September 27, 2013

Is this the right term?

Rethugs lose a national election in 2012 based on a Tea Party Agenda. Affordable care act passes the Supreme Court. Tea Thugs than try to pass a hyper-partisan agenda based on an agenda soundly defeated last year. If they don't get their way they will wreck the economy.

This is an attempted coup, nothing more, nothing less.

September 19, 2013

Red lines, negotiations, and President Obama

Overheard a sure Faux News talking point that the President will negotiate with Putin, but not the GOP in the House, and the only Red Line he won't cross is the President's declaration he won't negotiate the debt ceiling.

Well--let's see. Who posses the greatest threat to America, Putin, or Teabaggers who threaten to crash the entire economy because they don't like the fact that health care has been offered to Americans who either couldn't afford it, or couldn't qualify for it before.

Teabaggers are the true threat, and are arsonists in the House of Democracy.

September 4, 2013

Hell no to Fire Marshal Inspections in Texas

snip:

In the months since the fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 and injured 200 in West, Texas, in April, the state has been trying to check for fire hazards at similar facilities. But five facilities storing 10,000 pounds or more of ammonium nitrate, the same dangerous fertilizer chemical that made the West explosion so deadly, have turned fire marshals away. And that's just fine, under Texas state law.

Apparently it is easier for the U.N. to inspect alleged Sarin gas attacks in Syria than for Fire Marshals to inspect potentially explosive warehouses in Texas.





http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/09/04/1236213/-Texas-fire-marshals-turned-away-by-five-facilities-with-big-ammonium-nitrate-stockpiles

August 23, 2013

Megachurch and Measles Outbreak

snip:
"A Texas megachurch whose leaders have linked vaccines to autism is now asking its members to get immunizations or stay quarantined after an outbreak of measles was traced to the congregation."


Dang science and medicine--connecting the measle dots, at last.




http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/23/vaccine-fearing-texas-megachurch-urges-flock-to-immunize-after-measles-outbreak/

August 21, 2013

A Courageous Person...

snip:

A courageous school employee averted disaster on Tuesday by calmly talking down a man armed with an assault rifle who said that he has going to die and take as many others as possible with him. According to ABC News, Antoinette Tuff, the bookkeeper at the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Center, convinced 20-year-old gunman Michael Brandon Hill to empty his pockets and backpack of ammunition and lie down on the floor so that police could take him into custody without incident.



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/21/school-bookkeeper-talked-gunman-down-in-atlanta-school-shooting/

June 25, 2013

Can't stand Roberts

Let's see, according to Roberts, because minority voting is up in states previously sanctioned by Section 4 and 5 of the VRA it is now time to to toss the issue back to Congress for a redo (which won't happen).

According to Robert's logic airbags and seat belts should not be installed in vehicles because far too many people have been saved by them and big auto companies should not be required to install them anymore. It is a burden you know.

The true Rethug logic here is they will use the Supreme Court as the last ditch obstacle to prevent the changing demographics of our country from swinging elections to Democrats and away from the Teabaggers.

Bush V. Gore was the early roll out of this strategy.

June 1, 2013

Life in the AZ Zombie Land of Arpaio

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/31/justice/mexico-american-freed

Arizona woman apparently arrested unjustly in Mexico is released from prison after thunderous outrage from Arizona politicians (Flake, Brewer, etc.)

She know returns to Maricopa County where, if she is stopped and detained unjustly because of her name or skin color, the politicians reaction will be....

crickets.

May 28, 2013

Grassley says Obama is attempting to "pack" the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/obama-court-packing_n_3347961.html

snip:

But not only is Obama not "court-packing" -- a term describing an attempt to add judges to a court with the goal of shifting the balance, not filling existing vacancies...

Filling existing vacancies. Not adding seats to the court.

In other news, Senator Grassley stated putting eight hot dog buns in a package was packing the wrapper.

May 23, 2013

Virginia wants to track miscarriages

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/virginia-wingnuts-who-want-miscarriag

snip:

If a woman in Virginia has a miscarriage without a doctor present, they must report it within 24 hours to the police or risk going to jail for a full year. At least, that’s what would have happened if a bill introduced by Virginia state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R) had become law

Looks like more female outreach by the Rethugs. What a bunch of flaming asshats.

May 20, 2013

Rancid Paul bloviating about secret memo, wait maybe, no memo

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/rand-paul-claims-damning-irs-memo-exists

snip:

When CNN anchor Candy Crowley pressed Paul for details, the junior Kentucky senator revealed that he had only heard about the memo.

In related news, I have heard that Paul is a low-life, scumbag dedicated to de-funding the government and enriching the already rich. No memo needed.