I remember a time when people still believed that there was a sort of boundary between the mainstream right and bugshit crazytown (you had to tilt your head and squint). It was a gap that spoofers like DougJ used to sneak in some great laughs at rightwingers’ expense. All gone. Headline at Americablog: FOX”s Glenn …
Republican Stupidity
Cantor’s Bullet
A bullet went through a window in Eric Cantor’s Richmond office over the weekend. Here’s the relevant part of the police report: A preliminary investigation shows that a bullet was fired into the air and struck the window in a downward direction, landing on the floor about a foot from the window. The round struck …
Keep in Mind the Real Victims
This really is how they think: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who has a following in the Tea Party movement, called the posting of Perriello’s brother’s address “appalling.” “I think that is way over the line,” he said. “I don’t think it’s close. It’s an appalling approach. It’s not civil discourse. It’s an invitation to intimidation.” …
Or What?
Who cares: All Senate Republicans wrote President Barack Obama on Thursday, demanding he not use a recess appointment to fill spots on a labor board. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), joined by all of their Republican colleagues in the Senate, warned the president against using his recess appointment powers to name Craig …
Petulant Children
Not like Generals have anything better to do: With a few simple words — “I would have to object” — Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina derailed a Senate Armed Services hearing today in which generals had traveled from Korea and Hawaii to testify about the Pentagon’s needs for the next year. Burr, …
Gonna Backfire
The Republicans just kill me: One of the “gotcha” amendments to the House reconciliation bill now in the U.S. Senate comes from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma). It proposes that we “reduce the cost of providing federally funded prescription drugs by …. prohibiting coverage of Viagra for child molesters and rapists.” When you add up all …
Shorter Chuck Grassley
“This healthcare bill is the shiznit and I’m so happy I was able to do this for you all!” No. Really.