch: Chris Cilliza Makes The Grade

Don't get me wrong. Chris Cilliza, of WaPo, is a good guy. So while I seldom paid much attention to what he had to say, he wasn't on...

CONSPIRACY CORNER: McConnell-Reid-Boehner TRIUMVIRATE Propose Unconstitutional "SUPER CONGRESS"

RENDER UNTO CAESAR ... Across the INTERNETS ideological spectrum, left to right and inbetween are abuzz with chatter about an alarming rep...

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Idiot Punditocracy Watch: Milquestoast Chuck Todd Slams Liberals With Misinformation

As they say, "there are lies, damn lies, and statistics." Chuck Todd, MSNBC's mascot and member in excellent standing of the...

Quotable: Saudi Prince ALWALEED Dictates Terms Of OUR Debt Agreement

Here's Piers Morgan introducing Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal on his July 22 show: " TIME Magazine calls Prince Alwaleed Bin Ta...

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Suspect In Norwegian Terrorist Attack: WHITE RIGHT WING CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALIST

That's right. Immediately after the attacks, right wing BIGOTS in the wingnut media began smearing Muslims with the broad brush of terro...

Friday, July 22, 2011

In Reply, Jean D'Orange Throws A HISSY FIT!

Here's some frightening video of the Speaker's ERUPTION at President Obama ... YIKES!

ASKED AND ANSWERED!

THANK YOU, Mr. President! President Obama came out swinging today after Boehner walked out on the talks, talking tough and playing HARDBAL...

Quotable: President Obama to Bernie Sanders, On "The Problem" With Progressives ... And Vice Versa

"That's the problem with YOU PROGRESSIVES. You see this as half-empty." ~ President Obama, holding up a glass to Independent S...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Rumor Mill, Body Language, And Betrayal

The so-called "cut, cap, and balance" plan passed by the House is a REPUBLICAN feint; it will not pass the Senate, and if it does ...

Spin This One, Lawrence: The BIG CAVE Is Imminent

This just in, from the New York Times; I've highlighted the major points of concern to progressives: Boehner and Obama Close to Deal, ...

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