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The game we've been playing internationally for a long, long time is "How to appear less like the total dicks that we really are" - which may be one reason why no one takes that shit seriously anymore.

You'd think a Kenyan muslim married to a black christian woman would appreciate that kind of freedom.

It's weird and kind of nice to see a U.S. president actually do the right thing...more than once, even.

An excellent project to get behind. Good luck with it.

Yeah, whatev... Collective bargaining rights are fundamental to OUR basic values - first amendment and all that. I'm not really sure anyone hear gives a rip whether the Dutch approve or not....

Speaking of lost causes.... Here's a guy who lied repeatedly about his stated agenda (fiscal responsibility!) versus his actual one (union busting)...and it's 'not news'? OK. You've actually lowered your credibility (although we haven't polled Billcoe on this yet), something I didn't really believe was possible.

"Cancer Cured: One more reason to Privatize Social Security NOW."

The WSJ just ran the Koch phone hoax story, so my guess is that it's been pretty thoroughly vetted.

NYT poll analysis, for what it's worth: "The Gallup poll, however, suggests that while reducing benefits and pay for government workers is somewhat unpopular (it is opposed by a 53-44 margin), reducing their collective bargaining rights is much more clearly so (it is opposed 61-33). And Mr. Walker’s budget proposal aims to do some of both." Pretty typical of most Rfuck issues once their true agenda sees the light of day.

Prediction: FOX will rave about how the President is overstepping his constitutional powers here... ...and the 'Freethinkers' here will parrot the same first thing tomorrow morning. Cuz, you know, suddenly it's all about the CONSTITUTION, right?

Score's 3 to 2 now.... Obamacare upheld for a third time

and bolting.

Mitt Romney: Men's Hair Club Spokesman, cerca 1985.

I'm sure JayB will grace us with yet another long winded explanation shortly. His citation footnoted pieces are my favorite.

Yeah, you Rfucks know EXACTLY what I'm talkin' about.

If you think Obama's not on top of it, take a look at bowl full of celebs he's going to, er, 'run against' in 2012. When Mitt 'Got crushed by McCain, who then got destroyed by Obama' Romney is the best you've got, be afraid. Very afraid.

Politics is like wading through a bowl full of assholes. Take Gitmo: still not closed, but that's hardly Obama's fault. Those who in fact despise our constitution and our legal system have done everything they can to keep it open. They hate our freedoms! Imagine trying to write code while 3 psychotic chimps attempt to fuck your workstation - that's politics. Things just take longer.

The Rfucks need to resort to fun and games because the public overwhelmingly does NOT support their actual agenda of wealth concentration, near term asset stripping, and establishing an Evangelical caliphate where women are forced to bear unwanted young, gays are prevented from marrying the one they love, and other religions, most notably Islam, is persecuted both here and abroad. So they tuck their true agenda under the guise of fiscal and 'personal' responsibility. In the rare instances where they actually admit what they're up to (Gingrich, who tried to raid SS et al), the cruelty and unfairness of their agenda comes to light and voters send them a big ole FU in a gift basket. Up till 2004 the game was keeping blacks (overwhelmingly Dem) away from the polls in hotly contesting areas. This year's attempt at achieving the Rfuck Caliphate is union (overwhelmingly Dem) busting. I suppose attacking hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs seems like a good idea in the time of 10% unemployment to some folks. We all know the drill.

They've clearly stated they'll never support a liar.

Prez ends defense of Defense of Marriage Unnatural Act First DADT, now this...what's a Cryptofascist to do?

Last night Hannity claimed the Middle Eastern revolutions could 'possibly' be the start of WWIII. My personal favorite historical re-write was, of course, employed: ' our Judeo Christian Values' LOL.

It ain't about the budget, but you knew that. FOX's 'liar' theme has been particularly entertaining to watch parroted here so accurately. Unions vote Dem duh

Awesome. Thanks!

Fleecing time, you wooly fuckerz!

Maybe your kids just aren't engaging. I know a bunch of teens pretty well and they seem fully engaged with school, music, sports, the ushe. They're schools are light years better equipped than any of mine were. The Idiocracy that is the Right doesn't seem to realize that by opposing public school's its cutting off one of the two foundations of a fully employed workforce: baby sitting services (the other being surplus food). Everyone needs to pay for these babysitting stations; they absorb those who would otherwise cling to the ankles of the productive worker. The Right's wealth depends, of course, on this amortized service. Face it, most of your kids out there will end up steaming lattes, doing time, or hunting rats across some charred, post-apocalytic wasteland. It's almost cruel to dangling a world of beauty and richness that won't be there for them. Far better to fatten them up in government holding pens and let them attend to their pleasures so when the Time of Sorry comes they'll last a few weeks longer before being eaten.